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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 330,163	$ 141,814
Marketable investment securities	679,050	989,086
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,116 and $7,644, respectively	230,539	42,247
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of zero	272,434	238,997
Inventory	95,324	30,433
Other current assets	106,302	92,890
Total current assets	1,713,812	1,535,467
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash and marketable investment securities	22,563	17,426
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,860,004 and $1,766,290, respectively	2,247,150	1,263,303
FCC authorizations	469,810	69,810
Intangible assets, net	563,899	158,994
Goodwill	530,529	6,457
Marketable and other investment securities	831,264	725,588
Other noncurrent assets, net	139,777	64,975
Total noncurrent assets	4,804,992	2,306,553
Total assets	6,518,804	3,842,020
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	271,953	145,203
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	23,826	14,155
Accrued royalties	18,996	20,199
Accrued expenses and other	238,813	62,079
Deferred tax liabilities	55,623	64,121
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	58,854	53,060
Total current liabilities	668,065	358,817
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion	2,346,752	359,825
Deferred tax liabilities	320,516	75,840
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	67,184	34,348
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	2,734,452	470,013
Total liabilities	3,402,517	828,830
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital	3,346,453	3,311,405
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	210,549	188,982
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	(353,480)	(389,126)
Treasury stock, at cost	(98,162)	(98,162)
Total EchoStar stockholders' equity (deficit)	3,105,452	3,013,190
Noncontrolling interest	10,835
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	3,116,287	3,013,190
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	6,518,804	3,842,020
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	44	43
Class B common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	48	48
Class C common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock
Class D common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable	$ 7,116	$ 7,644
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	0	0
Noncurrent Assets:
Accumulated depreciation on property and equipment	$ 1,860,004	$ 1,766,290
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Class A common stock
Common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	44,248,975	43,103,166
Common stock, shares outstanding	38,716,657	37,570,848
Class B common stock
Common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	47,687,039	47,687,039
Common stock, shares outstanding	47,687,039	47,687,039
Class C common stock
Common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Class D common stock
Common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Equipment revenue	$ 107,670	$ 86,863	$ 173,579	$ 198,566
Equipment revenue - DISH Network	270,629	382,839	542,755	768,687
Services and other revenue	77,716	14,541	98,300	29,010
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	128,218	118,806	249,425	233,866
Total revenue	584,233	603,049	1,064,059	1,230,129
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 6)	317,294	404,000	610,678	826,208
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 6)	92,795	60,420	154,255	117,853
Research and development expenses	11,082	12,391	19,941	24,625
Selling, general and administrative expenses	42,943	33,345	87,715	65,976
General and administrative expenses - DISH Network	3,239	4,554	6,728	8,713
Depreciation and amortization	71,059	57,026	128,073	114,675
Total costs and expenses	538,412	571,736	1,007,390	1,158,050
Operating income (loss)	45,821	31,313	56,669	72,079
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	2,135	3,843	4,812	5,689
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(12,782)	(10,206)	(12,320)	(21,801)
Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments	9,041	(21,468)	9,706	(22,005)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments accounted for at fair value, net	4,494	(22,021)	7,798	43,807
Other, net	(20,557)	(6,559)	(13,566)	(8,230)
Total other income (expense)	(17,669)	(56,411)	(3,570)	(2,540)
Income (loss) before income taxes	28,152	(25,098)	53,099	69,539
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(9,578)	(16,379)	(17,366)	(39,270)
Net income (loss)	18,574	(41,477)	35,733	30,269
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	92		87
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	18,482	(41,477)	35,646	30,269
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income	18,574	(41,477)	35,733	30,269
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(252)	(208)	(444)	(598)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	17,689	20,227	24,460	46,896
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)	(1,784)	3	(2,449)	3
Comprehensive income (loss)	34,227	(21,455)	57,300	76,570
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	92		87
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$ 34,135	$ (21,455)	$ 57,213	$ 76,570
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	86,314	85,102	85,893	84,979
Diluted (in shares)	87,697	85,102	87,176	85,078
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.49)	$ 0.42	$ 0.36
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.49)	$ 0.41	$ 0.36

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 35,733	$ 30,269
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	128,073	114,675
Equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates	(9,583)	8,219
Unrealized and realized (gains) losses on marketable investment securities and other investments	(9,706)	22,005
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments accounted for at fair value, net	(7,798)	(43,807)
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	6,542	7,301
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	256	14,751
Other, net	(5,512)	3,557
Change in noncurrent assets	(135)	2,274
Changes in current assets and current liabilities, net	(9,483)	(41,290)
Net cash flows from operating activities	128,387	117,954
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,177,383)	(1,200,898)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	1,540,526	1,256,326
Purchases of property and equipment	(122,861)	(103,698)
Launch service assigned to DISH Network (Note 13)		102,913
Change in restricted cash and marketable investment securities	52	787
Acquisition of Hughes, net of cash acquired of $84,768	(2,090,165)
Purchase of strategic investments included in marketable and other investment securities	(56,368)	(38,051)
Proceeds from sale of strategic investments	15,437
Other, net	6,764	(393)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,883,998)	16,986
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	2,000,000
Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(24,912)	(37,510)
Deferred debt issuance costs	(55,845)
Class A common stock repurchases		(605)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	23,987	2,163
Other	1,803
Net cash flows from financing activities	1,945,033	(35,952)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(1,073)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	188,349	98,988
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	141,814	23,330
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	330,163	122,318
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest)	21,414	21,196
Capitalized interest	18,274
Cash received for interest	7,885	7,903
Cash paid for income taxes	1,236	9,190
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock	4,044	3,814
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations	18,117	48,091
Reduction of capital lease obligations and associated asset value for AMC-16 (Note 6)	$ 6,616	$ 34,693

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared under GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“2010 10-K”). Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 includes the results of operations for Hughes Communications from June 9, 2011 through June 30, 2011. See the accounting policies below for changes related to the Hughes Acquisition.

Principles of Consolidation

We consolidate all majority owned subsidiaries, investments in entities in which we have controlling influence and variable interest entities where we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary. Non-majority owned investments are accounted for using the equity method when we have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of the investee. When we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, the cost method is used. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense for each reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, allowances for doubtful accounts, allowance for sales returns, warranty obligations, self-insurance obligations, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, loss contingencies, fair value of financial instruments, fair value of options granted under our stock-based compensation plans, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, capital leases, asset impairments, useful lives of property, equipment and intangible assets, and royalty obligations. Weakened economic conditions have increased the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected prospectively in the period they occur.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents; current marketable investment securities, trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts; current liabilities and long-term debt is equal to or approximates fair value due to their short-term nature or proximity to current market rates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when an arrangement exists, prices are determinable, collectibility is reasonably assured and the goods or services have been delivered. If any of these criteria are not met, revenue recognition is deferred until such time as all of the criteria are met. Revenue from equipment sales is generally recognized upon shipment to customers. Revenue from digital broadcast operations and satellite services and other is recognized when the related services are performed.

In situations where customer offerings represent a bundled arrangement for both services and hardware, revenue elements are separated into their relevant components (services or hardware) for revenue recognition purposes. We offer a rebate to qualifying new consumer subscribers and record a reduction in revenue in the same period in which the related sale occurs based on an estimate of the number of rebates that will be redeemed. This estimate is based on historical experience and actual sales during the promotion.

Our Hughes business segment has a consumer rental program, which typically allows customers in our consumer market to rent equipment with a 24-month service contract. Once the initial contract ends, it becomes a month-to-month contract. Revenue on the rental equipment is recognized on a monthly basis as service revenue over the customer contract term which approximates the subscriber life. Upfront fees collected in connection with the service arrangements are deferred and recognized as service revenue over the contract term.

In August 2010, Hughes Communications was awarded $59 million from the U.S. Government as the only recipient of a national award under the broadband stimulus programs, established pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Under the broadband stimulus program, eligible customers in our consumer market generally have month-to-month service contracts and do not have to pay for the rental of the equipment.

In addition to providing standard product and service offerings, our Hughes business segment also enters into contracts to design, develop and deliver telecommunication networks to customers in our enterprise market. These contracts for telecommunication networks require significant effort to develop and construct the network, over an extended time period. Revenues are also earned from long-term contracts for the sale of mobile satellite communications systems. Sales under these long-term contracts are recognized using the percentage-of-completion (cost-to-cost) method of accounting. Under this method, sales are recorded equivalent to costs incurred plus a portion of the profit expected to be realized, based on the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion. Profits expected to be realized on long-term contracts are based on estimates of total sale values and costs at completion. These estimates are reviewed and revised periodically throughout the lives of the contracts, and adjustments to profits resulting from such revisions are recorded in the accounting period in which the revisions are made. Estimated losses on contracts are recorded in the period in which they are identified.

Debt Issuance Costs

Costs of issuing debt are generally deferred and amortized ratably over the terms of the respective notes (see Note 8) and amortization is included in “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Our EchoStar Technologies business segment inventory cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Our Hughes business segment principally uses standard costs adjusted to reflect actual cost, based on variance analyses performed throughout the year which approximates the FIFO method when cost exceeds market value. Inventories are adjusted to net realizable value using management’s best estimates of future use. In making its assessment of future use or recovery, management considers the aging and composition of inventory balances, the effects of technological and/or design changes, forecasted future product demand based on firm or near-firm customer orders and alternative means of disposition of excess or obsolete items.

Subscriber Acquisition Costs (“SAC”)

SAC is an important component of our costs to acquire new customers in our consumer market and is included in “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. SAC consists of costs paid to third-party dealers and customer service representative commissions on new service activations and, in certain cases, the cost of hardware and installation services provided to customers at the inception of service or the cost of services for activities related to the consumer rental program. SAC is deferred when a customer commits to a service agreement, and the deferred SAC is amortized over anticipated subscriber life as the related service revenue is earned. We monitor the recoverability of SAC and are entitled to an early termination fee (secured by customer credit card information) if the subscriber cancels service prior to the end of the commitment period. The recoverability of deferred SAC is reasonably assured through the monthly service fee charged to customers, the ability to recover the equipment, and/or the ability to charge an early termination fee.

Capitalized Software Costs

Software development costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, not in excess of five years. Capitalized software costs are included in “Property and equipment, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Software program reviews are conducted at least annually, or as events and circumstances warrant such a review, to determine if capitalized software development costs have been impaired and to ensure that costs associated with programs that are no longer generating revenue are expensed.

Foreign Currency

Certain of our foreign operations have determined the local currency to be their functional currency. Accordingly, these foreign entities translate assets and liabilities from their local currencies to U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates while income and expense accounts are translated at the average rates in effect during the period. The resulting translation adjustment is recorded in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss),” a separate component of equity. Translation adjustments for foreign currency denominated equity investments are not material and are recorded as part of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).”

We also have foreign operations where the U.S. dollar has been determined as the functional currency. Gains and losses resulting from re-measurement of the foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and transactions into the U.S. dollar are recognized currently in the statements of operations and were not material in each of the periods presented herein.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13 amending Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605 “Revenue Recognition” related to revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. Among other things, ASU 2009-13 provides guidance for entities in determining the accounting for multiple deliverable arrangements and establishes a hierarchy for determining the amount of revenue to allocate to the various deliverables. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 on January 1, 2011 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14 to amend ASC 605 to change the accounting model for revenue arrangements that include both tangible products and software elements. The adoption of ASU 2009-14 on January 1, 2011 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities

4. Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities

Our marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities consist of the following:

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs	$	179,820	$	395,715
Current marketable investment securities - strategic	245,005		232,718
Current marketable investment securities - other	254,225		360,653
Total marketable investment securities - current	679,050		989,086
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)	1,939		1,337
Total	680,989		990,423

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)	20,624		16,089

Marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent:
Cost method	26,193		3,097
Equity method	129,763		109,366
Fair value method	675,308		613,125
Total marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent	831,264		725,588
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities	$	1,532,877	$	1,732,100

(1) Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in “Restricted cash and marketable investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Marketable Investment Securities

Our marketable investment securities portfolio consists of various debt and equity instruments, all of which are classified as available-for-sale.

Current Marketable Investment Securities - VRDNs

Variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”) are long-term floating rate municipal bonds with embedded put options that allow the bondholder to sell the security at par plus accrued interest. All of the put options are secured by a pledged liquidity source. Our VRDN portfolio is comprised of investments in many municipalities, which are backed by financial institutions or other highly rated companies that serve as the pledged liquidity source. While they are classified as marketable investment securities, the put option allows VRDNs to be liquidated generally on a same day or on a five business day settlement basis.

Current Marketable Investment Securities - Strategic

Our current strategic marketable investment securities are highly speculative and have experienced and continue to experience volatility. As of June 30, 2011, a significant portion of our strategic investment portfolio consisted of securities of several issuers and the value of that portfolio depends on those issuers.

Current Marketable Investment Securities - Other

Our other current marketable investment securities portfolio includes investments in various debt instruments including corporate and government bonds.

Restricted Cash and Marketable Investment Securities

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our restricted marketable investment securities, together with our restricted cash, included amounts required as collateral for our letters of credit or surety bonds.

Marketable and Other Investment Securities - Noncurrent

We account for our unconsolidated debt and equity investments under the fair value, equity and/or cost method of accounting. We have several strategic investments in certain equity securities that are included in noncurrent “Marketable and other investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Marketable and Other Investment Securities — Cost and Equity

Non-majority owned investments in equity securities are generally accounted for using the equity method when we have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee. However, when we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, the cost method is used.

Our ability to realize value from our strategic investments in companies that are not publicly traded depends on the success of those companies’ businesses and their ability to obtain sufficient capital to execute their business plans. Because private markets are not as liquid as public markets, there is also increased risk that we will not be able to sell these investments, or that when we desire to sell them we will not be able to obtain fair value for them.

Marketable and Other Investment Securities — Fair Value

We elect the fair value method for certain debt and equity investments in affiliates when we believe the fair value method of accounting provides more meaningful information to our investors. For our investments carried at fair value, interest and dividends are measured at fair value and are recorded in “Unrealized gains (losses) on investments accounted for at fair value, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See “Investments in TerreStar” below for more information.

Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had accumulated net unrealized gains of $210 million and $188 million, both net of related tax effect, respectively, as a part of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit).” A full valuation allowance has been established against any net deferred tax assets that are capital in nature. The components of our available-for-sale investments are summarized in the table below.

	As of June 30, 2011										As of December 31, 2010
	Marketable										Marketable
	Investment		Unrealized								Investment		Unrealized
	Securities		Gains		Losses			Net			Securities		Gains		Losses			Net
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	179,820	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	395,715	$	—	$	—		$	—
Other (including restricted)	256,164		83		(991		)	(908		)	375,814		1,154		(233		)	921
Equity securities:
Other	245,005		210,653		(68		)	210,585			218,894		186,745		—			186,745
Total marketable investment securities	$	680,989	$	210,736	$	(1,059	)	$	209,677		$	990,423	$	187,899	$	(233	)	$	187,666

As of June 30, 2011, restricted and non-restricted marketable investment securities included debt securities of $373 million with contractual maturities of one year or less and $63 million with contractual maturities greater than one year. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as a result of our ability to sell these securities prior to maturity.

Marketable Investment Securities in a Loss Position

The following table reflects the length of time that the individual securities, accounted for as available-for-sale, have been in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by investment category. As of June 30, 2011, the unrealized losses on our investments in equity securities represented investments in a company in the technology industry. We do not intend to sell our investments in debt securities before they recover or mature, and it is more likely than not that we will hold these debt investments until that time. In addition, we are not aware of any specific factors indicating that the underlying issuers of these debt securities would not be able to pay interest as it becomes due or repay the principal at maturity. Therefore, we believe that these changes in the estimated fair values of these marketable investment securities are related to temporary market fluctuations.

	Primary	As of June 30, 2011
	Reason for	Total		Less than Six Months					Six to Nine Months				Nine Months or More
Investment	Unrealized	Fair		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
Category	Loss	Value		Value		Loss			Value		Loss		Value		Loss
		(In thousands)
Debt securities	Temporary market fluctuations	$	106,490	$	106,490	$	(991	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	Temporary market fluctuations	3,105		3,105		(68		)	—		—		—		—
Total		$	109,595	$	109,595	$	(1,059	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	Primary	As of December 31, 2010
	Reason for	Total		Less than Six Months					Six to Nine Months					Nine Months or More
Investment	Unrealized	Fair		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Category	Loss	Value		Value		Loss			Value		Loss			Value		Loss
		(In thousands)
Debt securities	Temporary market fluctuations	$	119,135	$	26,358	$	(44	)	$	17,566	$	(71	)	$	75,211	$	(118	)
Total		$	119,135	$	26,358	$	(44	)	$	17,566	$	(71	)	$	75,211	$	(118	)

Fair Value Measurements

We determine fair value based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Market or observable inputs are the preferred source of values, followed by unobservable inputs or assumptions based on hypothetical transactions in the absence of market inputs. We apply the following hierarchy in determining fair value:

· Level 1, defined as observable inputs being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets;

· Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

· Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other participants therefore requiring assumptions based on the best information available.

Our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	As of
	June 30, 2011								December 31, 2010
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	179,820	$	—	$	179,820	$	—	$	395,715	$	—	$	395,715	$	—
Other (including restricted)	256,164		—		256,164		—		375,814		—		375,814		—

Equity securities	245,005		245,005		—		—		218,894		218,894		—		—

Marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent	675,308		450		—		674,858		613,125		4,170		—		608,955

Total assets at fair value	$	1,356,297	$	245,455	$	435,984	$	674,858	$	1,603,548	$	223,064	$	771,529	$	608,955

Changes in Level 3 instruments are as follows:

	Level 3 Investment Securities
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	608,955
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings	3,507
Purchases	37,589
Issuances	24,807
Balance as of June 30, 2011	$	674,858

Unrealized and Realized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities and Other Investments

“Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) includes changes in the carrying amount of our investments as follows:

	For the Three Months					For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,					Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments:
Marketable investment securities - gains (losses) on sales/exchange	$	1,783	$	8		$	2,448	$	8
Marketable and other investment securities - gains (losses) on sales/exchanges	7,258		—			7,258		—
Marketable and other investment securities - other-than-temporary impairments	—		(21,476		)	—		(22,013		)
Total unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments	$	9,041	$	(21,468	)	$	9,706	$	(22,005	)

Investments in TerreStar

We account for our investments in TerreStar Corporation and TerreStar Networks Inc. (“TerreStar Networks”), an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, using the fair value method of accounting which we believe provides more meaningful information to our investors. TerreStar Networks is the principal operating subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation. TerreStar Networks and TerreStar Corporation and its subsidiary, TerreStar Holdings Inc. (together, the “TSC Debtors”), filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on October 19, 2010 and February 16, 2011, respectively.

In February 2008, we completed several transactions under a Master Investment Agreement between us, TerreStar Corporation and TerreStar Networks. Under the Master Investment Agreement, we acquired $50 million in aggregate principal amount of TerreStar Networks’ 6 1/2% Senior Exchangeable Paid-in-Kind Notes due June 15, 2014 (“Exchangeable Notes”) as well as $50 million aggregate principal amount of TerreStar Networks’ 15% Senior Secured Paid-in-Kind Notes due February 15, 2014 (“15% PIK Notes”). The Master Investment Agreement also provides that we have the right to appoint two representatives to TerreStar Corporation’s Board of Directors. We do not presently have any representatives on TerreStar Corporation’s Board of Directors. We have from time to time acquired, and we currently hold, other securities issued by TerreStar Corporation and TerreStar Networks.

In February 2008, we also entered into a Spectrum Agreement with TerreStar Corporation, under which, in June 2008, TerreStar Corporation completed the acquisition of our holdings of 1.4 GHz spectrum in exchange for the issuance of 30 million shares of its common stock to us. We also entered into an agreement with TerreStar Networks and Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund LP (collectively, “Harbinger”), in February 2008, in which we and Harbinger each committed to provide up to $50 million in secured financing, the proceeds of which were advanced to TerreStar Networks from time to time as required for TerreStar Networks to make required payments in connection with a communications satellite to be constructed and launched for TerreStar Networks. As of June 30, 2011, we were owed $47 million by TerreStar Networks under the terms of this credit agreement.

In connection with the filings by TerreStar Networks and its subsidiaries (the “Debtors”) for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and an ancillary proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada, on October 19, 2010, we entered into a commitment to provide a debtor-in-possession credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) to the Debtors. On November 18, 2010, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) approved the Credit Facility on a final basis and authorized the Debtors to enter into the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility consists of a non-revolving, multiple draw term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $90 million, with drawings subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2011, we had funded $69 million to the Debtors under this Credit Facility which is included in “Marketable and other investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our debt investments in TerreStar Networks had a fair value of $675 million and $626 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Our equity investments in TerreStar Corporation had a fair value of less than $1 million and $4 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Fluctuations in fair value of these investments are recorded in “Unrealized gains (losses) on investments accounted for at fair value, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and directly impact our profitability. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded a $4 million gain on these investments compared to a $22 million loss for the same period in 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we recorded an $8 million gain and a $44 million gain on these investments, respectively.

On November 19, 2010, we entered into an agreement with the Debtors (the “Restructuring Support Agreement”) pursuant to which we committed to (i) support the Debtors’ proposed plan of reorganization and (ii) backstop a rights offering for preferred shares of TerreStar Networks, which rights offering was to be completed upon the Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy, on the terms set forth in the Restructuring Support Agreement. The Bankruptcy Court approved the Restructuring Support Agreement on December 22, 2010. On February 15, 2011, the Restructuring Support Agreement was terminated by mutual agreement of the parties.

On June 14, 2011, Gamma Acquisition L.L.C. (“Gamma”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “TerreStar Purchase Agreement”) with TerreStar Networks and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) pursuant to which upon closing of the transaction Gamma will acquire substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks and its subsidiaries for a cash purchase price of $1.375 billion and will agree to assume certain liabilities associated with the ongoing operations of the business being acquired. We expect that these proceeds will be used to repay our investment in TerreStar.

Consummation of the TerreStar Purchase Agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including governmental and regulatory approvals. Moreover, Gamma has agreed that, while funding of the purchase price remains subject to certain conditions, funding is not conditioned upon receipt of approvals from the FCC or the Canadian Department of Industry. However, there can be no guarantee that the transactions contemplated by the TerreStar Purchase Agreement will be consummated or that we will receive, in whole or in part, the amounts owed to us by the Debtors.

Our investments in TerreStar Corporation and TerreStar Networks are highly speculative and have experienced and continue to experience volatility associated with their fair values. The value of our investments in TerreStar Networks is determined using Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. In estimating those fair values we consider quotes from brokers and other pricing services, if available, and obtain both observable and unobservable inputs in our valuation models which include the use of option pricing and discounted cash flow techniques or a liquidation based method. The fair value of these investments can be significantly impacted by adverse changes in securities markets generally, as well as risks related to the performance of TerreStar Corporation and TerreStar Networks, their ability to obtain sufficient capital to execute their business plans, risks associated with their specific industries, bankruptcy and other factors.

On January 14, 2011, TerreStar Corporation filed a Form 15, terminating the registration of its common stock and Series A Voting Convertible Preferred Stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and suspending its obligations to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than with respect to its fiscal year ended December 31, 2010).

Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

6. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:

	Depreciable	As of
	Life	June 30,			December 31,
	(In Years)	2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Land	—	$	41,252		$	28,240
Buildings and improvements	1-40	287,179			232,208
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1-10	907,296			791,247
Consumer rental equipment	2-4	141,084			—
Satellites:
EchoStar III - fully depreciated	N/A	234,083			234,083
EchoStar IV - fully depreciated	N/A	78,511			78,511
EchoStar VI	12	244,305			244,305
EchoStar VIII	12	175,801			175,801
EchoStar IX	12	127,376			127,376
EchoStar XII	10	190,051			190,051
SPACEWAY 3	15	286,707			—
Satellites acquired under capital leases	10-15	556,918			534,673
Construction in process	—	836,591			393,098
Total property and equipment		4,107,154			3,029,593
Accumulated depreciation		(1,860,004		)	(1,766,290		)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,247,150		$	1,263,303

“Construction in process” consists of the following:

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Progress amounts for satellite construction, including certain amounts prepaid under satellite service agreements and launch costs:
QuetzSat-1	$	165,120	$	162,947
EchoStar XVI	179,886		100,312
Jupiter	306,854		—
Other	67,131		93,958
Buildings and improvements	43,991		19,291
Uplink equipment	43,611		11,933
Other	29,998		4,657
Construction in process	$	836,591	$	393,098

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded $9 million and $18 million, respectively, of capitalized interest related to our satellites under construction. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we did not record any capitalized interest related to our satellites under construction.

Depreciation and amortization expense consists of the following:

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Satellites	$	24,592	$	22,902	$	47,717	$	47,438
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	24,187		24,246		49,564		47,488
Consumer rental equipment	7,580		—		7,580		—
Identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization	12,855		8,266		19,724		16,530
Buildings and improvements	1,845		1,612		3,488		3,219
Total depreciation and amortization	$	71,059	$	57,026	$	128,073	$	114,675

Cost of sales and other expense categories included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) do not include depreciation expense.

Satellites

We currently utilize 11 satellites in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator, four of which are leased. Three of our leased satellites are accounted for as capital leases and are depreciated over the terms of the satellite service agreements. We also lease capacity on one satellite from DISH Network that is accounted for as an operating lease. See Note 13 for further discussion of our satellite leases with DISH Network.

As a result of the Hughes Acquisition, two satellites were added to our satellite fleet, including one in-orbit satellite and one satellite under construction, discussed below.

SPACEWAY 3. SPACEWAYTM 3 satellite (“SPACEWAY 3”) was launched in August 2007 and started providing service in North America on the SPACEWAY network in April 2008.

Jupiter. In June 2009, Hughes Communications entered into an agreement with Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (“SS/L”) for the design and manufacture of our next-generation, high throughput geostationary satellite (“Jupiter”). Jupiter will employ a multi-spot beam, bent pipe Ka-band architecture and will provide additional capacity for our HughesNet service to the consumer market in North America. Jupiter is expected to be launched during the first half of 2012.

Satellite Anomalies

Prior to 2011, certain satellites in our fleet experienced anomalies, some of which have had a significant adverse impact on their remaining useful life and/or commercial operation. There can be no assurance that future anomalies will not further impact the remaining useful life and commercial operation of any of these satellites. See “Long-Lived Satellite Assets” below for further discussion of evaluation of impairment. There can be no assurance that we can recover critical transmission capacity in the event one or more of our in-orbit satellites were to fail. We generally do not carry insurance for any of the in-orbit satellites that we use, and therefore we will bear the risk of any uninsured in-orbit failures. Recent developments with respect to certain of our satellites are discussed below.

Owned Satellites

EchoStar IV. During the third quarter of 2011, EchoStar IV was removed from the 77 degree orbital location and retired from commercial service. This retirement did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

EchoStar VIII. EchoStar VIII was designed to operate 32 direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) transponders in the continental United States at approximately 120 watts per channel, switchable to 16 DBS transponders operating at approximately 240 watts per channel. EchoStar VIII was also designed with spot-beam technology. This satellite has experienced several anomalies prior to 2011. In January 2011, the satellite experienced an anomaly which temporarily disrupted electrical power to some of its components, causing an interruption of broadcast service. In addition, one of the two central processing units used to control the satellite failed in connection with this anomaly. None of these anomalies has impacted the commercial operation or estimated useful life of the satellite. However, there can be no assurance that this anomaly or any future anomalies will not reduce its useful life or impact its commercial operation.

Leased Satellites

AMC-16. AMC-16, a fixed satellite services (“FSS”) satellite commenced commercial operation during February 2005 and currently operates at the 85 degree orbital location. This SES World Skies satellite is equipped with 24 Ku-band FSS transponders that operate at approximately 120 watts per channel and a Ka-band payload consisting of 12 spot beams. During the first quarter of 2010, SES World Skies notified us that AMC-16 had experienced a solar-power anomaly, which caused a power loss that reduced its capacity. Pursuant to the satellite services agreement, we are entitled to a reduction of our monthly recurring payment in the event of a partial loss of satellite capacity. Effective in March 2010, the monthly recurring payment was reduced and as a result our capital lease obligation and the corresponding asset value was lowered by approximately $35 million. In addition, during May 2011, the monthly recurring payment was reduced as a result of a March 2010 anomaly and as a result our capital lease obligation was lowered by approximately $7 million and a gain was recorded in “Other, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Long-Lived Satellite Assets

We evaluate our satellites for impairment and test for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. This evaluation is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Certain of the anomalies discussed above, and previously disclosed, may be considered to represent a significant adverse change in the physical condition of a particular satellite. However, based on the redundancy designed within each satellite, these anomalies are not considered to be significant events that would require evaluation for impairment recognition because the projected cash flows have not been significantly affected by these anomalies.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

7. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our identifiable intangibles subject to amortization consisted of the following:

	As of
	June 30, 2011					December 31, 2010
	Intangible		Accumulated			Intangible		Accumulated
	Assets		Amortization			Assets		Amortization
	(In thousands)
Contract-based	$	262,273	$	(118,700	)	$	190,566	$	(108,361	)
Customer relationships	303,726		(27,504		)	23,632		(23,605		)
Technology-based (1)	152,627		(40,465		)	111,848		(35,086		)
Trademark portfolio	2,491		(249		)	—		—
Total	$	721,117	$	(186,918	)	$	326,046	$	(167,052	)

Amortization of these intangible assets is recorded on a straight line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately one to 20 years. Amortization was $13 million and $8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Amortization was $20 million and $17 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As of June 30, 2011, we have $30 million of identifiable intangibles considered indefinite-lived assets which are not subject to amortization and therefore are not included in the table above.

Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

For the Years Ended December 31,
2011 (remaining six months)	$	49,088
2012	92,193
2013	90,090
2014	82,618
2015	68,433
Thereafter (1)	151,777
Total	$	534,199

(1) On December 31, 2010, we acquired certain assets of Move Networks, Inc. which included in-process research and development (“R&D”). In-process R&D assets acquired in a business combination initially are considered indefinite-lived assets until either the completion or abandonment of the associated R&D efforts. Upon the successful completion of the development process, we will commence amortization of the balance over the estimated useful life of the project. For purposes of the amortization table, we included the entire in-process R&D balance of $26 million in the category labeled “Thereafter” until such time that the R&D efforts are finalized or abandoned.

Goodwill

The excess of our investments in consolidated subsidiaries over net tangible and identifiable intangible asset value at the time of the investment is recorded as goodwill and is not subject to amortization. The goodwill associated with various acquisitions is detailed in the table below.

	Goodwill
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	6,457
Troppus Acquisition	10,360
Hughes Acquisition	513,712
Balance as of June 30, 2011	$	530,529

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

8. Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

On June 1, 2011, EH Holding Corporation (“EHHC”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) at an issue price of 100.0%, pursuant to a Secured Indenture dated June 1, 2011 (the “Secured Indenture”). The Senior Secured Notes mature on June 15, 2019. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 6 1/2% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2011.

The Senior Secured Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the Secured Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. Prior to June 15, 2014, EHHC may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to 106.500% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings or capital contributions. In addition, prior to June 15, 2015, EHHC may redeem up to 10% of the outstanding Senior Secured Notes per year at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

The Senior Secured Notes are:

· general secured obligations of EHHC;

· secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of EHHC and certain of its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions and Permitted Liens (as defined in the Secured Indenture);

· effectively junior to EHHC’s obligations that are secured by assets that are not part of the Collateral (as defined in the Secured Indenture) that is securing the Senior Secured Notes, in each case to the extent of the value of the Collateral securing such obligations;

· effectively senior to EHHC’s existing and future unsecured obligations to the extent of the value of the Collateral securing the Senior Secured Notes, after giving effect to Permitted Liens;

· senior in right of payment to all existing and future obligations of EHHC that are expressly subordinated to the Senior Secured Notes;

· structurally junior to any existing and future obligations of any non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (as defined in the Secured Indenture); and

· unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a general senior secured basis by each Guarantor (as defined in the Secured Indenture).

Subject to certain exceptions, the Secured Indenture contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on the ability of EHHC and, in certain instances, the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Secured Indenture), to:

· pay dividends or make distributions on EHHC’s capital stock or repurchase EHHC’s capital stock;

· incur additional debt;

· make certain investments;

· create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

· merge or consolidate with another company;

· transfer and sell assets;

· enter into transactions with affiliates; and

· allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of certain subsidiaries of EHHC to pay dividends, make distributions, make other payments, or transfer assets to us.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the Secured Indenture, EHHC would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of repurchase.

7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021

On June 1, 2011, EHHC issued $900 million aggregate principal amount of its 7 5/8% Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes”) at an issue price of 100.0%, pursuant to an Unsecured Indenture dated June 1, 2011 (the “Unsecured Indenture”). The Senior Notes mature on June 15, 2021. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 7 5/8% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2011.

The Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the Unsecured Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. Prior to June 15, 2014, EHHC may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 107.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings or capital contributions.

The Senior Notes are:

· general unsecured obligations of EHHC;

· effectively junior to EHHC’s obligations that are secured to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations;

· senior in right of payment to all existing and future obligations of EHHC that are expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes;

· structurally junior to any existing and future obligations of any non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (as defined in the Unsecured Indenture); and

· unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a general senior basis by each Guarantor (as defined in the Unsecured Indenture).

Subject to certain exceptions, the Unsecured Indenture contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on the ability of EHHC and, in certain instances, the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Unsecured Indenture), to:

· pay dividends or make distributions on EHHC’s capital stock or repurchase EHHC’s capital stock;

· incur additional debt;

· make certain investments;

· create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

· merge or consolidate with another company;

· transfer and sell assets;

· enter into transactions with affiliates; and

· allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of certain subsidiaries to pay dividends, make distributions, make other payments, or transfer assets to us.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the Unsecured Indenture, EHHC would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of repurchase.

Fair Value of our Long-Term Debt

The following table summarizes the carrying and fair values of our debt facilities as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	As of
	June 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	$	1,100,000	$	1,117,600	$	—	$	—
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021	900,000		915,750		—		—
Mortgages and other notes payable	13,112		13,112		6,535		6,535
Subtotal	2,013,112		$	2,046,462	6,535		$	6,535
Capital lease obligations	392,494		NA		406,350		NA
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)	$	2,405,606			$	412,885

Capital Lease Obligations

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had $557 million and $535 million, respectively, capitalized for the estimated fair value of satellites acquired under capital leases included in “Property and equipment, net,” with related accumulated depreciation of $282 million and $268 million, respectively.

In our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), we recognized depreciation expense on satellites acquired under capital lease agreements as follows:

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Depreciation expense - capital leases	$	7,037	$	6,783	$	14,043	$	15,201

The following satellites are accounted for as capital leases and depreciated over the terms of the respective satellite service agreements.

AMC-15. AMC-15, an FSS satellite, commenced commercial operation during January 2005. This lease is renewable by us on a year-to-year basis following the initial ten-year term, and provides us with certain rights to lease capacity on replacement satellites.

AMC-16. AMC-16 commenced commercial operation during February 2005. This lease is renewable by us on a year-to-year basis following the initial ten-year term, and provides us with certain rights to lease capacity on replacement satellites. During May 2011, the monthly recurring payment was reduced as a result of a March 2010 anomaly and as a result our capital lease obligation was lowered by approximately $7 million and a gain was recorded in “Other, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Nimiq 5. Nimiq 5 was launched in September 2009 and commenced commercial operation at the 72.7 degree orbital location during October 2009, where it provides additional high-powered capacity to our satellite fleet. See Note 13 for further discussion.

Future minimum lease payments under these capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

For the Years Ended December 31,
2011 (six months remaining)	$	60,160
2012	119,497
2013	119,005
2014	113,641
2015	48,110
Thereafter	411,840
Total minimum lease payments	872,253
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments	(263,450		)
Net minimum lease payments	608,803
Less: Amount representing interest	(216,309		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	392,494
Less: Current portion	(54,129		)
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations	$	338,365

Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

9. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Incentive Plans

We maintain stock incentive plans to attract and retain officers, directors and key employees. Stock awards under these plans include both performance and non-performance based stock incentives. As of June 30, 2011, we had outstanding under these plans stock options to acquire 9.2 million shares of our Class A common stock and 0.2 million restricted stock units. Stock options granted prior to and on June 30, 2011 were granted with exercise prices equal to or greater than the market value of our Class A common stock at the date of grant and with a maximum term of ten years. While historically we have issued stock awards subject to vesting, typically at the rate of 20% to 33% per year, some stock awards have been granted with immediate vesting and other stock awards vest only upon the achievement of certain company-wide objectives. As of June 30, 2011, we had 4.5 million shares of our Class A common stock available for future grant under our stock incentive plans.

In connection with the Spin-off, as permitted by DISH Network’s existing stock incentive plans and consistent with the Spin-off exchange ratio, each DISH Network stock option was converted into two stock options as follows:

· an adjusted DISH Network stock option for the same number of shares that were exercisable under the original DISH Network stock option, with an exercise price equal to the exercise price of the original DISH Network stock option multiplied by 0.831219.

· a new EchoStar stock option for one-fifth of the number of shares that were exercisable under the original DISH Network stock option, with an exercise price equal to the exercise price of the original DISH Network stock option multiplied by 0.843907.

Similarly, each holder of DISH Network restricted stock units retained his or her DISH Network restricted stock units and received one EchoStar restricted stock unit for every five DISH Network restricted stock units that they held.

Consequently, the fair value of the DISH Network stock award and the new EchoStar stock award immediately following the Spin-off was equivalent to the fair value of such stock award immediately prior to the Spin-off.

As of June 30, 2011, the following stock awards were outstanding:

	As of June 30, 2011
	EchoStar Awards		DISH Network Awards
Stock Awards Outstanding	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units
Held by EchoStar employees	8,269,450	95,665	3,053,078	228,624
Held by DISH Network employees	914,471	55,952	N/A	N/A
Total	9,183,921	151,617	3,053,078	228,624

We are responsible for fulfilling all stock awards related to EchoStar common stock and DISH Network is responsible for fulfilling all stock awards related to DISH Network common stock, regardless of whether such stock awards are held by our or DISH Network’s employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our stock-based compensation expense, resulting from stock awards outstanding at the Spin-off date, is based on the stock awards held by our employees regardless of whether such stock awards were issued by EchoStar or DISH Network. Accordingly, stock-based compensation that we expense with respect to DISH Network stock awards is included in “Additional paid-in capital” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Stock Award Activity

Our stock option activity was as follows:

	For the Six Months
	Ended June 30, 2011
	Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period	7,795,373		$	23.24
Granted	2,516,000		$	37.30
Exercised	(943,132	)	$	24.04
Forfeited and cancelled	(184,320	)	$	20.41
Total options outstanding, end of period	9,183,921		$	27.07
Performance based options outstanding, end of period(1)	675,500		$	25.31
Exercisable at end of period	2,677,257		$	25.49

(1) These stock options, which are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period,” were issued pursuant to a performance based stock incentive plan. Vesting of these stock options is contingent upon meeting a certain company goal which is not yet probable of being achieved. See discussion of the 2005 LTIP below.

We realized tax benefits from stock awards exercised during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 as follows:

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$	2,706	$	252	$	4,876	$	952

Based on the closing market price of our Class A common stock on June 30, 2011, the aggregate intrinsic value of our stock options was as follows:

	As of June 30, 2011
	Options Outstanding		Options Exercisable
	(In thousands)
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	88,232	$	29,314

Our restricted stock unit activity was as follows:

	For the Six Months
	Ended June 30, 2011
	Restricted Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period	107,249		$	27.33
Granted	49,950		$	36.43
Vested	—		$	—
Forfeited and cancelled	(5,582	)	$	28.39
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period	151,617		$	30.28
Restricted Performance Units outstanding, end of period (1)	90,442		$	26.69

(1) These Restricted Performance Units, which are included in the caption “Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period,” were issued pursuant to a performance based stock incentive plan. Vesting of these Restricted Performance Units is contingent upon meeting a certain company goal which is not yet probable of being achieved. See discussion of the 2005 LTIP below.

Long-Term Performance Based Plans

2005 LTIP. During 2005, DISH Network adopted a long-term, performance based stock incentive plan (the “2005 LTIP”). The 2005 LTIP provides stock options and restricted stock units, either alone or in combination, which vest over seven years at the rate of 10% per year during the first four years, and at the rate of 20% per year thereafter. Exercise of the stock awards is subject to a performance condition that a company-specific goal is achieved by March 31, 2015.

Contingent compensation related to the 2005 LTIP will not be recorded in our financial statements unless and until the achievement of the performance condition is probable. The competitive nature of our industry and certain other factors can significantly impact achievement of the goal. Consequently, while it was determined that achievement of the goal was not probable as of June 30, 2011, this assessment could change at any time.

If all of the stock awards under the 2005 LTIP were vested and the goal had been met or if we had determined that achievement of the goal was probable during the six months ended June 30, 2011, we would have recorded total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for our employees as indicated in the table below. If the goal is met and there are unvested stock awards at that time, the vested amounts would be expensed immediately on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), with the unvested portion recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period.

	2005 LTIP
			Vested
	Total		Portion
	(In thousands)
DISH Network awards held by EchoStar employees	$	17,641	$	13,265
EchoStar awards held by EchoStar employees	3,455		2,593
Total	$	21,096	$	15,858

Of the 9.2 million stock options and 0.2 million restricted stock units outstanding under our stock incentive plans as of June 30, 2011, the following awards were outstanding pursuant to the 2005 LTIP:

Stock-Based Compensation

Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for all of our employees is shown in the following table for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and was allocated to the same expense categories as the base compensation for such employees:

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Research and development expenses	$	609	$	971	$	1,212	$	2,128
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,952		2,088		5,330		5,173
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation	$	3,561	$	3,059	$	6,542	$	7,301

As of June 30, 2011, our total unrecognized compensation cost related to our non-performance based unvested stock awards was $57 million and includes compensation expense that we will recognize for DISH Network stock awards held by our employees as a result of the Spin-off. This cost is based on an estimated future forfeiture rate of approximately 1.5% per year and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years. Share-based compensation expense is recognized based on stock awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Changes in the estimated forfeiture rate can have a significant effect on share-based compensation expense since the effect of adjusting the rate is recognized in the period the forfeiture estimate is changed.

Valuation

The fair value of each stock option granted for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was estimated at the date of the grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:

	For the Three Months		For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,		Ended June 30,
Stock Options	2011	2010	2011	2010
Risk-free interest rate	1.76% - 2.13%	2.14%	1.76% - 2.57%	2.14% - 2.97%
Volatility factor	35.45% - 38.68%	31.51%	34.68% - 38.68%	31.00% - 31.51%
Expected term of options in years	5.1 - 6.0	6.1	5.1 - 6.0	6.1
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$13.36 - $13.77	$6.66	$13.36 - $14.42	$6.66 - $7.38

We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock and accordingly, the dividend yield percentage used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model is set at zero for all periods. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded stock options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Consequently, our estimate of fair value may differ from other valuation models. Further, the Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of subjective assumptions. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.

We will continue to evaluate the assumptions used to derive the estimated fair value of our stock options as new events or changes in circumstances become known.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

10. Acquisitions

When we acquire a business, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component using various valuation techniques, including the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach.

The accounting standard for business combinations requires most identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and goodwill acquired to be recorded at fair value. Transaction costs related to the acquisition of the business are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with the issuance of debt associated with a business combination are capitalized and included as a yield adjustment to the underlying debt’s stated rate.

Acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless the lives are determined to be indefinite.

Hughes Communications

On June 8, 2011, we completed the Hughes Acquisition, pursuant to the Hughes Agreement by and between us, certain of our subsidiaries, including EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., and Hughes Communications, Inc. Pursuant to the Hughes Agreement, 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock and vested stock options of Hughes Communications, Inc. were converted into the right to receive $60.70 in cash and substantially all of the outstanding debt of Hughes Communications was repaid. The funding of the Hughes Acquisition was supported by the issuance of $1.1 billion of senior secured notes and $900 million of senior unsecured notes.

In connection with the Hughes Acquisition, each share of unvested restricted stock and unvested stock option of Hughes Communications, Inc. were converted into the right to receive $60.70 (minus any applicable exercise price) in cash on the vesting date of the stock award. As of June 30, 2011, our maximum liability for these unvested stock options of Hughes Communications, Inc. was approximately $39 million, which is payable based on the original vesting terms of the stock option. Of the $39 million, $18 million was accrued as of June 30, 2011, the remainder of which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period.

In addition, we are also liable to pay approximately $17 million, of which $3 million was accrued as of June 30, 2011, in change of control bonuses and retention bonuses to certain of the executives of Hughes Communications within the next six to 12 months.

Hughes is the global leader in broadband satellite technologies and services and a leading provider of managed network services. The two companies together will have an extensive fleet of owned and leased satellites, experienced personnel and communications facilities around the world. The acquisition significantly expands our ability to provide new video and data products and solutions.

The Hughes Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. However, we have not completed allocating the purchase price among the assets that were acquired and thus the allocation in the table below may change.

	Preliminary
	Purchase Price
	Allocation
	(In thousands)
Cash	$	84,768
Marketable investment securities	22,148
Other current assets	281,205
Property and equipment	929,797
Intangibles	431,657
Goodwill	513,712
FCC Authorizations	400,000
Other noncurrent assets	63,991
Current liabilities	(265,903		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(257,959		)
Long-term liabilities	(17,735		)
Non-controlling interest	(10,748		)
Total purchase price	$	2,174,933

In connection with the Hughes Acquisition, we incurred $35 million of acquisition related transaction costs consisting primarily of banking, bond forfeiture, legal and accounting fees. These costs are included in “Other, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

In connection with the issuance of our 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and our 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021, we incurred $56 million of debt issuance costs, which are included in “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we amortized $1 million of debt issuance costs.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 give effect to the Hughes Acquisition as if it occurred on January 1, 2010. These pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if these transactions had occurred on such date and should not be used as a predictive measure of our future financial position, results of operations or liquidity. The pro forma adjustments are based on currently available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable.

	For the Three Months					For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,					Ended June 30,
Supplemental pro forma financial information (Unaudited)	2011		2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Total revenue	$	786,731	$	853,880		$	1,529,840		$	1,722,414
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	729	$	(63,061	)	$	(8,403	)	$	(19,420	)
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	0.01	$	(0.74	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.23	)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	0.01	$	(0.74	)	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.23	)

Effective June 9, 2011, revenue and expenses associated with the Hughes Acquisition are included within the Hughes segment in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 12 for further discussion.

Move Networks

On December 31, 2010, we acquired certain assets of Move Networks, Inc. for $45 million, of which $2.25 million was placed into escrow for certain potential contingencies. These assets include patented technology that enables the adaptive delivery of video content via the Internet which will allow us to expand our portfolio of advanced technologies serving cable, satellite, telecommunications companies and IPTV video providers. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination. The allocation of the purchase price is in the table below.

	Purchase Price
	Allocation
	(In thousands)
In-process R&D	$	26,482
Property and equipment	7,213
Goodwill	6,457
Other intangibles	4,271
Accounts receivable	535
Other current	33
Total purchase price	$	44,991

The transaction did not have an impact on our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 and would not have materially impacted our results of operations for 2010 had the transaction occurred on January 1, 2010.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Future maturities of our contractual obligations are summarized as follows:

	Payments due by period
	Total		2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	2,013,112	$	3,857	$	2,618	$	1,744	$	1,442	$	1,277	$	2,002,174
Capital lease obligations	392,494		26,575		56,358		61,578		63,629		11,961		172,393
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	1,483,296		95,216		174,337		169,046		163,328		159,686		721,683
Satellite-related obligations	1,345,763		272,632		254,790		137,057		103,180		84,893		493,211
Operating lease obligations	64,387		12,463		19,364		12,924		8,099		5,361		6,176
Purchase and other obligations	433,008		431,636		659		510		203		—		—
Payments in connection with acquisitions	34,813		13,044		10,823		6,814		4,132		—		—
Total	$	5,766,873	$	855,423	$	518,949	$	389,673	$	344,013	$	263,178	$	3,395,637

Future commitments related to satellites, including two satellite launch contracts, are included in the table above under “Satellite-related obligations.” The future commitments associated with the QuetzSat-1 satellite, which is under construction, are currently included in “Satellite-related obligations” but will be reclassified to “Capital lease obligations” when the satellite is placed into service later this year.

Our “Purchase and other obligations” primarily consist of binding purchase orders for digital set-top boxes and related components, digital broadcast operations, transitional service agreements and transponder lease agreements. Our purchase obligations can fluctuate significantly from period to period due to, among other things, management’s control of inventory levels, and can materially impact our future operating asset and liability balances, and our future working capital requirements. These purchase obligations will be paid from 2011 through 2014.

The table above does not include $33 million of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits which were accrued and are included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011. We do not expect any portion of this amount to be paid or settled within the next 12 months.

In certain circumstances, the dates on which we are obligated to make these payments could be delayed. These amounts will increase to the extent we procure insurance for our satellites or contract for the construction, launch or lease of additional satellites.

Satellite-Related Obligations

Satellites Under Construction. As of June 30, 2011, we had entered into the following contracts to construct new satellites, which are contractually scheduled to be completed within the next two years.

· QuetzSat-1. During 2008, we entered into a ten-year satellite service agreement with SES Latin America S.A. (“SES”) to lease all of the capacity on QuetzSat-1. QuetzSat-1 is expected to be launched during the third quarter of 2011 and will operate at the 77 degree orbital location. Upon expiration of the initial term, we have the option to renew the transponder service agreement on a year-to-year basis through the end-of-life of the QuetzSat-1 satellite. DISH Network has agreed to lease 24 of the 32 DBS transponders on this satellite from us. As of June 30, 2011, the remaining obligation related to QuetzSat-1 of $289 million, including launch insurance, is included in the table above.

· EchoStar XVI. During November 2009, we entered into a contract for the construction of EchoStar XVI, a DBS satellite, which is expected to be completed during the second half of 2012 and will operate at the 61.5 degree orbital location. DISH Network has agreed to lease all of the capacity on this satellite from us for a portion of its useful life. As of June 30, 2011, the remaining obligation related to EchoStar XVI of $111 million, including the launch contract, is included in the table above.

· Jupiter. During June 2009, Hughes Communications entered into an agreement with SS/L for the construction of Jupiter, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2012. Barrett Xplore Inc. (“Barrett”) has agreed to lease user beams designed to operate in Canada, which represents a portion of the capacity available on the Jupiter satellite. As of June 30, 2011, the remaining obligation related to Jupiter of $135 million, including the launch contract, is included in the table above.

Contingencies

Separation Agreement

In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a separation agreement with DISH Network that provides, among other things, for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities resulting from litigation. Under the terms of the separation agreement, we have assumed certain liabilities that relate to our business including certain designated liabilities for acts or omissions that occurred prior to the Spin-off. Certain specific provisions govern intellectual property related claims under which, generally, we will only be liable for our acts or omissions following the Spin-off and DISH Network will indemnify us for any liabilities or damages resulting from intellectual property claims relating to the period prior to the Spin-off as well as DISH Network’s acts or omissions following the Spin-off.

Litigation

We are involved in a number of legal proceedings (including those described below) concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our business activities. Many of these proceedings are at preliminary stages, and many of these cases seek an indeterminate amount of damages. We regularly evaluate the status of legal proceedings in which we are involved, to assess whether a loss is probable or there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or additional loss may have been incurred and determine if accruals are appropriate. We further evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss can be made, if accruals are not appropriate.

For certain cases described below, management is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss because, among other reasons, (i) the proceedings are in various stages; (ii) damages have not been sought; (iii) damages are unsupported and/or exaggerated; (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved; and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories to be presented or a large number of parties (as with many patent-related cases). For these cases, however, management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcomes of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, though the outcomes could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

Broadcast Innovation, L.L.C.

During 2001, Broadcast Innovation, L.L.C. (“Broadcast Innovation”) filed a lawsuit against DISH Network, DirecTV, Thomson Consumer Electronics and others in United States District Court in Denver, Colorado. Broadcast Innovation is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein. The suit alleges infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,076,094 (the ‘094 patent) and 4,992,066 (the ‘066 patent). The ‘094 patent relates to certain methods and devices for transmitting and receiving data along with specific formatting information for the data. The ‘066 patent relates to certain methods and devices for providing the scrambling circuitry for a pay television system on removable cards. Subsequently, DirecTV and Thomson settled with Broadcast Innovation leaving DISH Network as the only defendant.

During 2004, the District Court issued an order finding the ‘066 patent invalid. Also in 2004, the District Court found the ‘094 patent invalid in a parallel case filed by Broadcast Innovation against Charter and Comcast. In 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned that finding of invalidity with respect to the ‘094 patent and remanded the Charter case back to the District Court. During June 2006, Charter filed a reexamination request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The District Court has stayed the Charter case pending reexamination, and our case has been stayed pending resolution of the Charter case.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe any of the asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain user-friendly features that we currently offer to consumers. We are being indemnified by DISH Network for any potential liability or damages resulting from this suit relating to the period prior to the effective date of the Spin-off. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Joao Control

During December 2010, Joao Control & Monitoring Systems (“Joao”) filed suit against Sling Media Inc., our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, ACTI Corporation, ADT Security, Alarmclub.Com, American Honda Motor Company, BMW, Byremote, Drivecam, Honeywell, Iveda Corporation, Magtec Products, Mercedes-Benz, On-Net Surveillance, OnStar, SafeFreight Technology, Skyway Security, SmartVue Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, Tyco, UTC Fire and Xanboo in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,549,130 and 6,587,046. The abstracts of the patents state that the claims are directed to the remote control of devices and appliances. Joao is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe any of the asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Nazomi Communications

On February 10, 2010, Nazomi Communications, Inc. (“Nazomi”) filed suit against Sling Media, Inc., our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Nokia Corp, Nokia Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Western Digital Corp., Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Garmin Ltd., Garmin Corp., Garmin International, Inc., Garmin USA, Inc., Vizio Inc. and iOmega Corp in the United States District Court for the Central District of California alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 7,080,362 (the ‘362 patent) and United States Patent No. 7,225,436 (the ‘436 patent). The ‘362 patent and the ‘436 patent relate to Java hardware acceleration. The suit alleges that the Slingbox-Pro-HD product infringes the ‘362 patent and the ‘436 patent because the Slingbox-PRO HD allegedly incorporates an ARM926EJ-S processor core capable of Java hardware acceleration.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe any of the asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

NorthPoint Technology

On July 2, 2009, NorthPoint Technology, Ltd filed suit against us, DISH Network, and DirecTV in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 6,208,636 (the ‘636 patent). The ‘636 patent relates to the use of multiple low-noise block converter feedhorns, or LNBFs, which are antennas used for satellite reception. On April 21, 2011, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued an order granting reexamination of the ‘636 patent. On June 21, 2011, the District Court entered summary judgment in our favor, finding that all asserted claims of the ‘636 patent are invalid. The plaintiff has appealed.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted patent, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We are being indemnified by DISH Network for any potential liability or damages resulting from this suit relating to the period prior to the effective date of the Spin-off. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Personalized Media Communications

During 2008, Personalized Media Communications, Inc. (“PMC”) filed suit against us, DISH Network and Motorola, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of United States Patent Nos. 4,694,490; 5,109,414; 4,965,825; 5,233,654; 5,335,277; and 5,887,243, which relate to satellite signal processing. PMC is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein. Subsequently, Motorola, Inc. settled with PMC leaving DISH Network and us as the only defendents.

Suomen Colorize Oy

During October 2010, Suomen Colorize Oy (“Suomen”) filed suit against us and DISH Network L.L.C., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of DISH Network, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 7,277,398. Suomen is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein. The abstract of the patent states that the claims are directed to a method and terminal for providing services in a telecommunication network. The action has been transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Technology Development Licensing

On January 22, 2009, Technology Development and Licensing L.L.C. (“TDL”) filed suit against us and DISH Network in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging infringement of United States Patent No. Re. 35,952, which relates to certain favorite channel features. TDL is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein. In July 2009, the Court granted our motion to stay the case pending two reexamination petitions before the Patent and Trademark Office.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted patent, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain user-friendly features that we currently offer to consumers. We are being indemnified by DISH Network for any potential liability or damages resulting from this suit relating to the period prior to the effective date of the Spin-off. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

TiVo

In connection with our litigation with TiVo Inc. (“TiVo”), which is described in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the caption “Item 3. Legal Proceedings — TiVo Inc.,” on April 20, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the District Court’s contempt ruling on infringement, articulated a new standard for determining “colorable difference” and remanded that issue back to the District Court for determination. The Federal Circuit also vacated the District Court’s amended injunction requiring that we inform the court of any further attempts to design around TiVo’s United States Patent No. 6,233,389 (the ‘389 patent) and seek approval from the court before any such design-around is implemented. The Federal Circuit also vacated the infringement damages for the period after we deployed our original alternative technology (although it did not foreclose that damages may be reinstated if upon remand a new court or jury decision found that the original alternative technology infringed TiVo’s ‘389 patent). The Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s contempt ruling on disablement, holding that the original 2006 injunction required that we disable DVR functionality in all but approximately 192,000 digital set-top boxes deployed with customers (the “Disablement Provision”) and affirmed the $90 million in contempt sanctions awarded against us for violating the Disablement Provision.

On April 29, 2011, we and DISH Network entered into a settlement agreement with TiVo. The settlement resolves all pending litigation between us and DISH Network, on the one hand, and TiVo, on the other hand, including litigation relating to alleged patent infringement involving certain DISH Network digital video recorders, or DVRs, which litigation is described in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the caption “Item 3. Legal Proceedings — TiVo Inc.”

Under the settlement agreement, all pending litigation will be dismissed with prejudice and all injunctions that permanently restrain, enjoin or compel any action by us and DISH Network will be dissolved. We and DISH Network are jointly responsible for making payments to TiVo in the aggregate amount of $500 million, including an initial payment of $300 million and the remaining $200 million in six equal annual installments between 2012 and 2017. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements entered into in connection with our Spin-off from DISH Network, DISH Network will be responsible for the initial payment to TiVo, except for a contribution from us totaling approximately $10 million, representing an allocation of liability relating to our sales of DVR-enabled receivers to an international customer. Future payments will be allocated between DISH Network and us based on historical sales of certain licensed products with us being responsible for 5% of each annual payment, or approximately $10 million in total. Of our initial payment of $10 million, approximately $8 million relates to prior periods and the remaining $2 million represents a prepayment. The prepayment of $2 million plus our share of the remaining payments, a total of $12 million, will be expensed ratably from April 1, 2011 through July 31, 2018, the expiration date of the ‘389 patent.

In addition, under the settlement agreement, TiVo granted us a license under its ‘389 patent and certain related patents, for the remaining life of those patents, solely to design and make certain DVR-enabled products for DISH Network and two international customers. We granted TiVo a license under certain DVR-related patents held by us for TiVo-branded, co-branded and ingredient branded products.

We and DISH Network, on the one hand, and TiVo, on the other hand, have also agreed on mutual releases of certain related claims and agreed not to challenge each other’s DVR technology-related patents that are licensed under the settlement agreement.

Because both we and DISH Network were defendants in the TiVo lawsuit, we and DISH Network were jointly and severally liable to TiVo for any final damages and sanctions that could have been awarded by the District Court. As previously disclosed, DISH Network agreed that it was obligated under the agreements entered into in connection with the Spin-off to indemnify us for substantially all liability arising from this lawsuit. We contributed an amount equal to our $5 million intellectual property liability limit under the receiver agreement, and during 2009, we recorded a charge included in “General and administrative expenses — DISH Network” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for this amount to reflect this contribution. We and DISH Network have further agreed that our $5 million contribution would not exhaust our liability to DISH Network for other intellectual property claims that may arise under the receiver agreement. We and DISH Network also agreed that we would each be entitled to joint ownership of, and a cross-license to use, any intellectual property developed in connection with any potential new alternative technology. Any amounts that we are responsible for under the settlement agreement with TiVo are in addition to the $5 million contribution previously made by us.

Vigilos, LLC

On February 23, 2011, Vigilos, LLC filed suit against us, Sling Media, Inc. and EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., two of our subsidiaries, and Monsoon Multimedia, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 6,839,731, which is entitled “System and Method for Providing Data Communication in a Device Network.”

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted patent, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Other

In addition to the above actions, we are subject to various other legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to any of these actions is unlikely to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

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The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

12. Segment Reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker(s) of an enterprise. Total assets by segment have not been specified because the information is not available to the chief operating decision-maker. Under this definition, we operate three business units.

· EchoStar Technologies — which designs, develops and distributes digital set-top boxes and related products and technology, including our Slingbox “placeshifting” technology, primarily for satellite TV service providers, telecommunication and cable companies and, with respect to Slingboxes, directly to consumers via retail outlets. EchoStar Technologies also provides digital broadcast operations including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission services, signal processing, conditional access management and other services primarily to DISH Network.

· EchoStar Satellite Services — which uses ten of our 11 owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses to lease capacity on a full-time and occasional-use basis primarily to DISH Network, and secondarily to Dish Mexico, U.S. government service providers, state agencies, Internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, programmers and private enterprise customers.

· Hughes — which provides broadband network services and systems to the international and domestic enterprise markets and satellite broadband Internet access to North American consumers. We also provide managed services to large enterprises and networking systems solutions to customers for mobile satellite and wireless backhaul systems. This is a new business unit, effective as of June 9, 2011, as a result of our acquisition of Hughes Communications and the results of operations of Hughes Communications are included in this report only as of such date. See Note 10 for further discussion of the transaction.

The “All Other” category consists of revenue and net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders from other operations including our corporate investment portfolio for which segment disclosure requirements do not apply. In addition, this category includes interest expense related to our 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 and our 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021, net of capitalized interest.

The following table reports our operating segment data and reconciles earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to reported “Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss):

	EchoStar Technologies Business			EchoStar Satellite Services Business			Hughes Business			All Other			Consolidated Total
	(In thousands)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Total revenue	$	426,985		$	69,538		$	81,923		$	5,787		$	584,233
EBITDA (1)	44,721			60,206			20,233			(15,394		)	109,766
Interest expense, net	—			(9,757		)	(2		)	(888		)	(10,647		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(7,498		)	(10,160		)	(1,611		)	9,691			(9,578		)
Depreciation and amortization	(24,785		)	(23,427		)	(16,033		)	(6,814		)	(71,059		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	12,438		$	16,862		$	2,587		$	(13,405	)	$	18,482

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Total revenue	$	832,368		$	137,399		$	81,923		$	12,369		$	1,064,059
EBITDA (1)	67,829			104,696			20,233			(4,165		)	188,593
Interest expense, net	—			(18,282		)	(2		)	10,776			(7,508		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(6,164		)	(14,800		)	(1,611		)	5,209			(17,366		)
Depreciation and amortization	(51,436		)	(47,052		)	(16,033		)	(13,552		)	(128,073		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	10,229		$	24,562		$	2,587		$	(1,732	)	$	35,646

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
Total revenue	$	532,257		$	66,077		$	—		$	4,715		$	603,049
EBITDA (1)	35,010			45,742			—			(42,461		)	38,291
Interest expense, net	—			(9,909		)	—			3,546			(6,363		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(1,902		)	(4,858		)	—			(9,619		)	(16,379		)
Depreciation and amortization	(28,651		)	(23,480		)	—			(4,895		)	(57,026		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	4,457		$	7,495		$	—		$	(53,429	)	$	(41,477	)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
Total revenue	$	1,091,525		$	129,634		$	—		$	8,970		$	1,230,129
EBITDA (1)	80,100			92,235			—			27,991			200,326
Interest expense, net	—			(21,470		)	—			5,358			(16,112		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(8,589		)	(8,728		)	—			(21,953		)	(39,270		)
Depreciation and amortization	(56,355		)	(48,590		)	—			(9,730		)	(114,675		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	15,156		$	13,447		$	—		$	1,666		$	30,269

(1) EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for operating income, net income or any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Conceptually, EBITDA measures the amount of income generated each period that could be used to service debt, pay taxes and fund capital expenditures. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA is used by our management as a measure of operating efficiency and overall financial performance for benchmarking against our peers and competitors. Management believes EBITDA provides meaningful supplemental information regarding liquidity and the underlying operating performance of our business. Management also believes that EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industries.

Geographic Information and Transactions with Major Customers

Geographic Information. Revenues are attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the goods and services are provided. North American revenue includes transactions with North American customers. All other revenue includes transactions with customers in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. The following table summarizes total long-lived assets and revenue attributed to the North American and other foreign locations.

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
Long-lived assets, including FCC authorizations:	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
North America	$	3,769,940	$	1,457,208
All other	41,448		41,356
Total	$	3,811,388	$	1,498,564

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
Revenue:	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
North America	$	550,784	$	592,502	$	1,017,092	$	1,208,724
All other	33,449		10,547		46,967		21,405
Total	$	584,233	$	603,049	$	1,064,059	$	1,230,129

Transactions with Major Customers. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, our revenue primarily included sales to three major customers. The following table summarizes sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue.

	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Total revenue:
DISH Network	$	398,847		$	501,645		$	792,180		$	1,002,553
Bell TV	48,581			49,996			89,983			123,308
Dish Mexico	19,328			23,472			30,805			51,792
Other	117,477			27,936			151,091			52,476
Total revenue	$	584,233		$	603,049		$	1,064,059		$	1,230,129

Percentage of total revenue:
DISH Network	68.3		%	83.2		%	74.4		%	81.5		%
Bell TV	8.3		%	8.3		%	8.5		%	10.0		%
Dish Mexico	3.3		%	3.9		%	2.9		%	4.2		%
All Other	20.1		%	4.6		%	14.2		%	4.3		%

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

13. Related Party Transactions

DISH Network

Following the Spin-off, we and DISH Network have operated as separate public companies and DISH Network has no ownership interest in us. However, a substantial majority of the voting power of the shares of both companies is owned beneficially by our Chairman, Charles W. Ergen or by certain trusts established by Mr. Ergen for the benefit of his family.

In connection with the Spin-off and subsequent to the Spin-off, we and DISH Network have entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we obtain certain products, services and rights from DISH Network, DISH Network obtains certain products, services and rights from us, and we and DISH Network have indemnified each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. We also may enter into additional agreements with DISH Network in the future.

We expect that DISH Network will remain our principal customer. However, the agreements pursuant to which DISH Network purchases digital set-top boxes and digital broadcast operation services from us expire on January 1, 2012. Therefore, if we are unable to extend these contracts on similar terms with DISH Network, or if we are otherwise unable to obtain similar contracts from third parties before that date, there could be a significant adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

Generally, the prices charged for products and services provided under the agreements entered into in connection with the Spin-off are based on our cost plus a fixed margin (unless noted differently below), which varies depending on the nature of the products and services provided.

The following is a summary of the terms of the principal agreements that we have entered into with DISH Network that may have an impact on our financial position and results of operations.

“Equipment revenue — DISH Network”

Receiver Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a receiver agreement pursuant to which DISH Network has the right but not the obligation to purchase digital set-top boxes and related accessories, and other equipment from us for a period ending January 1, 2012. The receiver agreement allows DISH Network to purchase digital set-top boxes, related accessories and other equipment from us at cost plus a fixed margin, which varies depending on the nature of the equipment purchased. Additionally, we provide DISH Network with standard manufacturer warranties for the goods sold under the receiver agreement. DISH Network may terminate the receiver agreement for any reason upon at least 60 days notice to us. We may terminate the receiver agreement if certain entities were to acquire DISH Network. The receiver agreement also includes an indemnification provision, whereby the parties indemnify each other for certain intellectual property matters.

“Services and other revenue — DISH Network”

Broadcast Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we and DISH Network entered into a broadcast agreement pursuant to which we provide certain broadcast services to DISH Network, including teleport services such as transmission and downlinking, channel origination services, and channel management services for a period ending on January 1, 2012. DISH Network may terminate channel origination services and channel management services for any reason and without any liability upon at least 60 days notice to us. If DISH Network terminates teleport services for a reason other than our breach, DISH Network is obligated to pay us the aggregate amount of the remainder of the expected cost of providing the teleport services. The fees for services provided under the broadcast agreement are calculated at cost plus a fixed margin, which varies depending on the nature of the products and services provided.

Broadcast Agreement for Certain Sports Related Programming. During May 2010, we and DISH Network entered into a broadcast agreement pursuant to which we provide certain broadcast services to DISH Network in connection with its carriage of certain sports related programming. The term of this agreement is ten years. If DISH Network terminates this agreement for a reason other than our breach, DISH Network is generally obligated to reimburse us for any direct costs we incur related to any such termination that we cannot reasonably mitigate. The fees for the broadcast services provided under this agreement depend, among other things, upon the cost to develop and provide such services.

Satellite Capacity Agreements. In connection with the Spin-off and subsequent to the Spin-off, we entered into certain satellite capacity agreements pursuant to which DISH Network leases satellite capacity on certain satellites owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these satellite capacity agreements depend, among other things, upon the orbital location of the applicable satellite and the length of the lease. The term of each of the leases is set forth below:

EchoStar III, VI, VIII and XII. DISH Network leases certain satellite capacity from us on EchoStar VI, VIII and XII. The leases generally terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the end of life or replacement of the satellite (unless DISH Network determines to renew on a year-to-year basis); (ii) the date the satellite fails; (iii) the date the transponder on which service is being provided fails; or (iv) a certain date, which depends upon, among other things, the estimated useful life of the satellite, whether the replacement satellite fails at launch or in orbit prior to being placed into service, and the exercise of certain renewal options. DISH Network generally has the option to renew each lease on a year-to-year basis through the end of the respective satellite’s life. There can be no assurance that any options to renew such agreements will be exercised. In August 2010, DISH Network’s lease of EchoStar III terminated when it was replaced by EchoStar XV, which is owned by DISH Network.

EchoStar IX. DISH Network leases certain satellite capacity from us on EchoStar IX. Subject to availability, DISH Network generally has the right to continue to lease satellite capacity from us on EchoStar IX on a month-to-month basis.

EchoStar XVI. DISH Network will lease certain satellite capacity from us on EchoStar XVI after its service commencement date, and this lease generally terminates upon the earlier of: (i) the end of life or replacement of the satellite; (ii) the date the satellite fails; (iii) the date the transponder(s) on which service is being provided under the agreement fails; or (iv) ten years following the actual service commencement date. Upon expiration of the initial term, DISH Network has the option to renew on a year-to-year basis through the end of life of the satellite. There can be no assurance that any options to renew this agreement will be exercised. EchoStar XVI is expected to be launched during the second half of 2012.

EchoStar XV. EchoStar XV is owned by DISH Network and is operated at the 61.5 degree orbital location. The FCC has granted us an authorization to operate the satellite at the 61.5 degree orbital location. For so long as EchoStar XV remains in service at the 61.5 degree orbital location, DISH Network is obligated to pay us a fee for the use of the orbital slot which varies depending on the number of frequencies being used by EchoStar XV.

Nimiq 5 Agreement. During September 2009, we entered into a fifteen-year satellite service agreement with Telesat Canada (“Telesat”) to receive service on all 32 DBS transponders on the Nimiq 5 satellite at the 72.7 degree orbital location (the “Telesat Transponder Agreement”). During September 2009, DISH Network also entered into a satellite service agreement (the “DISH Telesat Agreement”) with us, pursuant to which they will receive service from us on all 32 of the DBS transponders covered by the Telesat Transponder Agreement. We and DISH Network are currently receiving service on 25 of these DBS transponders and will receive service on the remaining seven DBS transponders over a phase-in period that will be completed in 2012.

Under the terms of the DISH Telesat Agreement, DISH Network makes certain monthly payments to us that commenced in October 2009 when the Nimiq 5 satellite was placed into service and continue through the service term. Unless earlier terminated under the terms and conditions of the DISH Telesat Agreement, the service term will expire ten years following the date it was placed into service. Upon expiration of the initial term, DISH Network has the option to renew the DISH Telesat Agreement on a year-to-year basis through the end of life of the Nimiq 5 satellite. Upon in-orbit failure or end of life of the Nimiq 5 satellite, and in certain other circumstances, DISH Network has certain rights to receive service from us on a replacement satellite. There can be no assurance that any options to renew this agreement will be exercised or that DISH Network will exercise its option to receive service on a replacement satellite.

QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement. During 2008, we entered into a ten-year satellite service agreement with SES, which provides, among other things, for the provision by SES to us of service on 32 DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite expected to be placed into service at the 77 degree orbital location during the second half of 2011. During 2008, we also entered into a transponder service agreement (“QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement”) with DISH Network pursuant to which they will receive service from us on 24 of the DBS transponders on QuetzSat-1, which will replace certain other transponders leased from us. The remaining eight DBS transponders on QuetzSat-1 are expected to be used by Dish Mexico.

Under the terms of the QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement, DISH Network will make certain monthly payments to us commencing when the QuetzSat-1 satellite is placed into service and continuing through the service term. Unless earlier terminated under the terms and conditions of the QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement, the service term will expire ten years following the actual service commencement date. Upon expiration of the initial term, DISH Network has the option to renew the QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement on a year-to-year basis through the end of life of the QuetzSat-1 satellite. Upon a launch failure, in-orbit failure or end of life of the QuetzSat-1 satellite, and in certain other circumstances, DISH Network has certain rights to receive service from us on a replacement satellite. There can be no assurance that any options to renew this agreement will be exercised or that DISH Network will exercise its option to receive service on a replacement satellite.

TT&C Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) agreement pursuant to which we provide TT&C services to DISH Network and its subsidiaries for a period ending on January 1, 2012. The fees for services provided under the TT&C agreement are calculated at cost plus a fixed margin. DISH Network may terminate the TT&C agreement for any reason upon at least 60 days notice.

Real Estate Lease Agreements. We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which DISH Network leases certain real estate from us. The rent on a per square foot basis for each of the leases is comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area, and DISH Network is responsible for a portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises. The term of each of the leases is set forth below:

Inverness Lease Agreement. The lease for certain space at 90 Inverness Circle East in Englewood, Colorado expires on January 1, 2012.

Meridian Lease Agreement. DISH Network recently extended its lease for all of 9601 S. Meridian Blvd. in Englewood, Colorado for a period ending on December 31, 2016.

Santa Fe Lease Agreement. DISH Network leases all of 5701 S. Santa Fe Dr. in Littleton, Colorado for a period ending on January 1, 2012 with a renewal option for one additional year.

EchoStar Data Networks Sublease Agreement. The sublease for certain space at 211 Perimeter Center in Atlanta, Georgia is for a period ending on October 31, 2016.

Gilbert Lease Agreement. The lease for certain space at 801 N. DISH Dr. in Gilbert, Arizona is a month to month lease and can be terminated by either party upon 30 days prior notice.

Product Support Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a product support agreement pursuant to which DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to receive product support (including certain engineering and technical support services) for all set-top boxes and related accessories that our subsidiaries have previously sold and in the future may sell to DISH Network. The fees for the services provided under the product support agreement are calculated at cost plus a fixed margin, which varies depending on the nature of the services provided. The term of the product support agreement is the economic life of such receivers and related accessories, unless terminated earlier. DISH Network may terminate the product support agreement for any reason upon at least 60 days notice. In the event of an early termination of this agreement, DISH Network shall be entitled to a refund of any unearned fees paid to us for the services.

DISHOnline.com Services Agreement. Effective January 1, 2010, DISH Network entered into a two-year agreement with us pursuant to which DISH Network will receive certain services associated with an online video portal. The fees for the services provided under this services agreement depend, among other things, upon the cost to develop and operate such services. DISH Network has the option to renew this agreement for three successive one year terms and the agreement may be terminated for any reason upon at least 120 days notice to us.

DISH Remote Access Services Agreement. Effective February 23, 2010, DISH Network entered into an agreement with us pursuant to which DISH Network will receive, among other things, certain remote DVR management services. The fees for the services provided under this services agreement depend, among other things, upon the cost to develop and operate such services. This agreement has a term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one year terms and may be terminated for any reason upon at least 120 days notice to us.

SlingService Services Agreement. Effective February 23, 2010, DISH Network entered into an agreement with us pursuant to which DISH Network will receive certain place-shifting services. The fees for the services provided under this services agreement depend, among other things, upon the cost to develop and operate such services. This agreement has a term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one year terms and may be terminated for any reason upon at least 120 days notice to us.

International Programming Rights Agreement. DISH Network purchased certain international rights for sporting events from us included in “Services and other revenue — DISH Network” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), of which we only retain a certain portion.

“General and administrative expenses — DISH Network”

Management Services Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a management services agreement with DISH Network pursuant to which DISH Network makes certain of its officers available to provide services (which are primarily legal and accounting services) to us. Specifically, R. Stanton Dodge and Paul W. Orban remain employed by DISH Network, but also serve as our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Senior Vice President and Controller, respectively. We make payments to DISH Network based upon an allocable portion of the personnel costs and expenses incurred by DISH Network with respect to such DISH Network officers (taking into account wages and fringe benefits). These allocations are based upon the estimated percentages of time to be spent by the DISH Network executive officers performing services for us under the management services agreement. We also reimburse DISH Network for direct out-of-pocket costs incurred by DISH Network for management services provided to us. We and DISH Network evaluate all charges for reasonableness at least annually and make any adjustments to these charges as we and DISH Network mutually agree upon.

The management services agreement automatically renewed on January 1, 2011 for an additional one-year period until January 1, 2012 and renews automatically for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless terminated earlier: (i) by us at any time upon at least 30 days notice; (ii) by DISH Network at the end of any renewal term, upon at least 180 days notice; or (iii) by DISH Network upon notice to us, following certain changes in control.

Real Estate Lease Agreement. During 2008, we entered into a sublease for space at 185 Varick Street, New York, New York from DISH Network for a period of approximately seven years. The rent on a per square foot basis for this sublease was comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the sublease, and we are responsible for our portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises.

Professional Services Agreement. Prior to 2010, in connection with the Spin-off, we entered into various agreements with DISH Network including the Transition Services Agreement, Satellite Procurement Agreement and Services Agreement, which all expired on January 1, 2010 and were replaced by the Professional Services Agreement. During 2009, we and DISH Network agreed that we shall continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to receive from DISH Network the following services, among others, certain of which were previously provided under the transition services agreement: information technology, travel and event coordination, internal audit, legal, accounting and tax, benefits administration, program acquisition services and other support services. Additionally, we and DISH Network agreed that DISH Network shall continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to engage us to manage the process of procuring new satellite capacity for DISH Network (as discussed above, previously provided under the satellite procurement agreement) and receive logistics, procurement and quality assurance services from us (as discussed above, previously provided under the services agreement). The professional services agreement expires on January 1, 2012, but renews automatically for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless terminated earlier by either party upon at least 60 days notice. However, either party may terminate the services it receives with respect to a particular service for any reason upon at least 30 days notice.

Other Agreements — DISH Network

Satellite Capacity Leased from DISH Network. During 2009, we entered into a satellite capacity agreement pursuant to which we lease certain satellite capacity from DISH Network on EchoStar I. The fee for the services provided under this satellite capacity agreement depends, among other things, upon the orbital location of the satellite and the length of the lease. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 the amount of those fees included in “Cost of sales — services and other” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was approximately $6 million and $11 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the amount of those fees included in “Cost of sales — services and other” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was approximately $5 million and $8 million, respectively. The lease generally terminates upon the earlier of: (i) the end of life or replacement of the satellite (unless we determine to renew on a year-to-year basis); (ii) the date the satellite fails; (iii) the date the transponder on which service is being provided fails; or (iv) a certain date, which depends, among other things, upon the estimated useful life of the satellite, whether the replacement satellite fails at launch or in orbit prior to being placed into service, and the exercise of certain renewal options. We generally have the option to renew this lease on a year-to-year basis through the end of the satellite’s life. There can be no assurance that any options to renew this agreement will be exercised.

Remanufactured Receiver Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a remanufactured receiver agreement with DISH Network pursuant to which we have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase remanufactured receivers and accessories from DISH Network at cost plus a fixed margin, which varies depending on the nature of the equipment purchased. This agreement expires on January 1, 2012. We may terminate the remanufactured receiver agreement for any reason upon at least 60 days notice to DISH Network. DISH Network may also terminate this agreement if certain entities acquire it. During the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we purchased remanufactured receivers and accessories from DISH Network for an aggregate amount of less than $1 million and $1 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we purchased remanufactured receivers and accessories from DISH Network for an aggregate amount of less than $1 million and $2 million, respectively.

Tax Sharing Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a tax sharing agreement with DISH Network which governs our respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Spin-off with respect to taxes for the periods ending on or before the Spin-off. Generally, all pre-Spin-off taxes, including any taxes that are incurred as a result of restructuring activities undertaken to implement the Spin-off, are borne by DISH Network, and DISH Network will indemnify us for such taxes. However, DISH Network is not liable for and will not indemnify us for any taxes that are incurred as a result of the Spin-off or certain related transactions failing to qualify as tax-free distributions pursuant to any provision of Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code because of: (i) a direct or indirect acquisition of any of our stock, stock options or assets; (ii) any action that we take or fail to take; or (iii) any action that we take that is inconsistent with the information and representations furnished to the IRS in connection with the request for the private letter ruling, or to counsel in connection with any opinion being delivered by counsel with respect to the Spin-off or certain related transactions. In such case, we will be solely liable for, and will indemnify DISH Network for, any resulting taxes, as well as any losses, claims and expenses. The tax sharing agreement will only terminate after the later of the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations, including extensions, or once all rights and obligations are fully effectuated or performed.

TiVo. On April 29, 2011, we and DISH Network entered into a settlement agreement with TiVo Inc. See Note 11 for further discussion.

Launch Service. During 2009, we assigned certain of our rights under a launch contract to DISH Network for its fair value of $103 million. We recorded the assignment of these rights at our net book value of $89 million and recorded the $14 million difference between our net book value and DISH Network’s purchase price as a capital transaction with DISH Network. The $103 million was received in the first quarter 2010.

Weather Related Programming Agreement. During May 2010, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which, among other things, we agreed to develop certain weather related programming and DISH Network received the right to distribute such programming. This agreement was terminated during June 2010. In July 2010, we sold our interest in the entity that held such weather related programming for $5 million.

Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc. and Sale of South.com, L.L.C. During October 2010, we purchased an additional equity interest in Alta Wireless, Inc. from another party for $2.8 million. This transaction increased our ownership in Alta Wireless, Inc. from 49.9% to 95%. Alta Wireless Inc. holds certain authorizations for local multipoint distribution service (“LMDS”) spectrum in the United States. Additionally, during October 2010, we and the same counterparty sold our respective interests in South.com, L.L.C. to DISH Network for $2 million and $3 million, respectively. South.com, L.L.C. holds certain authorizations for multichannel video and data distribution service (“MVDDS”) spectrum in the United States.

Blockbuster. On April 26, 2011, DISH Network acquired substantially all of the assets of Blockbuster, Inc. (“Blockbuster”). Hughes Communications provides broadband products and services to Blockbuster. For each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized less than $1 million of revenue from Blockbuster. As of June 30, 2011, we had a receivable balance of less than $1 million due from Blockbuster.

Other Agreements

In November 2009, Mr. Roger Lynch became employed by both us and DISH Network as Executive Vice President. Mr. Lynch is responsible for the development and implementation of advanced technologies that are of potential utility and importance to both us and DISH Network. Mr. Lynch’s compensation consists of cash and equity compensation and is borne by both DISH Network and us.

Hughes Systique Corporation (“Hughes Systique”)

We contracted with Hughes Systique for software development services. In addition to our 45% ownership in Hughes Systique, Pradman Kaul, the CEO and President of Hughes Communications, Inc. and a member of our Board of Directors and his brother, who is the CEO and President of Hughes Systique, in the aggregate, owned approximately 26%, on an undiluted basis, of Hughes Systique’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2011. Furthermore, Mr. Pradman Kaul serves on the board of directors of Hughes Systique. We are considered the “primary beneficiary” of Hughes Systique and as a result, we are required to consolidate Hughes Systique’s results of operations in our operating results.

NagraStar L.L.C.

We own 50% of NagraStar L.L.C. (“NagraStar”), a joint venture that is our primary provider of encryption and related security technology used in our set-top boxes. Although we do not consolidate NagraStar, we have the ability to significantly influence its operating policies; therefore, we account for our investment in NagraStar under the equity method of accounting.

The table below summarizes our transactions with NagraStar.

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Purchases from NagraStar	$	4,477	$	5,389	$	6,272	$	8,209

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Amounts payable to NagraStar	$	1,140	$	799
Commitments to purchase from NagraStar	$	6,907	$	4,934

Dish Mexico

During 2008, we entered into a joint venture for a direct-to-home (“DTH”) satellite service in Mexico known as Dish Mexico. Pursuant to these arrangements, we provide certain broadcast services and satellite capacity and sell hardware such as digital set-top boxes and related equipment to Dish Mexico.

The following table summarizes our transactions with Dish Mexico.

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Sales not related to the original contribution commitment associated with our investment:
Digital set-top boxes and related accessories	$	17,198	$	21,342	$	26,545	$	47,532
Sales of satellite services	$	2,130	$	2,130	$	4,260	$	4,260

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Amounts receivable from Dish Mexico	$	6,697	$	2,296

Joint Venture in Taiwan

During December 2009, we entered into a joint venture to provide a DTH satellite service in Taiwan and certain other targeted regions in Asia. We own 50% and have joint control of the joint venture. Pursuant to these arrangements, we sell hardware such as digital set-top boxes and provide certain technical support services to the joint venture. We have provided $18 million of cash to the joint venture, and an $18 million line of credit that the joint venture may only use to purchase set-top boxes from us. This investment is subject to an evaluation for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. This quarterly evaluation consists of reviewing, among other things, company business plans and current financial statements, if available, for factors that may indicate an impairment of our investment. During 2010, we recorded a $14 million charge to fully impair this investment. As of June 30, 2011, the remaining amount available under the line of credit is $10 million and if advanced would be subject to our evaluation for other-than-temporary impairment.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

Use of estimates

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Revenue Recognition

Debt Issuance Costs

Inventory

Subscriber Acquisition Costs

Capitalized Software Costs

Foreign Currency

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities

Schedule of marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs	$	179,820	$	395,715
Current marketable investment securities - strategic	245,005		232,718
Current marketable investment securities - other	254,225		360,653
Total marketable investment securities - current	679,050		989,086
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)	1,939		1,337
Total	680,989		990,423

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)	20,624		16,089

Marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent:
Cost method	26,193		3,097
Equity method	129,763		109,366
Fair value method	675,308		613,125
Total marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent	831,264		725,588
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities	$	1,532,877	$	1,732,100

Schedule of unrealized gain (loss) on marketable investment securities

	As of June 30, 2011										As of December 31, 2010
	Marketable										Marketable
	Investment		Unrealized								Investment		Unrealized
	Securities		Gains		Losses			Net			Securities		Gains		Losses			Net
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	179,820	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	395,715	$	—	$	—		$	—
Other (including restricted)	256,164		83		(991		)	(908		)	375,814		1,154		(233		)	921
Equity securities:
Other	245,005		210,653		(68		)	210,585			218,894		186,745		—			186,745
Total marketable investment securities	$	680,989	$	210,736	$	(1,059	)	$	209,677		$	990,423	$	187,899	$	(233	)	$	187,666

Schedule of available-for-sale securities in continuous unrealized loss position by length of time and their fair value

	Primary	As of June 30, 2011
	Reason for	Total		Less than Six Months					Six to Nine Months				Nine Months or More
Investment	Unrealized	Fair		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
Category	Loss	Value		Value		Loss			Value		Loss		Value		Loss
		(In thousands)
Debt securities	Temporary market fluctuations	$	106,490	$	106,490	$	(991	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	Temporary market fluctuations	3,105		3,105		(68		)	—		—		—		—
Total		$	109,595	$	109,595	$	(1,059	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	Primary	As of December 31, 2010
	Reason for	Total		Less than Six Months					Six to Nine Months					Nine Months or More
Investment	Unrealized	Fair		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Category	Loss	Value		Value		Loss			Value		Loss			Value		Loss
		(In thousands)
Debt securities	Temporary market fluctuations	$	119,135	$	26,358	$	(44	)	$	17,566	$	(71	)	$	75,211	$	(118	)
Total		$	119,135	$	26,358	$	(44	)	$	17,566	$	(71	)	$	75,211	$	(118	)

Schedule of fair value measurements

	As of
	June 30, 2011								December 31, 2010
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	179,820	$	—	$	179,820	$	—	$	395,715	$	—	$	395,715	$	—
Other (including restricted)	256,164		—		256,164		—		375,814		—		375,814		—

Equity securities	245,005		245,005		—		—		218,894		218,894		—		—

Marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent	675,308		450		—		674,858		613,125		4,170		—		608,955

Total assets at fair value	$	1,356,297	$	245,455	$	435,984	$	674,858	$	1,603,548	$	223,064	$	771,529	$	608,955

Schedule of changes in Level 3 instruments

	Level 3 Investment Securities
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	608,955
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings	3,507
Purchases	37,589
Issuances	24,807
Balance as of June 30, 2011	$	674,858

Schedule of gains and losses on sales and changes in carry values of investments

	For the Three Months					For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,					Ended June 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments:
Marketable investment securities - gains (losses) on sales/exchange	$	1,783	$	8		$	2,448	$	8
Marketable and other investment securities - gains (losses) on sales/exchanges	7,258		—			7,258		—
Marketable and other investment securities - other-than-temporary impairments	—		(21,476		)	—		(22,013		)
Total unrealized and realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities and other investments	$	9,041	$	(21,468	)	$	9,706	$	(22,005	)

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Tabular disclosure of the realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in the statement of income which have resulted from the sale and holding of marketable securities, respectively, as well as the sale or disposal of cost method investments. Such amounts would include realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities, unrealized gains and losses on trading securities, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading securities category, realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of cost method investments, and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of such investments.

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Property and Equipment

Schedule of property and equipment

	Depreciable	As of
	Life	June 30,			December 31,
	(In Years)	2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Land	—	$	41,252		$	28,240
Buildings and improvements	1-40	287,179			232,208
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1-10	907,296			791,247
Consumer rental equipment	2-4	141,084			—
Satellites:
EchoStar III - fully depreciated	N/A	234,083			234,083
EchoStar IV - fully depreciated	N/A	78,511			78,511
EchoStar VI	12	244,305			244,305
EchoStar VIII	12	175,801			175,801
EchoStar IX	12	127,376			127,376
EchoStar XII	10	190,051			190,051
SPACEWAY 3	15	286,707			—
Satellites acquired under capital leases	10-15	556,918			534,673
Construction in process	—	836,591			393,098
Total property and equipment		4,107,154			3,029,593
Accumulated depreciation		(1,860,004		)	(1,766,290		)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,247,150		$	1,263,303

Components of construction in process

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Progress amounts for satellite construction, including certain amounts prepaid under satellite service agreements and launch costs:
QuetzSat-1	$	165,120	$	162,947
EchoStar XVI	179,886		100,312
Jupiter	306,854		—
Other	67,131		93,958
Buildings and improvements	43,991		19,291
Uplink equipment	43,611		11,933
Other	29,998		4,657
Construction in process	$	836,591	$	393,098

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Satellites	$	24,592	$	22,902	$	47,717	$	47,438
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	24,187		24,246		49,564		47,488
Consumer rental equipment	7,580		—		7,580		—
Identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization	12,855		8,266		19,724		16,530
Buildings and improvements	1,845		1,612		3,488		3,219
Total depreciation and amortization	$	71,059	$	57,026	$	128,073	$	114,675

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Schedule of carrying and fair values of entity's debt facilities

	As of
	June 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying				Carrying
	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	$	1,100,000	$	1,117,600	$	—	$	—
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021	900,000		915,750		—		—
Mortgages and other notes payable	13,112		13,112		6,535		6,535
Subtotal	2,013,112		$	2,046,462	6,535		$	6,535
Capital lease obligations	392,494		NA		406,350		NA
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)	$	2,405,606			$	412,885

Schedule of depreciation on satellites acquired under capital lease agreements

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Depreciation expense - capital leases	$	7,037	$	6,783	$	14,043	$	15,201

Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations

For the Years Ended December 31,
2011 (six months remaining)	$	60,160
2012	119,497
2013	119,005
2014	113,641
2015	48,110
Thereafter	411,840
Total minimum lease payments	872,253
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments	(263,450		)
Net minimum lease payments	608,803
Less: Amount representing interest	(216,309		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	392,494
Less: Current portion	(54,129		)
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations	$	338,365

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation

Schedule of stock awards outstanding

	As of June 30, 2011
	EchoStar Awards		DISH Network Awards
Stock Awards Outstanding	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units
Held by EchoStar employees	8,269,450	95,665	3,053,078	228,624
Held by DISH Network employees	914,471	55,952	N/A	N/A
Total	9,183,921	151,617	3,053,078	228,624

Schedule of stock option activity

	For the Six Months
	Ended June 30, 2011
	Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period	7,795,373		$	23.24
Granted	2,516,000		$	37.30
Exercised	(943,132	)	$	24.04
Forfeited and cancelled	(184,320	)	$	20.41
Total options outstanding, end of period	9,183,921		$	27.07
Performance based options outstanding, end of period(1)	675,500		$	25.31
Exercisable at end of period	2,677,257		$	25.49

Schedule of realized tax benefits from stock awards exercised

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$	2,706	$	252	$	4,876	$	952

Schedule of aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and exercisable

	As of June 30, 2011
	Options Outstanding		Options Exercisable
	(In thousands)
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	88,232	$	29,314

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

	For the Six Months
	Ended June 30, 2011
	Restricted Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period	107,249		$	27.33
Granted	49,950		$	36.43
Vested	—		$	—
Forfeited and cancelled	(5,582	)	$	28.39
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period	151,617		$	30.28
Restricted Performance Units outstanding, end of period (1)	90,442		$	26.69

Schedule of unrecognized non-cash, stock-based compensation expense under the 2005 LTIP

	2005 LTIP
			Vested
	Total		Portion
	(In thousands)
DISH Network awards held by EchoStar employees	$	17,641	$	13,265
EchoStar awards held by EchoStar employees	3,455		2,593
Total	$	21,096	$	15,858

Schedule of awards outstanding under 2005 LTIP

	As of June 30, 2011
	Number of Awards	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Stock options	675,500	$	25.31
Restricted Performance Units	90,442
Total	765,942

Schedule of share based compensation allocated non-cash stock-based compensation expense

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Research and development expenses	$	609	$	971	$	1,212	$	2,128
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,952		2,088		5,330		5,173
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation	$	3,561	$	3,059	$	6,542	$	7,301

Schedule of assumptions of Black-Scholes option valuation model

	For the Three Months		For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,		Ended June 30,
Stock Options	2011	2010	2011	2010
Risk-free interest rate	1.76% - 2.13%	2.14%	1.76% - 2.57%	2.14% - 2.97%
Volatility factor	35.45% - 38.68%	31.51%	34.68% - 38.68%	31.00% - 31.51%
Expected term of options in years	5.1 - 6.0	6.1	5.1 - 6.0	6.1
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$13.36 - $13.77	$6.66	$13.36 - $14.42	$6.66 - $7.38

Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting

Operating segment data and reconciliation of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") to reported net income

	EchoStar Technologies Business			EchoStar Satellite Services Business			Hughes Business			All Other			Consolidated Total
	(In thousands)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Total revenue	$	426,985		$	69,538		$	81,923		$	5,787		$	584,233
EBITDA (1)	44,721			60,206			20,233			(15,394		)	109,766
Interest expense, net	—			(9,757		)	(2		)	(888		)	(10,647		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(7,498		)	(10,160		)	(1,611		)	9,691			(9,578		)
Depreciation and amortization	(24,785		)	(23,427		)	(16,033		)	(6,814		)	(71,059		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	12,438		$	16,862		$	2,587		$	(13,405	)	$	18,482

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Total revenue	$	832,368		$	137,399		$	81,923		$	12,369		$	1,064,059
EBITDA (1)	67,829			104,696			20,233			(4,165		)	188,593
Interest expense, net	—			(18,282		)	(2		)	10,776			(7,508		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(6,164		)	(14,800		)	(1,611		)	5,209			(17,366		)
Depreciation and amortization	(51,436		)	(47,052		)	(16,033		)	(13,552		)	(128,073		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	10,229		$	24,562		$	2,587		$	(1,732	)	$	35,646

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
Total revenue	$	532,257		$	66,077		$	—		$	4,715		$	603,049
EBITDA (1)	35,010			45,742			—			(42,461		)	38,291
Interest expense, net	—			(9,909		)	—			3,546			(6,363		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(1,902		)	(4,858		)	—			(9,619		)	(16,379		)
Depreciation and amortization	(28,651		)	(23,480		)	—			(4,895		)	(57,026		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	4,457		$	7,495		$	—		$	(53,429	)	$	(41,477	)

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
Total revenue	$	1,091,525		$	129,634		$	—		$	8,970		$	1,230,129
EBITDA (1)	80,100			92,235			—			27,991			200,326
Interest expense, net	—			(21,470		)	—			5,358			(16,112		)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(8,589		)	(8,728		)	—			(21,953		)	(39,270		)
Depreciation and amortization	(56,355		)	(48,590		)	—			(9,730		)	(114,675		)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$	15,156		$	13,447		$	—		$	1,666		$	30,269

Summary of total long-lived assets and revenue attributed to the North American and other foreign locations

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
Long-lived assets, including FCC authorizations:	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
North America	$	3,769,940	$	1,457,208
All other	41,448		41,356
Total	$	3,811,388	$	1,498,564

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
Revenue:	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
North America	$	550,784	$	592,502	$	1,017,092	$	1,208,724
All other	33,449		10,547		46,967		21,405
Total	$	584,233	$	603,049	$	1,064,059	$	1,230,129

Summary of sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue

	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Total revenue:
DISH Network	$	398,847		$	501,645		$	792,180		$	1,002,553
Bell TV	48,581			49,996			89,983			123,308
Dish Mexico	19,328			23,472			30,805			51,792
Other	117,477			27,936			151,091			52,476
Total revenue	$	584,233		$	603,049		$	1,064,059		$	1,230,129

Percentage of total revenue:
DISH Network	68.3		%	83.2		%	74.4		%	81.5		%
Bell TV	8.3		%	8.3		%	8.5		%	10.0		%
Dish Mexico	3.3		%	3.9		%	2.9		%	4.2		%
All Other	20.1		%	4.6		%	14.2		%	4.3		%

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$ 18,482	$ (41,477)	$ 35,646	$ 30,269
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	86,314	85,102	85,893	84,979
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (in shares)	1,383		1,283	99
Diluted (in shares)	87,697	85,102	87,176	85,078
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.49)	$ 0.42	$ 0.36
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.49)	$ 0.41	$ 0.36
Stock awards \| Class A common stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)			3,100	5,600
Performance based options \| Class A common stock
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)			676	712
Restricted Performance Units \| Class A common stock
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)			90	97
Long-term performance based plans \| Class A common stock
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)			766	809

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Total marketable investment securities - current	$ 679,050	$ 989,086
Restricted marketable investment securities	1,939	1,337
Total	680,989	990,423
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	20,624	16,089
Marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent:
Cost Method	26,193	3,097
Equity Method	129,763	109,366
Fair Value Method	675,308	613,125
Total marketable and other investment securities - noncurrent	831,264	725,588
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities	1,532,877	1,732,100
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Total marketable investment securities - current	179,820	395,715
Current marketable investment securities - strategic
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Total marketable investment securities - current	245,005	232,718
Current marketable investment securities - other
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Total marketable investment securities - current	$ 254,225	$ 360,653

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Accumulated net unrealized gains, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 210,000	$ 188,000
Debt security	679,050	989,086
Total marketable investment securities	680,989	990,423
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	210,736	187,899
Unrealized Losses	(1,059)	(233)
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	209,677	187,666
Contractual maturities of restricted and non-restricted marketable investment securities
Debt security with contractual maturities of one year or less	373,000
Debt securities with contractual maturities greater than one year	63,000
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Debt security	179,820	395,715
Other (including restricted)
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Debt Security	256,164	375,814
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	83	1,154
Unrealized Losses	(991)	(233)
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	(908)	921
Equity securities
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Equity security	245,005	218,894
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	210,653	186,745
Unrealized Losses	(68)
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	$ 210,585	$ 186,745

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt security	$ 679,050	$ 989,086
Debt and equity securities	675,308	613,125
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt security	179,820	395,715
Other (including restricted)
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt Security	256,164	375,814
Equity securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Equity security	245,005	218,894
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Total
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable debt and equity securities	1,356,297	1,603,548
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Total \| Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt security	179,820	395,715
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Total \| Other (including restricted)
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt Security	256,164	375,814
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Total \| Equity securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Equity security	245,005	218,894
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Total \| Marketable and other Investment securities - noncurrent
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt and equity securities	675,308	613,125
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 1
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable debt and equity securities	245,455	223,064
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Equity securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Equity security	245,005	218,894
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 1 \| Marketable and other Investment securities - noncurrent
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt and equity securities	450	4,170
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 2
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable debt and equity securities	435,984	771,529
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt security	179,820	395,715
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 2 \| Other (including restricted)
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt Security	256,164	375,814
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 3
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable debt and equity securities	674,858	608,955
Fair value measurements on recurring basis \| Level 3 \| Marketable and other Investment securities - noncurrent
Fair value of marketable securities
Debt and equity securities	$ 674,858	$ 608,955

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details 7) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2008 shares	Feb. 29, 2008 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Nov. 18, 2010 USD ($)
Statements of Operations Data (unaudited)
Net income (loss)			$ 18,574	$ (41,477)	$ 35,733	$ 30,269
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders			18,482	(41,477)	35,646	30,269
TerreStar Corporation
Marketable investment securities:
Number of board members the Company may appoint under Master Investment Agreement		2
Frequency of spectrum acquired (in GHz)	1.4
Shares of common stock issued to acquire spectrum (in shares) \| shares	30
Fair value of equity investments			1,000		1,000			$ 4,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments accounted for at fair value, net			4,000	$ (22,000)	8,000	$ 44,000
TerreStar Network Inc.
Marketable investment securities:
Fair value of debt investments			675,000		675,000			$ 626,000
TerreStar Network Inc. \| 6 1/2 % Senior Exchangeable Paid-In-Kind Notes Due June 15, 2014
Marketable investment securities:
Aggregate principal amount of investment acquired		$ 50,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.50%
TerreStar Network Inc. \| 15% Senior Secured Paid-in-Kind Notes due February 15, 2014
Marketable investment securities:
Aggregate principal amount of investment acquired		$ 50,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		15.00%
TerreStar Network Inc. \| February 2008 Secured Financing Commitment
Marketable investment securities:
Commitment under credit agreement		$ 50,000
Amount owed to entity under terms of credit agreement			47,000		47,000
TerreStar Network Inc. \| Debtor-In-Possession Credit Facility
Marketable investment securities:
Commitment under credit agreement									$ 90,000
Amount owed to entity under terms of credit agreement			$ 69,000		$ 69,000
Gamma Acquisition L.L.C. (Gamma) \| Assets purchase agreement with TerreStar Networks, Inc. (TerreStar)
Marketable investment securities:
Cash purchase price of assets							$ 1,375,000

Property and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2011 USD ($)	May 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			$ 4,107,154		$ 4,107,154		$ 3,029,593
Accumulated depreciation			(1,860,004)		(1,860,004)		(1,766,290)
Property and equipment, net			2,247,150		2,247,150		1,263,303
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			71,059	$ 57,026	128,073	$ 114,675
Decrease in capital lease obligations	$ 7,000
Land
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			41,252		41,252		28,240
Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			287,179		$ 287,179		232,208
Depreciable Life, low end of range (in years)					1
Depreciable Life, high end of range (in years)					40
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			1,845	1,612	$ 3,488	3,219
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			907,296		$ 907,296		791,247
Depreciable Life, low end of range (in years)					1
Depreciable Life, high end of range (in years)					10
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			24,187	24,246	$ 49,564	47,488
Consumer rental equipment
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			141,084		$ 141,084
Depreciable Life, low end of range (in years)					2
Depreciable Life, high end of range (in years)					4
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			7,580		$ 7,580
Satellites
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			24,592	22,902	$ 47,717	47,438
Number of satellites utilized in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator					11
Number of satellites utilized under lease					4
Number of satellites utilized under capital lease					3
Number of satellites utilized under operating lease					1
Number of satellites acquired					2
Number of in-orbit satellites acquired					1
Number of satellites under construction acquired					1
EchoStar III - fully depreciated
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			234,083		$ 234,083		234,083
EchoStar IV - fully depreciated
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			78,511		78,511		78,511
EchoStar VI
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			244,305		$ 244,305		244,305
Depreciable Life (in years)					12
EchoStar VIII
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			175,801		$ 175,801		175,801
Depreciable Life (in years)					12
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Number of DBS transponders, option one					32
Watts per channel, option one					120
Number of DBS transponders available, option two					16
Watts per channel, option two					240
EchoStar IX
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			127,376		$ 127,376		127,376
Depreciable Life (in years)					12
EchoStar XII
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			190,051		$ 190,051		190,051
Depreciable Life (in years)					10
SPACEWAY 3
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			286,707		$ 286,707
Depreciable Life (in years)					15
Satellites acquired under capital leases
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			556,918		$ 556,918		534,673
Depreciable Life, low end of range (in years)					10
Depreciable Life, high end of range (in years)					15
Construction in process
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			836,591		$ 836,591		393,098
Capitalized interest related to satellites under construction			9,000		18,000
QuetzSat-1
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			165,120		165,120		162,947
EchoStar XVI
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			179,886		179,886		100,312
Jupiter
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			306,854		306,854
Satellite under construction: Other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			67,131		67,131		93,958
Construction in process:Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			43,991		43,991		19,291
Uplink equipment
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			43,611		43,611		11,933
Construction in process: Other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment			29,998		29,998		$ 4,657
Identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense			$ 12,855	$ 8,266	$ 19,724	$ 16,530
Leased Satellites
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Number of DBS transponders, option one					24
Watts per channel, option one					120
Reduction in capital lease obligation and corresponding assets value					$ 35,000
Decrease in capital lease obligations		$ 7,000

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	$ 721,117		$ 721,117		$ 326,046
Accumulated Amortization	(186,918)		$ (186,918)		(167,052)
Average finite useful life, low end of the range (in years)			1
Average finite useful life, high end of the range (in years)			20
Amortization expense	13,000	$ 8,000	$ 20,000	$ 17,000
Estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets
2011 (remaining six months)			49,088
2012			92,193
2013			90,090
2014			82,618
2015			68,433
Thereafter			151,777
Total			534,199
In-process R&D assets					26,000
Contract-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	262,273		262,273		190,566
Accumulated Amortization	(118,700)		(118,700)		(108,361)
Customer relationships
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	303,726		303,726		23,632
Accumulated Amortization	(27,504)		(27,504)		(23,605)
Technology-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	152,627		152,627		111,848
Accumulated Amortization	(40,465)		(40,465)		$ (35,086)
Trademark portfolio
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	2,491		2,491
Accumulated Amortization	(249)		(249)
Identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization	$ 30,000		$ 30,000

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 2) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Estimated fair value of satellites acquired under capital leases		$ 557,000		$ 557,000		$ 535,000
Accumulated depreciation on satellites acquired under capital leases		282,000		282,000		$ 268,000
Depreciation expense - capital leases		7,037	$ 6,783	$ 14,043	$ 15,201
Initial lease term of satellite AMC-15 (in years)				10
Initial lease term of satellite AMC-16 (in years)				10
Decrease in capital lease obligations	$ 7,000
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments
2011 (six months remaining)		60,160		$ 60,160
2012		119,497		119,497
2013		119,005		119,005
2014		113,641		113,641
2015		48,110		48,110
Thereafter		411,840		411,840
Total minimum lease payments		872,253		872,253
Less : Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments		(263,450)		(263,450)
Net minimum lease payments		608,803		608,803
Less : Amount representing interest		(216,309)		(216,309)
Present value of net minimum lease payments		392,494		392,494
Less : Current portion		(54,129)		(54,129)
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations		$ 338,365		$ 338,365

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 02, 2008
Stock-Based Compensation
Percentage of stock awards vesting per year (as a percent)			20% to 33% per year
Class A common stock
Stock-Based Compensation
Number of common stock available for future grant under stock incentive plans (in shares)	4,500,000		4,500,000
EchoStar Awards
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	9,183,921		9,183,921
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	151,617		151,617
EchoStar Awards \| Held by EchoStar employees
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	8,269,450		8,269,450
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	95,665		95,665
EchoStar Awards \| Held by DISH Network employees
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	914,471		914,471
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	55,952		55,952
DISH Network Awards
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	3,053,078		3,053,078
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	228,624		228,624
DISH Network Awards \| Held by EchoStar employees
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	3,053,078		3,053,078
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	228,624		228,624
Non-Performance Based Stock Awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 57,000		$ 57,000
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Future forfeiture rate (as a percent)			1.50%
Period for recognition of compensation cost (in years)			3
Restricted stock units
Stock-Based Compensation
Restricted stock unit converted into new restricted stock units					5
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			107,249
Granted (in shares)			49,950
Forfeited and cancelled (in shares)			(5,582)
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	151,617		151,617
Weighted - Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 27.33
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			36.43
Forfeited and cancelled (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 28.39		28.39
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 30.28		$ 30.28
Restricted Performance Units
Restricted stock unit activity
Number of stock awards outstanding	90,442		90,442
Stock options
Stock-Based Compensation
Expiration term (in years)			ten years
Stock option converted into new stock options					2
Multiplication factor for conversion of original stock option to adjusted stock option					0.831219
Portion of the number of shares that were exercisable under the original option needed to receive a new stock option.					one-fifth
Multiplication factor for conversion of original stock option to new stock option					0.843907
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			7,795,373
Granted (in shares)			2,516,000
Exercised (in shares)			(943,132)
Forfeited and cancelled (in shares)			(184,320)
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	9,183,921		9,183,921
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)	2,677,257		2,677,257
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 23.24
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 37.30		37.30
Exercised (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	24.04		24.04
Forfeited and cancelled (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			20.41
Total options outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	27.07		27.07
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 25.49		$ 25.49
Aggregate intrinsic value
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding \| $	$ 88,232		$ 88,232
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable \| $	29,314		29,314
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised \| $	$ 2,706	$ 252	$ 4,876	$ 952
Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)		2.14%
Risk-free Interest Rate, low end of range (as a percent)	1.76%		1.76%	2.14%
Risk-free Interest Rate, high end of range (as a percent)	2.13%		2.57%	2.97%
Volatility factor (as a percent)		31.51%
Volatility factor, low end of range (as a percent)	35.45%		34.68%	31.00%
Volatility factor, high end of range (as a percent)	38.68%		38.68%	31.51%
Expected term of options (in years)		6.1		6.1
Minimum expected term of options (in years)	5.1		5.1
Maximum expected term of options (in years)	6.0		6.0
Weighted-average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.66
Weighted-average fair value of options granted, low end of the range (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	13.36		13.36	6.66
Weighted-average fair value of options granted, high end of the range (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	13.77		14.42	7.38
Dividend yield percentage (as a percent)			0.00%
Long-term performance based plans
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	675,500		675,500
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares	$ 25.31		$ 25.31
Weighted - Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 26.69		$ 26.69
LTIP 2005
Restricted stock unit activity
Number of stock awards outstanding	765,942		765,942
LTIP Terms
Awards vesting period (in years)			seven years
Percentage of awards vesting per annum during first four years (as a percent)			10.00%
Percentage of awards vesting per annum after first four years (as a percent)			20.00%
Share-based expenses
Unrecognized compensation expense relating to long-term performance based incentive awards \| $			$ 21,096
Unrecognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense on vested portion \| $	$ 15,858		15,858
LTIP 2005 \| EchoStar Awards \| Held by EchoStar employees
Share-based expenses
Unrecognized compensation expense relating to long-term performance based incentive awards \| $			3,455
Unrecognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense on vested portion \| $	2,593		2,593
LTIP 2005 \| DISH Network Awards \| Held by EchoStar employees
Share-based expenses
Unrecognized compensation expense relating to long-term performance based incentive awards \| $			17,641
Unrecognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense on vested portion \| $	$ 13,265		$ 13,265

Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 08, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Purchase Price Allocation
Cash	$ 84,768	$ 84,768		$ 84,768
Debt issuance costs incurred				55,845
Hughes Communications
Acquisition
Percentage of issued and outstanding shares acquired (as a percent)						100.00%
Cash to be paid for each issued and outstanding share of common stock and vested stock option of Hughes pursuant to the Hughes Agreement (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 60.70
Maximum liability for the unvested stock options of acquired entity	39,000	39,000		39,000
Portion of liability accrued for the unvested stock options of acquired entity	18,000	18,000		18,000
Liability payable due to change of control bonuses and retention bonuses	17,000	17,000		17,000
Portion of liability accrued due to change of control bonuses and retention bonuses	3,000	3,000		$ 3,000
Period of liability payable due to change of control bonuses and retention bonuses, low end of range (in months)				6
Period of liability payable due to change of control bonuses and retention bonuses, high end of range (in months)				12
Purchase Price Allocation
Cash						$ 84,768
Marketable investment securities						22,148
Other current assets						281,205
Property and equipment						929,797
Intangibles						431,657
Goodwill						513,712
FCC Authorizations						400,000
Other noncurrent assets						63,991
Current liabilities						(265,903)
Deferred tax liabilities						(257,959)
Long-term liabilities						(17,735)
Non-controlling interest						(10,748)
Total purchase price						$ 2,174,933
Acquisition related transaction costs	35,000
Debt issuance costs incurred	$ 56,000
Debt issuance costs amortized		1,000		$ 1,000
Supplemental pro forma financial information (Unaudited)
Total revenue		786,731	$ 853,880	1,529,840	$ 1,722,414
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders		$ 729	$ (63,061)	$ (8,403)	$ (19,420)
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders \| $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ (0.74)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.23)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders \| $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ (0.74)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.23)
Hughes Communications \| 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Acquisition
Debt instrument issued for the funding of the acquisition							$ 1,100,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.50%
Hughes Communications \| 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021
Acquisition
Debt instrument issued for the funding of the acquisition							$ 900,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Interest rate (as a percent)							7.625%
Move Networks
Acquisition
Purchase price								$ 45,000
Escrow for certain potential contingencies								2,250
Purchase Price Allocation
In-process R&D								26,482
Property and equipment								7,213
Intangibles								4,271
Goodwill								6,457
Accounts receivable								535
Other current								33
Total purchase price								$ 44,991

Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2011
Segment Reporting
Number of business units			3
Segment Reporting
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites			11
Total revenue	$ 584,233	$ 603,049	$ 1,064,059	$ 1,230,129
EBITDA	109,766	38,291	188,593	200,326
Interest expense, net	(10,647)	(6,363)	(7,508)	(16,112)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(9,578)	(16,379)	(17,366)	(39,270)
Depreciation and amortization	(71,059)	(57,026)	(128,073)	(114,675)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	18,482	(41,477)	35,646	30,269
EchoStar Technologies Business
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	426,985	532,257	832,368	1,091,525
EBITDA	44,721	35,010	67,829	80,100
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(7,498)	(1,902)	(6,164)	(8,589)
Depreciation and amortization	(24,785)	(28,651)	(51,436)	(56,355)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	12,438	4,457	$ 10,229	15,156
EchoStar Satellite Services Business
Segment Reporting
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites			10
Total revenue	69,538	66,077	$ 137,399	129,634
EBITDA	60,206	45,742	104,696	92,235
Interest expense, net	(9,757)	(9,909)	(18,282)	(21,470)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(10,160)	(4,858)	(14,800)	(8,728)
Depreciation and amortization	(23,427)	(23,480)	(47,052)	(48,590)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	16,862	7,495	24,562	13,447
Hughes Business
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	81,923		81,923
EBITDA	20,233		20,233
Interest expense, net	(2)		(2)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(1,611)		(1,611)
Depreciation and amortization	(16,033)		(16,033)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	2,587		2,587
All Other
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	5,787	4,715	12,369	8,970
EBITDA	(15,394)	(42,461)	(4,165)	27,991
Interest expense, net	(888)	3,546	10,776	5,358
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	9,691	(9,619)	5,209	(21,953)
Depreciation and amortization	(6,814)	(4,895)	(13,552)	(9,730)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$ (13,405)	$ (53,429)	$ (1,732)	$ 1,666
All Other \| 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Segment Reporting
Interest rate (as a percent)					6.50%
All Other \| 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021
Segment Reporting
Interest rate (as a percent)					7.625%

Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 USD ($)	May 31, 2010	Feb. 28, 2010	Jan. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008	Oct. 01, 2010
Related party transactions
Debt outstanding									$ 2,013,112		$ 2,013,112		$ 6,535
Amounts payable to NagraStar									23,826		$ 23,826		14,155
QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years)															10
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services															32
Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc.
Related party transactions
Purchase of additional equity interest		$ 2,800
DISH Network \| Receiver Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											60
DISH Network \| Broadcast Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											60
DISH Network \| Broadcast Agreement for Certain Sports Related Programming
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years)				10
DISH Network \| EchoStar XVI
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years) from commencement of service date											10
DISH Network \| DISH Telesat Agreement
Related party transactions
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services								32
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services								25
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services								7
DISH Network \| QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement
Related party transactions
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services															24
DISH Network \| QuetzSat-1 Transponder
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years) from commencement of service date															10
DISH Network \| TT&C Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											60
DISH Network \| Real Estate Lease Agreement
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years)															7
DISH Network \| Santa Fe Lease Agreement
Related party transactions
Term of renewal option (in years)											1
DISH Network \| Gilbert Lease Agreement
Related party transactions
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement (in days)											30
DISH Network \| Product Support Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											60
DISH Network \| DISHOnline.com Services Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											120
Agreement term (in years)						2
Term of renewal option (in years)											1
Number of successive one year renewal options											3
DISH Network \| DISH Remote Access Services Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)					120
Agreement term (in years)					5
Automatic renewal period (in years)					1
DISH Network \| SlingService Services Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)					120
Agreement term (in years)					5
Automatic renewal period (in years)					1
DISH Network \| Management Services Agreement
Related party transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days)											180
Automatic renewal period (in years)	1										1
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity (in days)											30
DISH Network \| Professional Services Agreement
Related party transactions
Automatic renewal period (in years)											1
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement (in days)											60
Required minimum notice for termination of individual service (in days)											30
DISH Network \| Satellite capacity leased from Dish Network
Related party transactions
Fees included in Cost of sales-services and other									6,000	$ 5,000	$ 11,000	$ 8,000
DISH Network \| Remanufactured Receiver Agreement
Related party transactions
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity (in days)											60
Amount of remanufactured receivers and accessories purchased from related party										1,000		2,000
Amount Of Remanufactured Receivers And Accessories Purchased From Related Party Less Than									1,000		$ 1,000
DISH Network \| EchoStar XV Launch Service
Related party transactions
Fair value of rights assigned														$ 103,000
Recorded value of rights assigned														89,000
Excess of paid amount over recorded amount of rights assigned														$ 14,000
DISH Network \| Weather Related Programming Agreement
Related party transactions
Sale of interest in the entity			$ 5,000
DISH Network \| Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc.
Related party transactions
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)		95.00%														49.90%
DISH Network \| Sale of South.com, L.L.C.
Related party transactions
Sale of interest in the entity		$ 2,000
Sale of interest in the entity by counter party		$ 3,000
Telesat Canada \| Nimiq 5 Agreement
Related party transactions
Agreement term (in years)								15
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services								32
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services								25
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services								7
Blockbuster
Related party transactions
Related Party Transaction Revenues From Transactions With Related Party, Less Than									1,000		1,000
Due From Related Parties, Less Than									$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Hughes Systique Corporation
Related party transactions
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)									45.00%		45.00%
Ownership percentage by related party (as a percent)									26.00%		26.00%
NagraStar
Related party transactions
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)									50.00%		50.00%
Purchases from NagraStar									$ 4,477	5,389	$ 6,272	8,209
Amounts payable to NagraStar									1,140		1,140		799
Commitments to purchase from NagraStar											6,907		4,934
Dish Mexico
Sales not related to the original contribution commitment associated with our investment:
Digital set-top boxes and related accessories									17,198	21,342	26,545	47,532
Sales of satellite services									2,130	$ 2,130	4,260	$ 4,260
Amount receivable from Dish Mexico									$ 6,697		$ 6,697		2,296
Dish Mexico \| QuetzSat-1 Transponder
Related party transactions
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services															8
Joint Venture in Taiwan
Related party transactions
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)									50.00%		50.00%
Related party joint venture
Related Party Transaction, Cash Provided							$ 18,000
Line of credit provided to joint venture							$ 18,000
Impairment of joint venture investment													$ 14,000
Line of credit provided to joint venture, balance outstanding									$ 10,000		$ 10,000

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Acquisition of Hughes, cash acquired	$ 84,768

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenue Recognition
Period of service contract under consumer rental program (in months)		24
Reward from the U.S. Government as the only national provider of high-speed satellite broadband service	$ 59
Capitalized Software Costs
Estimated useful life of capitalized software costs, maximum (in years)		5

Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Inventory
Finished goods	$ 54,990	$ 21,084
Raw materials	23,743	6,819
Work-in-process	16,591	2,530
Total inventory	$ 95,324	$ 30,433

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Goodwill associated with various acquisitions
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 6,457
Balance at the end of the period	530,529
Troppus Acquisition
Goodwill associated with various acquisitions
Acquired during the period	10,360
Hughes Communications
Goodwill associated with various acquisitions
Acquired during the period	$ 513,712

Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2011
Vigilos, LLC
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of subsidiaries against which lawsuit was filed			2
Tivo Inc.
Commitment and Contingencies
Disablement provision contempt sanction amount		$ 90
Settlement amount	$ 500
Initial settlement amount paid	300
Aggregate of six annual installment amounts between 2012 and 2017	$ 200
Litigation settlement, number of annual installments	6
Estimated dollar amount of future payments payable by EchoStar	$ 10
Estimated percentage of annual future payments payable by EchoStar (as a percent)	5.00%
Portion of the $300 million initial settlement agreement payment allocated to EchoStar	$ 10
Portion of EchoStar's initial litigation settlement payment related to prior periods	8
Portion of EchoStar's initial litigation settlement payment related to future periods	2
Portion of litigation payment expense including prepayments	$ 12
Number of international customers to whom license granted	2
Intellectual property liability contribution	$ 5
Loss contingency terms
Number of set-top boxes not required to be disabled		192,000

Organization and Business Activities (Details)	6 Months Ended
Organization and Business Activities (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011
Organization and Business Activities
Number of business units	3
Principal Business
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites	11
EchoStar Satellite Services Business
Principal Business
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites	10

Organization and Business Activities (Details 2) - Hughes Communications - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jun. 08, 2011	Jun. 02, 2011
Hughes Acquisition
Cash to be paid for each issued and outstanding share of common stock and vested stock option of Hughes pursuant to the Hughes Agreement (in dollars per share)	$ 60.70
Cash to be paid for each issued and outstanding share of unvested restricted stock and unvested stock option of Hughes pursuant to the Hughes Agreement (in dollars per share)	$ 60.70
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Hughes Acquisition
Debt instrument issued for the funding of the acquisition		$ 1,100
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021
Hughes Acquisition
Debt instrument issued for the funding of the acquisition		$ 900

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair value of marketable investment securities in a loss position
Total	$ 109,595	$ 119,135
Less than Six Months	109,595	26,358
Six to Nine Months		17,566
Nine Months or More		75,211
Unrealized loss on marketable investment securities in a loss position
Less than Six Months	(1,059)	(44)
Six to Nine Months		(71)
Nine Months or More		(118)
Debt securities
Fair value of marketable investment securities in a loss position
Total	106,490	119,135
Less than Six Months	106,490	26,358
Six to Nine Months		17,566
Nine Months or More		75,211
Unrealized loss on marketable investment securities in a loss position
Less than Six Months	(991)	(44)
Six to Nine Months		(71)
Nine Months or More		$ (118)
Equity securities
Fair value of marketable investment securities in a loss position
Total	3,105
Less than Six Months	3,105
Unrealized loss on marketable investment securities in a loss position
Less than Six Months	$ (68)

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Other Investment Securities (Details 5) - Investment Securities $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Level 3 Investment Securities
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 608,955
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings	3,507
Purchases	37,589
Issuances	24,807
Balance at the end of the period	$ 674,858

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Carrying Value	$ 2,013,112		$ 6,535
Fair Value	2,046,462		6,535
Capital lease obligations	392,494		406,350
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)	$ 2,405,606		412,885
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 \| EH Holding Corporation ("EHHC")
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt instrument issued		$ 1,100,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.50%	6.50%
Debt instrument issued, issue price (as a percent)		100.00%
Percentage of principal amount at which the entity may redeem some or all of the notes to the date of redemption (as a percent)		100.00%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes redeemable before June 15, 2014 (as a percent)		35.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal redeemable any time before June 15, 2014 (as a percent)		106.50%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes redeemable at any time before June 15, 2015 (as a percent)		10.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes redeemable at any time before June 15, 2015 (as a percent)		103.00%
Repurchase price in the event of change of control, percentage of principal (as a percent)		101.00%
Carrying Value	$ 1,100,000
Fair Value	$ 1,117,600
7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2021 \| EH Holding Corporation ("EHHC")
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt instrument issued		$ 900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.625%	7.625%
Debt instrument issued, issue price (as a percent)		100.00%
Percentage of principal amount at which the entity may redeem some or all of the notes to the date of redemption (as a percent)		100.00%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes redeemable before June 15, 2014 (as a percent)		35.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal redeemable any time before June 15, 2014 (as a percent)		107.625%
Repurchase price in the event of change of control, percentage of principal (as a percent)		101.00%
Carrying Value	$ 900,000
Fair Value	915,750
Mortgages and other notes payable
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Carrying Value	13,112		6,535
Fair Value	$ 13,112		$ 6,535

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	$ 855,423
2012	518,949
2013	389,673
2014	344,013
2015	263,178
Thereafter	3,395,637
Total	5,766,873
Unrecognized tax benefits accrued, with no expectations of payment and settlement with in the next twelve months	33,000
Long-term debt obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	3,857
2012	2,618
2013	1,744
2014	1,442
2015	1,277
Thereafter	2,002,174
Total	2,013,112
Capital lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	26,575
2012	56,358
2013	61,578
2014	63,629
2015	11,961
Thereafter	172,393
Total	392,494
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	95,216
2012	174,337
2013	169,046
2014	163,328
2015	159,686
Thereafter	721,683
Total	1,483,296
Satellite-related obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	272,632
2012	254,790
2013	137,057
2014	103,180
2015	84,893
Thereafter	493,211
Total	$ 1,345,763
Satellite-related obligations, number of satellite launch contracts	2
Scheduled period to complete satellites under construction (in years)	2
Satellite Under Construction - QuetzSat-1
Commitment and Contingencies
Satellite service agreement period (in years)		10
Number of DBS transponders available	32
Number of DBS transponders leased by DISH Network from EchoStar	24
Expected future payments under agreement	$ 289,000
Satellite Under Construction - EchoStar XVI
Commitment and Contingencies
Expected future payments under agreement	111,000
Satellite Under Construction - Jupiter
Commitment and Contingencies
Expected future payments under agreement	135,000
Operating lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	12,463
2012	19,364
2013	12,924
2014	8,099
2015	5,361
Thereafter	6,176
Total	64,387
Purchase and other obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	431,636
2012	659
2013	510
2014	203
Total	433,008
Payments in connection with acquisitions
Commitment and Contingencies
2011	13,044
2012	10,823
2013	6,814
2014	4,132
Total	$ 34,813

Segment Reporting (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Geographic Information
Long-lived assets, including FCC authorizations	$ 3,811,388		$ 3,811,388		$ 1,498,564
Revenue	584,233	$ 603,049	1,064,059	$ 1,230,129
North America
Geographic Information
Long-lived assets, including FCC authorizations	3,769,940		3,769,940		1,457,208
Revenue	550,784	592,502	1,017,092	1,208,724
All Other.
Geographic Information
Long-lived assets, including FCC authorizations	41,448		41,448		$ 41,356
Revenue	$ 33,449	$ 10,547	$ 46,967	$ 21,405

Segment Reporting (Details 3) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details 3) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)
Segment Reporting
Number of major customers			3
Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue
Revenue	$ 584,233	$ 603,049	$ 1,064,059	$ 1,230,129
DISH Network
Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue
Revenue	$ 398,847	$ 501,645	$ 792,180	$ 1,002,553
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	68.30%	83.20%	74.40%	81.50%
Bell TV
Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue
Revenue	$ 48,581	$ 49,996	$ 89,983	$ 123,308
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	8.30%	8.30%	8.50%	10.00%
Dish Mexico
Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue
Revenue	$ 19,328	$ 23,472	$ 30,805	$ 51,792
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	3.30%	3.90%	2.90%	4.20%
Other.
Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue
Revenue	$ 117,477	$ 27,936	$ 151,091	$ 52,476
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	20.10%	4.60%	14.20%	4.30%

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 26, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	EchoStar CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001415404
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,796,529
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,687,039