0001533758-20-000020 | 10-Q | XBRL Viewer | Hughes Satellite Systems Corp

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Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
Cover Page - shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Oct. 29, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	333-179121
Entity Registrant Name	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	CO
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-0897865
Entity Address, Address Line One	100 Inverness Terrace East,
Entity Address, City or Town	Englewood,
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80112-5308
City Area Code	(303)
Local Phone Number	706-4000
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,078
Entity Central Index Key	0001533758
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 443,727	$ 1,139,435	$ 847,823
Marketable investment securities	1,418,436	652,835
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	190,902	196,520
Other current assets, net	293,379	301,652
Total current assets	2,346,444	2,290,442
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,688,324	1,857,581
Operating lease right-of-use assets	129,021	113,399
Goodwill	508,660	506,953
Regulatory authorizations, net	410,558	412,363	400,043
Other intangible assets, net	20,433	29,321
Other investments, net	105,161	110,040
Other non-current assets, net	296,633	251,936
Total non-current assets	3,158,790	3,281,593
Total assets	5,505,234	5,572,035
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	108,918	121,552
Current portion of long-term debt, net	897,303	0
Contract liabilities	89,622	101,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	267,805	258,417
Total current liabilities	1,363,648	481,029
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	1,495,078	2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	398,579	380,316
Operating lease liabilities	115,366	96,879
Other non-current liabilities	90,704	90,480
Total non-current liabilities	2,099,727	2,956,843
Total liabilities	3,463,375	3,437,872
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 1,078 shares issued and outstanding at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,485,225	1,478,636
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(167,169)	(84,636)
Accumulated earnings (losses)	665,229	664,415
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	1,983,285	2,058,415
Non-controlling interests	58,574	75,748
Total shareholder's equity	2,041,859	2,134,163	$ 2,392,495
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$ 5,505,234	$ 5,572,035

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Shareholder's equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,078	1,078
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,078	1,078

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 475,860	$ 473,121	$ 1,405,052	$ 1,389,560
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	105,309	111,987	324,400	353,559
Research and development expenses	7,676	6,136	21,378	19,411
Depreciation and amortization	123,145	115,948	372,588	342,086
Total costs and expenses	418,612	427,688	1,263,136	1,283,696
Operating income (loss)	57,248	45,433	141,916	105,864
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	2,839	12,300	16,935	47,341
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(44,177)	(55,608)	(130,644)	(172,502)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(74)	70	(222)	(290)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	(2,422)	(894)	(4,878)	(2,882)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	3,072	(11,638)	(4,596)	(10,349)
Other, net	195	(1,559)	(470)	(1,780)
Total other income (expense), net	(40,567)	(57,329)	(123,875)	(140,462)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	16,681	(11,896)	18,041	(34,598)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(5,199)	(5,176)	(24,098)	(1,185)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	11,482	(17,072)	(6,057)	(35,783)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	14,382	0	57,734
Net income (loss)	11,482	(2,690)	(6,057)	21,951
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167	2,797	9,040	1,359
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	428,890	407,396	1,258,350	1,214,476
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	145,408	142,429	429,246	425,896
Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	46,970	65,725	146,702	175,084
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 37,074	$ 51,188	$ 115,524	$ 142,744

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 11,482	$ (2,690)	$ (6,057)	$ 21,951
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	(10,170)	(16,247)	(103,351)	(13,927)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	20	(130)	(189)	2,188
Other	500	13	380	0
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	0	0	(400)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(9,650)	(16,364)	(103,160)	(12,139)
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,832	(19,054)	(109,217)	9,812
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	4,098	2,797	29,667	1,359
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$ 5,930	$ (16,257)	$ (79,550)	$ 11,171

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHARESHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)	Balance at January 1, 2020	Additional Paid-In Capital	Additional Paid-In Capital Balance at January 1, 2020	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Balance at January 1, 2020	Accumulated Earnings (Losses)	Accumulated Earnings (Losses) Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)	Accumulated Earnings (Losses) Balance at January 1, 2020	Non-controlling Interests	Non-controlling Interests Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)	Non-controlling Interests Balance at January 1, 2020
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 2,392,495			$ 1,767,037		$ (83,774)		$ 693,957			$ 15,275
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	4,116			4,116
BSS Transaction (Note 5)	(342,823)			(342,823)
Purchase of non-controlling interest	(7,313)			(833)							(6,480)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(12,139)					(12,139)					0
Net income (loss)	21,951							23,310			(1,359)
Other, net	1,239			(519)							1,758
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2019	2,057,526			1,426,978		(95,913)		717,267			9,194
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2019	2,416,319			1,766,642		(79,549)		717,160			12,066
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	1,260			1,260
BSS Transaction (Note 5)	(342,823)			(342,823)
Purchase of non-controlling interest	0			1,833							(1,833)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16,364)					(16,364)
Net income (loss)	(2,690)							107			(2,797)
Other, net	1,824			66							1,758
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2019	2,057,526			1,426,978		(95,913)		717,267			9,194
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	2,134,163	$ (2,409)	$ 2,131,754	1,478,636	$ 1,478,636	(84,636)	$ (84,636)	664,415	$ (2,169)	$ 662,246	75,748	$ (240)	$ 75,508
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	2,919			2,919
Issuance of equity and contribution of assets pursuant to the Yahsat JV formation	2,824			4,338							(1,514)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	14,268										14,268
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(103,160)					(82,533)					(20,627)
Net income (loss)	(6,057)									$ 2,983			$ (9,040)
Other, net	(689)			(668)							(21)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	2,041,859			1,485,225		(167,169)		665,229			58,574
Beginning balance at Jun. 30, 2020	2,034,914			1,484,359		(159,450)		651,580			58,425
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation	983			983
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	4,268										4,268
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,650)					(7,719)					(1,931)
Net income (loss)	11,482							13,649			(2,167)
Other, net	(138)			(117)							(21)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 2,041,859			$ 1,485,225		$ (167,169)		$ 665,229			$ 58,574

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (6,057)	$ 21,951
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	372,588	428,012
Losses (gains) on investments, net	222	290
Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	4,878	2,882
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net	4,596	10,349
Deferred tax provision (benefit), net	16,608	(34,092)
Stock-based compensation	4,203	4,116
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,212	4,882
Other, net	376	2,188
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	(14,097)	(5,435)
Other current assets, net	(363)	(19,067)
Trade accounts payable	(11,557)	15,192
Contract liabilities	(11,438)	37,308
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	25,300	46,535
Non-current assets and non-current liabilities, net	(33,652)	6,129
Net cash flows from operating activities	354,819	521,240
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,611,870)	(462,625)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	843,294	1,375,242
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate	0	2,284
Expenditures for property and equipment	(263,884)	(224,994)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	(27,824)	(21,364)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,060,284)	668,543
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes	0	(920,923)
Payment of finance lease obligations	(606)	(29,135)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	(1,268)	(5,269)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	14,268	0
Purchase of non-controlling interest	0	(7,313)
Other, net	998	1,172
Net cash flows from financing activities	13,392	(961,468)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(3,727)	310
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(695,800)	228,625
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	1,140,322	848,619
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$ 444,522	$ 1,077,244

Organization and Business Activities	9 Months Ended
Organization and Business Activities	Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES	ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Principal Business Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (which, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “HSSC,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a holding company and a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”). We are a global provider of broadband satellite technologies, broadband internet services for consumer customers, which include home and small to medium-sized businesses, and satellite services. We also deliver innovative network technologies, managed services and communications solutions for enterprise customers, which include aeronautical and government enterprises. We operate in the following two business segments: •Hughes — which provides broadband satellite technologies and broadband internet services to domestic and international consumer customers and broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services and communication solutions to service providers and enterprise customers. The Hughes segment also designs, provides and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems. In addition, our Hughes segment designs, develops, constructs and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and our enterprise customers. •ESS — which uses certain of our owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related licenses to provide satellite services on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers and private enterprise customers. Our operations also include various corporate departments (primarily Executive, Treasury, Strategic Development, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate and Legal) and other activities, such as costs incurred in certain satellite development programs and other business development activities, and gains or losses from certain of our investments, that have not been assigned to our business segments. These activities, costs and income, as well as eliminations of intersegment transactions, are accounted for in Corporate and Other. We also divide our operations by primary geographic market as follows: (i) North America (the U.S. and its territories, Mexico, and Canada); (ii) South and Central America; and (iii) Other (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East). Refer to Note 13. Segment Reporting for further detail. In September 2019, pursuant to a master transaction agreement (the “Master Transaction Agreement”) with DISH Network Corporation (“DISH”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH (“Merger Sub”), (i) we and EchoStar and its other subsidiaries transferred certain real property and the various businesses, products, licenses, technology, revenues, billings, operating activities, assets and liabilities primarily related to the former portion of our ESS segment that managed, marketed and provided (1) broadcast satellite services primarily to DISH and its subsidiaries (together with DISH, “DISH Network”) and EchoStar’s joint venture Dish Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Dish Mexico”) and its subsidiaries, and (2) telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services for satellites owned by DISH Network and a portion of EchoStar’s and our other businesses (collectively, the “BSS Business”) to one of our former subsidiaries, EchoStar BSS Corporation (“BSS Corp.”), (ii) EchoStar distributed to each holder of shares of EchoStar’s Class A or Class B common stock entitled to receive consideration in the transaction an amount of shares of common stock of BSS Corp., par value $0.001 per share (“BSS Common Stock”), equal to one share of BSS Common Stock for each share of EchoStar’s Class A or Class B common stock owned by such EchoStar stockholder (the “Distribution”); and (iii) immediately after the Distribution, (1) Merger Sub merged with and into BSS Corp. (the “Merger”), such that BSS Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH and with DISH then owning and operating the BSS Business, and (2) each issued and outstanding share of BSS Common Stock owned by EchoStar stockholders was converted into the right to receive 0.23523769 shares of DISH Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“DISH Common Stock”) ((i) - (iii) collectively, the “BSS Transaction”). Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer operate the BSS Business, which was a substantial portion of our ESS segment. As a result of the BSS Transaction, the financial results of the BSS Business, except for certain real estate that transferred in the transaction, are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, excluded from continuing operations and segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as presented in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes (collectively, the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”). All amounts in the following footnotes reference results from continuing operations unless otherwise noted. Refer to Note 4. Discontinued Operations for further detail.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. However, our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

All amounts presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted.

Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in our Form 10-K for a summary and discussion of our significant accounting policies, except as updated below.

Use of Estimates

We are required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining: (i) inputs used to recognize revenue over time, including amortization periods for deferred contract acquisition costs; (ii) allowances for doubtful accounts; (iii) deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, including uncertain tax positions; (iv) loss contingencies; (v) fair value of financial instruments; (vi) fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations; and (vii) asset impairment testing.

We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience, observable market inputs and on various other factors that we believe to be relevant 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 consolidated financial statements. Additionally, changing economic and other conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. We review our estimates and assumptions periodically and the effects of revisions thereto are reflected in the period they occur or prospectively if the revised estimates or assumptions affect future periods.

Principles of Consolidation

We consolidate all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We are deemed to have a controlling financial interest in variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary and in other entities in which we own more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares and other shareholders do not have substantive rights to participate in management. For entities we control but do not wholly own, we record a non-controlling interest within shareholder’s equity for the portion of the entity’s equity attributed to the non-controlling ownership interests. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.ReclassificationCertain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Credit Losses

On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), as amended, and codified in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326 (“ASC 326”). ASC 326 introduces a new approach to the periodic estimation of credit losses for certain financial assets based on expected losses instead of incurred losses. It also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets that have experienced credit deterioration since their original purchase. We have elected to apply the requirements of the new standard prospectively and we recognized a cumulative effect of adoption of $2.2 million to Accumulated earnings (losses) as of January 1, 2020. Based on this election, we did not restate our comparative Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and they continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the periods before January 1, 2020.

The following describes the accounting impacts, by major balance sheet line item, of our adoption of this new standard based on the relevant types of losses that we and our equity method investees may be subject to:

•Trade Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, Net — Our trade accounts receivables and contract assets consist of amounts due from both our consumer and enterprise customers. Our receivables and related credit losses for our consumer customers are limited due to policies that require advance payment for services, predominant use of credit card and ACH payment processes, and our ability to promptly terminate service when timely payments are not received. However, for our enterprise customers, we estimate expected credit losses on a collective basis based on our historical loss experience, as adjusted to reflect changes in relevant factors, such as macroeconomic conditions and customer mix, that can significantly impact collectability.

We apply our collective estimation processes separately to several pools of receivables that share common risk characteristics, generally based on the customers’ geographical location. Customers with significant past-due balances or other atypical characteristics are excluded from our collective analysis and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Our estimates of expected credit losses for such receivables reflect significant judgments that consider customer-specific matters such as the customer’s financial condition, payment history, and recent developments in the customer’s business and industry. Due to the short-term nature of our trade receivables and contract assets, forecasts about the future have limited relevance to our expected credit loss estimates.

We record our customer related estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

•Other Current Assets, Net, and Other Non-current Assets, Net — We estimate expected credit losses for receivables with payment terms longer than one year separately by borrower, due to the unique risk characteristics of such receivables. We generally use discounted cash flow techniques to estimate such credit losses. In applying such techniques, we may estimate principal and interest cash flows under probability-weighted scenarios that consider entity-specific matters and forecasted economic conditions. The majority of our other non-current receivables are from entities in the telecommunications industry. The collection of contractual principal and interest on these receivables is highly dependent on the future business operations of those entities. Our estimation of expected credit losses for such receivables requires significant judgment about matters specific to the borrower and their industry. Accordingly, our actual collection experience may differ from the assumptions reflected in our expected credit loss estimates.

We record our estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:


	Balance at December 31, 2019		Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)		Balance at January 1, 2020
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	196,520	$	(13,672)	$	182,848
Other current assets, net	$	301,652	$	6,723	$	308,375

Other non-current assets, net	$	251,936	$	4,050	$	255,986
Total assets	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$	380,316	$	(490)	$	379,826
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$	664,415	$	(2,169)	$	662,246
Non-controlling interests	$	75,748	$	(240)	$	75,508
Total shareholder's equity	$	2,134,163	$	(2,409)	$	2,131,754
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136

The application of ASC 326 requirements did not materially affect our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 is part of the FASB’s overall simplification initiative and seeks to simplify the accounting for income taxes by updating certain guidance and removing certain exceptions. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We have assessed the impact of adopting this new guidance and do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), codified as ASC 848 (“ASC 848”). The purpose of ASC 848 is to provide optional guidance to ease the potential effects on financial reporting of the market-wide migration away from Interbank Offered Rates to alternative reference rates. ASC 848 applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference a reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance may be applied upon issuance of ASC 848 through December 31, 2022. We expect to utilize the optional expedients provided by the guidance for contracts amended solely to use an alternative reference rate. We have evaluated the impact of adopting this new guidance and do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Contract Balances

The following table presents the components of our contract balances:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Sales and services	$	162,390	$	152,632
Leasing	4,017		4,016
Total trade accounts receivable	166,407		156,648
Contract assets	43,896		63,649
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(19,401)		(23,777)
Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	190,902	$	196,520

Contract liabilities:
Current	$	89,622	$	101,060
Non-current	11,663		10,572
Total contract liabilities	$	101,285	$	111,632

The following table presents the revenue recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations that was previously included within contract liabilities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenue	$	3,794	$	19,490	$	63,581	$	67,263

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	23,777	$	16,604
Credit losses (1)	12,253		22,031
Deductions	(15,367)		(13,979)
Foreign currency translation	(1,262)		596
Balance at end of period	$	19,401	$	25,252

(1)The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net decrease to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification to Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net, offset by a $2.9 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses).

Contract Acquisition Costs

The following table presents the activity in our contract acquisition costs, net:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	113,592	$	114,306
Additions	68,589		71,651
Amortization expense	(75,429)		(72,412)
Foreign currency translation	(2,984)		(1,012)
Balance at end of period	$	103,768	$	112,533

We recognized amortization expenses related to contract acquisition costs of $25.7 million and $24.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations As of September 30, 2020, the remaining performance obligations for our customer contracts with original expected durations of more than one year was $677.9 million. We expect to recognize 38.9% of our remaining performance obligations of these contracts as revenue in the next twelve months. This amount excludes agreements with consumer customers in our Hughes segment, our leasing arrangements and agreements with certain customers under which collectability of all amounts due through the term of contracts is uncertain.

Disaggregation of Revenue

Geographic Information

The following table presents our revenue from customer contracts disaggregated by primary geographic market and by segment:


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
North America	$	392,950	$	4,402	$	(281)	$	397,071
South and Central America	38,578		—		—		38,578
Other	35,234		—		4,977		40,211
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	389,264	$	4,098	$	571	$	393,933
South and Central America	31,747		—		—		31,747
Other	42,724		—		4,717		47,441
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
North America	$	1,160,288	$	13,233	$	(959)	$	1,172,562
South and Central America	106,495		—		—		106,495
Other	111,633		—		14,362		125,995
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	1,129,491	$	11,873	$	2,454	$	1,143,818
South and Central America	89,005		—		—		89,005
Other	142,423		—		14,314		156,737
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

Nature of Products and Services

The following tables presents our revenue disaggregated by the nature of products and services and by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	409,119	$	2,804	$	—	$	411,923
Lease revenue	10,673		1,598		4,696		16,967
Total services and other revenue	419,792		4,402		4,696		428,890
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	29,387		—		—		29,387
Design, development and construction services	16,375		—		—		16,375
Lease revenue	1,208		—		—		1,208
Total equipment revenue	46,970		—		—		46,970
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	385,477	$	2,736	$	233	$	388,446
Lease revenue	12,533		1,362		5,055		18,950
Total services and other revenue	398,010		4,098		5,288		407,396
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	21,106		—		—		21,106
Design, development and construction services	42,328		—		—		42,328
Lease revenue	2,291		—		—		2,291
Total equipment revenue	65,725		—		—		65,725
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	1,198,816	$	8,133	$	—	$	1,206,949
Lease revenue	32,898		5,100		13,403		51,401
Total services and other revenue	1,231,714		13,233		13,403		1,258,350
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	72,744		—		—		72,744
Design, development and construction services	70,600		—		—		70,600
Lease revenue	3,358		—		—		3,358
Total equipment revenue	146,702		—		—		146,702
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	1,147,868	$	7,953	$	878	$	1,156,699
Lease revenue	37,967		3,920		15,890		57,777
Total services and other revenue	1,185,835		11,873		16,768		1,214,476
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	77,663		—		—		77,663
Design, development and construction services	93,254		—		—		93,254
Lease revenue	4,167		—		—		4,167
Total equipment revenue	175,084		—		—		175,084
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

Lease Revenue

The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Sales-type lease revenue:
Revenue at lease commencement	$	1,208	$	2,291	$	3,358	$	4,167
Interest income	14		206		178		716
Total sales-type lease revenue	1,222		2,497		3,536		4,883
Operating lease revenue	16,953		18,744		51,223		57,061
Total lease revenue	$	18,175	$	21,241	$	54,759	$	61,944

Substantially all of our net investment in sales-type leases consisted of lease receivables totaling $10.6 million and $6.5 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of September 30, 2020:


	Amounts
Year ending December 31,
2020 (remainder)	$	10,067
2021	37,729
2022	34,207
2023	32,100
2024	29,771
2025 and beyond	127,485
Total lease payments	$	271,359

The following table presents amounts for assets subject to operating leases, which are included in Property and equipment, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net		Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net
Customer premises equipment	$	1,622,142	$	(1,243,586)	$	378,556	$	1,458,298	$	(1,074,968)	$	383,330
Satellites	104,620		(36,591)		68,029		104,620		(31,360)		73,260
Total	$	1,726,762	$	(1,280,177)	$	446,585	$	1,562,918	$	(1,106,328)	$	456,590

The following table presents depreciation expense for assets subject to operating leases, which is included in Depreciation and amortization:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Customer premises equipment	$	58,332	$	49,314	$	165,953	$	149,724
Satellites	1,744		1,802		5,231		5,277
Real estate	—		—		—		—
Total	$	60,076	$	51,116	$	171,184	$	155,001

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

BSS Business

The following table presents the financial results of our discontinued operations for the BSS Business:


	For the three months ended September 30, 2019		For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Revenue:
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	54,297	$	195,942
Services and other revenue - other	4,915		17,715
Total revenue	59,212		213,657
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	7,307		28,033
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,107		6,749
Depreciation and amortization	23,788		85,926
Total costs and expenses	35,202		120,708
Operating income (loss)	24,010		92,949
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(4,632)		(17,365)
Total other income (expense), net	(4,632)		(17,365)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	19,378		75,584
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(4,996)		(17,850)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	14,382	$	57,734

No assets or liabilities attributable to our discontinued operations of the BSS Business were held by us as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

The following table presents the significant supplemental cash flow information and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities for discontinued operations of the BSS Business for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:


	Amounts
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	14,382
Depreciation and amortization	$	23,788

Investing activities:
Expenditures for property and equipment	$	510

Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations	$	27,203
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	$	3,887

Terminated or Transferred Related Party Agreements

Effective September 10, 2019, the following agreements were terminated or transferred to DISH Network as part of the BSS Transaction. Unless noted differently below, we have no further obligations and have neither earned additional revenue nor incurred additional expense, as applicable, under or in connection with these agreements after the consummation of the BSS Transaction.

DBS Transponder Lease. EchoStar leased satellite capacity from us on eight direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite through November 2021, after which EchoStar had certain options to renew the agreement on a year-to year basis through the end of life of the QuetzSat-1 satellite.

EchoStar XXIII Launch Facilitation and Operational Control Agreement. As part of applying for the launch license for the EchoStar XXIII satellite through the UK Space Agency, we and a subsidiary of EchoStar, EchoStar Operating L.L.C. (“EOC”), entered into an agreement in March 2016 to transfer to us EOC’s launch service contracts for the EchoStar XXIII satellite and to grant us certain rights to control its in-orbit operations. EOC retained ownership of the satellite and agreed to make additional payments to us for amounts that we were required to pay under the launch service contract. In 2016, we recorded additions to Other non-current assets, net and corresponding increases in Additional paid-in capital in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to reflect EOC’s cumulative payments under the launch service contract prior to the transfer date and to reflect EOC’s funding of additional cash payments to the launch service provider. The EchoStar XXIII satellite was successfully launched in March 2017. We recorded decreases in Other non-current assets, net and Additional paid-in capital of $62.0 million, representing the carrying amount of the launch service contract at the time of launch to reflect the consumption of the contract’s economic benefits by EOC.

Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network. We entered into certain agreements to lease satellite capacity pursuant to which we provided satellite services to DISH Network on certain satellites, as listed below, owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depended, among other things, upon the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that provided services on the applicable satellite and the length of the service arrangements. The terms of each of the agreements are set forth below:

•EchoStar VII, EchoStar X, EchoStar XI and EchoStar XIV — In March 2014, we began leasing certain satellite capacity to DISH Network on the EchoStar VII satellite, the EchoStar X satellite, the EchoStar XI satellite and the EchoStar XIV satellite.

•EchoStar XII — DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar XII satellite.

•EchoStar XVI — In December 2009, we entered into an agreement to lease satellite capacity to DISH Network, pursuant to which DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar XVI satellite beginning in January 2013.

•Nimiq 5 Agreement — In September 2009, we entered into an agreement with Telesat Canada to lease satellite capacity from Telesat Canada on all 32 DBS transponders on the Nimiq 5 satellite at the 72.7 degree west longitude orbital location (the “Telesat Transponder Agreement”). In September 2009, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network, pursuant to which DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on all 32 of the DBS transponders covered by the Telesat Transponder Agreement (the “DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement”). Under the terms of the DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement, DISH Network made certain monthly payments to us that commenced in September 2009, when the Nimiq 5 satellite was placed into service. Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we retained certain obligations related to DISH Network’s performance under the Telesat Transponder Agreement.

•QuetzSat-1 Agreement — In November 2008, we entered into an agreement to lease satellite capacity from SES Latin America, which provided, among other things, for the provision by SES Latin America to us of leased satellite capacity on 32 DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite. Concurrently, in 2008, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network leased from us satellite capacity on 24 of the DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite. The QuetzSat-1 satellite was launched in September 2011

and was placed into service in November 2011 at the 67.1 degree west longitude orbital location. In January 2013, the QuetzSat-1 satellite was moved to the 77 degree west longitude orbital location. In February 2013, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which we leased back from DISH Network certain satellite capacity on five DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite.

TT&C Agreement. Effective January 2012, we entered into a TT&C agreement pursuant to which we provided TT&C services to DISH Network, which we subsequently amended (the “2012 TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the 2012 TT&C Agreement were calculated at either: (i) a fixed fee or (ii) cost plus a fixed margin, which varied depending on the nature of the services provided.

Real Estate Lease. During 2017, EchoStar and certain of its and our subsidiaries entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with DISH and certain of its subsidiaries whereby EchoStar and certain of its and our subsidiaries received all the shares of preferred tracking stock previously issued by EchoStar and Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (the “Tracking Stock”) in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of certain of EchoStar’s subsidiaries that held substantially all of the former EchoStar Technologies businesses and certain other assets (collectively, the “Share Exchange”). Prior to the Share Exchange, a subsidiary of EchoStar leased to DISH Network certain space at 530 EchoStar Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming. In connection with the Share Exchange, EchoStar transferred ownership of a portion of this property to DISH Network and contributed a portion to us and we and DISH Network amended this agreement to, among other things, provide for a continued lease to DISH Network of the portion of the property we retained (the “Cheyenne Data Center”). The rent on a per square foot basis for the lease was comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the lease or subsequent amendments, and DISH Network was responsible for its portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred the Cheyenne Data Center to DISH Network. This lease does not qualify for discontinued operations treatment, and therefore the revenue from it has not been treated as discontinued operations.

Business Combinations (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

BUSINESS COMBINATIONSIn May 2019, we entered into an agreement with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (“Yahsat”) pursuant to which, in November 2019, Yahsat contributed its satellite communications services business in Brazil to one of our Brazilian subsidiaries in exchange for a 20% equity ownership interest in that subsidiary (the “Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction”). The combined business provides broadband internet services and enterprise solutions in Brazil using the Telesat T19V satellite, the Eutelsat 65W satellite and Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite. The results of operations related to the business we acquired from Yahsat have been included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. Through September 30, 2020, we have incurred $1.6 million of costs associated with the closing of the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction.

All assets and liabilities acquired from Yahsat have been recorded at fair value. The following table presents our updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price:


	Amounts
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,110
Other current assets, net	7,106
Property and equipment	86,983
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Goodwill	6,076
Other non-current assets, net	1,502
Total assets	$	114,275

Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	3,879
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,796
Total liabilities	$	8,675

Total purchase price (1)	$	105,600

(1) Based on the value determined for the equity ownership interest issued by our Brazilian subsidiary as consideration for the business acquired by us in the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction.

The following preliminary valuation of the acquired assets was derived using primarily unobservable Level 3 inputs, which require significant management judgment and estimation:


	Amounts
Satellite payload	$	49,363
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Total	$	53,861

The satellite payload and regulatory authorization were valued using an income approach and are being amortized over seven and 11 years, respectively.

The goodwill we recognized was allocated entirely to our Hughes segment and attributed to expected synergies, projected long-term business growth in current and new markets and an assembled workforce.

Marketable Investment Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

MARKETABLE INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The following table presents our Marketable investment securities:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Marketable investment securities:
Debt securities:
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds	$	212,990	$	411,706
Commercial paper	1,007,650		236,874
Other debt securities	197,779		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	1,418,419		652,594
Equity securities	17		241
Total marketable investment securities	$	1,418,436	$	652,835

Debt Securities

Our corporate bond portfolio includes debt instruments issued by individual corporations, primarily in the industrial and financial services industries. Our commercial paper portfolio includes instruments issued by individual corporations, primarily in the industrial, financial services and utilities industries. Our other debt securities portfolio includes investments in various debt instruments, including U.S. government bonds and mutual funds. We consider all liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents.

Available-for-Sale

The following table presents the components of our available-for-sale debt securities:


	Amortized		Unrealized				Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
As of September 30, 2020
Corporate bonds	$	212,880	$	113	$	(3)	$	212,990
Commercial paper	1,007,650		—		—		1,007,650
Other debt securities	197,771		8		—		197,779
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	1,418,301	$	121	$	(3)	$	1,418,419

As of December 31, 2019
Corporate bonds	$	411,312	$	395	$	(1)	$	411,706
Commercial paper	236,873		1		—		236,874
Other debt securities	4,014		—		—		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	652,199	$	396	$	(1)	$	652,594

The following table presents the activity on our available-for-sale debt securities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Proceeds from sales	$	—	$	—	$	10,000	$	311,822




Gains (losses) on sales, net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	385

As of September 30, 2020, all $1.4 billion of our available-for-sale debt securities had contractual maturities of one year or less.

Equity Securities

The following table presents the activity of our equity securities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019

Gains (losses) on investments, net	$	(75)	$	—	$	(224)	$	(700)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we did not have any sales of equity securities.

Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents our marketable investment securities categorized by the fair value hierarchy, certain of which have historically experienced volatility:


	As of
	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Total
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	$	17,752	$	350,040	$	367,792	$	6,682	$	1,056,518	$	1,063,200
Debt securities:
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds	$	—	$	212,990	$	212,990	$	—	$	411,706	$	411,706
Commercial paper	—		1,007,650		1,007,650		—		236,874		236,874
Other debt securities	197,081		698		197,779		—		4,014		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	197,081		1,221,338		1,418,419		—		652,594		652,594
Equity securities	17		—		17		241		—		241
Total marketable investment securities	$	197,098	$	1,221,338	$	1,418,436	$	241	$	652,594	$	652,835

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we did not have any investments that were categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following tables presents the components of Property and equipment, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Property and equipment, net:
Satellites, net	$	980,270	$	1,127,521
Other property and equipment, net	708,054		730,060
Total property and equipment, net	$	1,688,324	$	1,857,581

Satellites

As of September 30, 2020, our operating satellite fleet consisted of eight satellites, five of which are owned and three of which are leased. They are all in geosynchronous orbit, approximately 22,300 miles above the equator.

The following table presents our operating satellite fleet as of September 30, 2020 which consists of both owned and leased satellites:

Satellite

Segment

Launch Date

Nominal Degree Orbital Location (Longitude)

Depreciable Life (In Years)

Owned:

SPACEWAY 3 (1)

Hughes

August 2007

95 W

EchoStar XVII

Hughes

July 2012

107 W

EchoStar XIX

Hughes

December 2016

97.1 W

Al Yah 3 (2)

Hughes

January 2018

20 W

EchoStar IX (3)

ESS

August 2003

121 W

Finance leases:

Eutelsat 65 West A

Hughes

March 2016

65 W

Telesat T19V

Hughes

July 2018

63 W

EchoStar 105/SES-11

ESS

October 2017

105 W

(1) Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of June 8, 2011, the date EchoStar completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Hughes Acquisition”).

(2) Upon consummation of our joint venture with Yahsat in Brazil in November 2019, we acquired the Brazilian Ka-band payload on this satellite. Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of November 2019.

(3) We own the Ka-band and Ku-band payloads on this satellite.

The following table presents the components of our satellites, net:


	Depreciable Life (In Years)	As of
		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Satellites, net:
Satellites - owned	7 to 15	$	1,500,438	$	1,516,006
Satellites - acquired under finance leases	15	344,376		381,162
Total satellites		1,844,814		1,897,168
Accumulated depreciation:
Satellites - owned		(798,397)		(713,259)
Satellites - acquired under finance leases		(66,147)		(56,388)
Total accumulated depreciation		(864,544)		(769,647)
Total satellites, net		$	980,270	$	1,127,521

The following table presents the depreciation expense and capitalized interest associated with our satellites, net:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Depreciation expense:
Satellites - owned	$	27,068	$	27,616	$	81,205	$	81,635
Satellites acquired under finance leases	7,203		6,377		20,421		19,269
Total depreciation expense	$	34,271	$	33,993	$	101,626	$	100,904

Capitalized interest	$	977	$	283	$	2,401	$	625

Satellite Commitments

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our satellite-related obligations were $233.7 million and $256.9 million, respectively. These primarily include payments pursuant to regulatory authorizations, non-lease costs associated with our finance lease satellites, in-orbit incentives relating to certain satellites and commitments for satellite service arrangements.

In certain circumstances, the dates on which we are obligated to pay our contractual obligations could change.

Satellite Anomalies and Impairments

We are not aware of any anomalies with respect to our owned or leased satellites or payloads that have had any significant adverse effect on their remaining useful lives, the commercial operation of the satellites or payloads or our operating results or financial position as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Satellite Insurance

We generally do not carry in-orbit insurance on our satellites or payloads because we have assessed that the cost of insurance is not economical relative to the risk of failures. Therefore, we generally bear the risk of any in-orbit failures. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing certain portions of our long-term debt and our joint venture agreements with Yahsat, we are required, subject to certain limitations on coverage, to maintain only for the SPACEWAY 3 satellite, the EchoStar XVII satellite and the Al Yah 3 Brazilian payload, insurance or other contractual arrangements during the commercial in-orbit service of such satellite or payload. Our other satellites and payloads, either in orbit or under construction, are not covered by launch or in-orbit insurance or other contractual arrangements. We will continue to assess circumstances going forward and make insurance-related decisions on a case-by-case basis.

Fair Value of In-Orbit IncentivesAs of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair values of our in-orbit incentive obligations from our continuing operations approximated their carrying amounts of $55.7 million and $57.0 million, respectively.

Regulatory Authorizations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

REGULATORY AUTHORIZATIONS

The following table presents the components of our Regulatory authorizations, net:


	Finite lived
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Total		Indefinite lived		Total
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	400,043	$	400,043
Disposals	—		—		—		(43)		(43)


Balance, September 30, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	400,000	$	400,000

Balance, December 31, 2019	$	12,524	$	(161)	$	12,363	$	400,000	$	412,363

Amortization expense	—		(536)		(536)		—		(536)
Foreign currency translation	(1,303)		34		(1,269)		—		(1,269)
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	11,221	$	(663)	$	10,558	$	400,000	$	410,558

Weighted average useful life (in years)			14

Finite Lived Assets

In November 2019, we were granted an S-Band spectrum license for terrestrial rights in Mexico for $7.9 million. The acquired asset is subject to amortization over a period of 15 years.

In November 2019, we also acquired Ka-band spectrum rights for $4.5 million, upon consummation of the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction, which are subject to amortization over a period of 11 years.

Other Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

OTHER INVESTMENTS

The following table presents the components of Other investments, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other investments, net:
Equity method investments	$	97,810	$	102,689
Other equity investments	7,351		7,351
Total other investments, net	$	105,161	$	110,040

Equity Method Investments

Deluxe/EchoStar LLC

We own 50% of Deluxe/EchoStar LLC (“Deluxe”), a joint venture that we entered into in 2010 to build an advanced digital cinema satellite distribution network targeting delivery to digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited

In August 2018, we entered into an agreement with Yahsat to establish a new entity, Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “BCS”), to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and southwest Asia operating over Yahsat’s Al Yah 2 and Al Yah 3 Ka-band satellites. The transaction was consummated in December 2018 when we invested $100.0 million in cash in exchange for a 20% interest in BCS. Under the terms of the agreement, we may also acquire, for further

cash investments, additional ownership interests in BCS in the future provided certain conditions are met. We supply network operations and management services and equipment to BCS.

Financial Information for Our Equity Method Investments

The following table presents revenue recognized:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Deluxe	$	1,067	$	878	$	3,340	$	2,632
BCS	$	2,190	$	1,690	$	6,643	$	6,236

The following table presents trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Deluxe	$	750	$	631
BCS	$	6,981	$	5,171

Other Equity Investments

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we did not identify any observable price changes requiring an adjustment to our investments.

Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

LONG-TERM DEBT

The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of our Current portion of long-term debt, net and Long-term debt, net:


	Effective interest rates	As of
		September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes:
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	5.320%	$	750,000	$	799,905	$	750,000	$	825,308
Senior Unsecured Notes:
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021	8.062%	900,000		935,343		900,000		963,783
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026	6.688%	750,000		815,025		750,000		833,903
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(7,619)		—		(10,832)		—
Total long-term debt		2,392,381		2,550,273		2,389,168		2,622,994
Less: Current portion, net		(897,303)		(935,343)		—		—
Long-term debt, net		$	1,495,078	$	1,614,930	$	2,389,168	$	2,622,994

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES Our income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. Our interim income tax provision and our interim estimate of our annual effective tax rate are influenced by several factors, including foreign losses and capital gains and losses for which related deferred tax assets are partially offset by a valuation allowance, changes in tax laws and relative changes in unrecognized tax benefits. Additionally, our effective tax rate can be affected by the amount of pre-tax income or loss. For example, the impact of discrete items and non-deductible expenses on our effective tax rate is greater when our pre-tax income or loss is lower. Our income tax provision was $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $5.2 million of income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Our estimated effective income tax rate was 31.2% and (43.5)% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily due to the increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses and the impact of state and local taxes, partially offset by research and experimentation credits. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily due to the change in net unrealized gains that are capital in nature, various permanent tax differences, the impact of state and local taxes, and increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses. Our income tax provision was $24.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1.2 million of income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our estimated effective income tax rate was 133.6% and (3.4)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily due to the increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses, permanent book tax differences and the impact of state and local taxes, partially offset by the research and experimentation credits. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily due to the change in net unrealized gains that are capital in nature, various permanent tax differences, the impact of state and local taxes, and increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in March 2020. The CARES Act features significant tax provisions and other measures to assist individuals and businesses impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a five-year carryback of net operating losses, relaxation of Section 163(j) interest deduction limitations, acceleration of Alternative Minimum Tax refunds, relief for payroll tax and tax credits for employers who retain employees. These provisions did not affect our income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	CONTINGENCIES Patents and Intellectual Property Many entities, including some of our competitors, have or may have in the future patents and other intellectual property rights that cover or affect products or services directly or indirectly related to those that we offer. We may not be aware of all patents and other intellectual property rights that our products and services may potentially infringe. Damages in patent infringement cases can be substantial, and in certain circumstances can be tripled. Further, we cannot estimate the extent to which we may be required in the future to obtain licenses with respect to intellectual property rights held by others and the availability and cost of any such licenses. Various parties have asserted patent and other intellectual property rights with respect to our products and services. We cannot be certain that these parties do not own the rights they claim, that these rights are not valid or that our products and services do not infringe on these rights. Further, we cannot be certain that we would be able to obtain licenses from these parties on commercially reasonable terms or, if we were unable to obtain such licenses, that we would be able to redesign our products and services to avoid infringement. Certain Arrangements with DISH Network In connection with EchoStar’s spin-off from DISH in 2008 (the “Spin-off”), EchoStar 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, EchoStar assumed certain liabilities that relate to its and 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 EchoStar will generally only be liable for its and its subsidiaries’ acts or omissions following the Spin-off and DISH Network will indemnify EchoStar 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. In connection with the Share Exchange and the BSS Transaction, EchoStar and certain of its and our subsidiaries entered into the Share Exchange Agreement and the Master Transaction Agreement, respectively, and other agreements which provide, among other things, for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities relating to taxes, intellectual property and employees and liabilities resulting from litigation and the assumption of certain liabilities that relate to the transferred businesses and assets. These agreements also contain additional indemnification provisions between EchoStar and us and DISH Network for, in the case of the Share Exchange, certain pre-existing liabilities and legal proceedings and, in the case of the BSS Transaction, certain losses with respect to breaches of certain representations and covenants and certain liabilities. Litigation We are involved in a number of legal proceedings against us concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our business activities. Many of these proceedings are at preliminary stages and/or seek an indeterminate amount of damages. We regularly evaluate the status of the legal proceedings in which we are involved to assess whether a loss is probable and to determine if accruals are appropriate. We record an accrual for litigation and other loss contingencies when we determine that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If accruals are not appropriate, we further evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of possible loss or range of loss can be made. There can be no assurance that legal proceedings against us will be resolved in amounts that will not differ from the amounts of our recorded accruals. Legal fees and other costs of defending legal proceedings are charged to expense as incurred. For certain proceedings, management is unable to predict with any degree of certainty the outcome or 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 or specified; (iii) damages are unsupported, indeterminate and/or exaggerated in management’s opinion; (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending trials, appeals, motions or other proceedings; (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 are involved (as with many patent-related cases). Except as described below, however, management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcomes of these proceedings will have a material effect on our financial condition, operating results or cash flows, though there is no assurance that the resolution and outcomes of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not be material to our financial condition, operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period. We intend to vigorously defend the proceedings against us. In the event that a court, tribunal, other body or jury ultimately rules against us, we may be subject to adverse consequences, including, without limitation, substantial damages, which may include treble damages, fines, penalties, compensatory damages and/or other equitable or injunctive relief that could require us to materially modify our business operations or certain products or services that we offer to our consumers. ElbitOn January 23, 2015, Elbit Systems Land and C4I LTD and Elbit Systems of America Ltd. (together referred to as “Elbit”) filed a complaint against our subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C. (“HNS”), as well as against Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC, Bluetide Communications, Inc. and Helm Hotels Group, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,240,073 (the “073 patent”) and 7,245,874 (“874 patent”). In December 2019, we entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with Elbit pursuant to which we paid a total of $33.0 million in satisfaction of all amounts relating to these matters and all open proceedings, including appeals, were dismissed with prejudice. Shareholder Litigation On July 2, 2019, the City of Hallandale Beach Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Personnel Retirement Trust, purporting to sue on behalf of a class of EchoStar’s stockholders, filed a complaint in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada against EchoStar’s directors, Charles W. Ergen, R. Stanton Dodge, Anthony M. Federico, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder, Jeffrey R. Tarr, William D. Wade, and Michael T. Dugan; our and EchoStar’s officer, David J. Rayner; EchoStar; Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation; our former subsidiary BSS Corp.; and DISH and its subsidiary Merger Sub. On September 5, 2019, the defendants filed motions to dismiss. On October 11, 2019, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint removing Messrs. Dodge, Federico, Kaul, Schroeder, Tarr and Wade as defendants. The amended complaint alleges that Mr. Ergen, as EchoStar’s controlling stockholder, breached fiduciary duties to EchoStar’s minority stockholders by structuring the BSS Transaction with inadequate consideration and improperly influencing EchoStar’s and Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation’s boards of directors to approve the BSS Transaction. The amended complaint also alleges that the other defendants aided and abetted such alleged breaches. The plaintiffs seek equitable and monetary relief, including the issuance of additional DISH Common Stock, and other costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees on behalf of the purported class. On November 11, 2019, we and the other defendants filed separate motions to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint and during a hearing on January 13, 2020 the court denied these motions. On February 10, 2020, we and the other defendants filed answers to the amended complaint. We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict its outcome with any degree of certainty. License Fee Dispute with Government of India, Department of TelecommunicationsIn 1994, the Government of India promulgated a “National Telecommunications Policy” under which the government liberalized the telecommunications sector and required telecommunications service providers to pay fixed license fees. Pursuant to this policy, our subsidiary Hughes Communications India Private Limited (“HCIPL”), formerly known as Hughes Escorts Communications Limited, obtained a license to operate a data network over satellite using VSAT systems. In 1999, HCIPL’s license was amended pursuant to a new government policy that eliminated the fixed license fees and instead required each telecommunications service provider to pay license fees based on its adjusted gross revenue (“AGR”). In March 2005, the Indian Department of Telecommunications (“DOT”) notified HCIPL that, based on its review of HCIPL’s audited accounts and AGR statements, HCIPL must pay additional license fees, interest on such fees and penalties and interest on the penalties. HCIPL responded that the DOT had improperly calculated its AGR by including revenue from licensed and unlicensed activities. The DOT rejected this explanation and in 2006, HCIPL filed a petition with an administrative tribunal (the “Tribunal”), challenging the DOT’s calculation of its AGR. The DOT also issued license fee assessments to other telecommunications service providers and a number of similar petitions were filed by several other such providers with the Tribunal. These petitions were amended, consolidated, remanded and re-appealed several times. On April 23, 2015, the Tribunal issued a judgment affirming the DOT’s calculation of AGR for the telecommunications service providers but reversing the DOT’s imposition of interest, penalties and interest on such penalties as excessive. Over subsequent years, the DOT and HCIPL and other telecommunications service providers, respectively, filed several appeals of the Tribunal’s ruling. On October 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) issued an order (the “October 2019 Order”) affirming the license fee assessments imposed by the DOT, including its imposition of interest, penalties and interest on the penalties, but without indicating the amount HCPIL is required to pay the DOT, and ordering payment by January 23, 2020. On November 23, 2019, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to reconsider the October 2019 Order. The petition was denied on January 20, 2020. On January 22, 2020, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed an application requesting that the Supreme Court modify the October 2019 Order to permit the DOT to calculate the final amount due and extend HCPIL’s and the other telecommunication service providers’ payment deadline. On February 14, 2020, the Supreme Court directed HCIPL and the other telecommunication service providers to explain why the Supreme Court should not initiate contempt proceedings for failure to pay the amounts due. During a hearing on March 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered that all amounts that were due before the October 2019 Order must be paid, including interest, penalties and interest on the penalties. The Supreme Court also ordered that the parties appear for a further hearing addressing, potentially among other things, a proposal by the DOT to allow for extended or deferred payments of amounts due. On June 11, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered HCIPL and the other telecommunication service providers to submit affidavits addressing the proposal made by the DOT to extend the time frame for payment of the amounts owed and for HCIPL and the other telecommunication providers to provide security for such payments. On September 1, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a judgment permitting a 10-year payment schedule. Under the payment schedule, HCIPL is required to make a payment of 10% of the legally payable dues by March 31, 2021, and thereafter make payments in yearly installments through 2031. To date, HCIPL has paid the DOT $2.9 million with respect to this matter. As a result of the Supreme Court’s orders, HCIPL’s payments to date and the impact of foreign exchange rates, we have recorded an accrual of $81.6 million as of September 30, 2020, comprised of $3.9 million for additional license fees, $4.0 million for penalties and $73.8 million for interest and interest on penalties. We had recorded an accrual of $80.2 million as of December 31, 2019. Any eventual payments made with respect to the ultimate outcome of this matter may be different from our accrual and such differences could be significant. 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. As part of our ongoing operations, we are subject to various inspections, audits, inquiries, investigations and similar actions by third parties, as well as by governmental/regulatory authorities responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations to which we may be subject. Further, under the federal False Claims Act, private parties have the right to bring qui tam, or “whistleblower,” suits against companies that submit false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the federal government. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. In addition, we from time to time receive inquiries from federal, state and foreign agencies regarding compliance with various laws and regulations. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to any of these other actions is unlikely to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, though the resolutions and outcomes, individually or in the aggregate, could be material to our financial position, operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period. We also indemnify our directors, officers and employees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their responsibilities for us. Additionally, in the normal course of its business, we enter into contracts pursuant to which we may make a variety of representations and warranties and indemnify the counterparty for certain losses. Our possible exposure under these arrangements cannot be reasonably estimated as this involves the resolution of claims made, or future claims that may be made, against us or our officers, directors or employees, the outcomes of which are unknown and not currently predictable or estimable.

Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

Business segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our Chief Executive Officer. We operate in two business segments, Hughes and ESS, as described in Note 1. Organization and Business Activities.

The primary measure of segment profitability that is reported regularly to our CODM is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income (loss) from discontinued operations and net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests (“EBITDA”).

Total assets by segment have not been reported herein because the information is not provided to our CODM on a regular basis.

The following table presents revenue, EBITDA and capital expenditures for each of our business segments. Capital expenditures are net of refunds and other receipts related to our property and equipment.


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
External revenue	$	466,762	$	4,121	$	4,977	$	475,860
Intersegment revenue	—		281		(281)		—
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

EBITDA	$	190,016	$	2,274	$	(8,959)	$	183,331
Capital expenditures	$	88,848	$	41	$	—	$	88,889

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
External revenue	$	463,735	$	3,772	$	5,614	$	473,121
Intersegment revenue	—		326		(326)		—
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121

EBITDA	$	155,940	$	1,791	$	(7,574)	$	150,157
Capital expenditures	$	76,572	$	—	$	—	$	76,572

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
External revenue	$	1,378,416	$	12,274	$	14,362	$	1,405,052
Intersegment revenue	—		959		(959)		—
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

EBITDA	$	531,276	$	5,847	$	(23,745)	$	513,378
Capital expenditures	$	263,844	$	41	$	—	$	263,885

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
External revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,058	$	17,583	$	1,389,560
Intersegment revenue	—		815		(815)		—
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

EBITDA	$	448,837	$	5,006	$	(19,835)	$	434,008
Capital expenditures	$	224,483	$	—	$	—	$	224,483

The following table reconciles Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to EBITDA:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	16,681	$	(11,896)	$	18,041	$	(34,598)
Interest income, net	(2,839)		(12,300)		(16,935)		(47,341)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	44,177		55,608		130,644		172,502
Depreciation and amortization	123,145		115,948		372,588		342,086
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167		2,797		9,040		1,359
EBITDA	$	183,331	$	150,157	$	513,378	$	434,008

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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 - EchoStar

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - ECHOSTAR

The following is a summary of the transactions and the terms of the underlying principal agreements that have had or may have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Services and Other Revenue - EchoStar

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - EchoStar	$	4,974	$	4,448	$	14,361	$	13,345

The following table presents the corresponding related party receivables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party receivables - EchoStar - current	$	109,543	$	131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current	54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables - EchoStar	$	164,408	$	151,651

Receivables. EchoStar and its other subsidiaries reimburse us from time to time for amounts paid by us for costs and expenses attributable to EchoStar and its other subsidiaries. We report receivables under these arrangements within Related party receivables - EchoStar - current. No repayment schedule for these receivables has been determined.

EchoStar Mobile Limited Service Agreements. We provide services and lease equipment to support the business of EchoStar Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of EchoStar that is licensed by the European Union and its member states (“EU”) to provide mobile satellite services and complementary ground component services covering the entire EU using S-band spectrum. Generally, the amounts EchoStar’s other subsidiaries pay for these services are based on cost plus a fixed margin. We recorded the revenue related to these services within Services and other revenue - EchoStar of $5.0 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $14.4 million and $14.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, we have converted the receivables for certain of these services into loans payable on demand and bearing an annual interest rate of 5%. We report these loans within Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current.

Operating Expenses - EchoStar

The following table presents our operating expenses related to EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - EchoStar	$	15,163	$	14,506	$	41,665	$	42,235

The following table presents the corresponding related party payables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party payables - EchoStar - current	$	14,029	$	11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current	24,529		23,980
Total related party payables - EchoStar	$	38,558	$	35,112

Payables. We reimburse EchoStar and its other subsidiaries from time to time for amounts paid by EchoStar and its other subsidiaries for costs and expenses attributable to us. We report payables under these arrangements within Related party payables - EchoStar - current. No repayment schedule for these payables has been determined.

Shared Corporate Services. We and EchoStar, including EchoStar’s other subsidiaries, have agreed that we shall each have the right, but not the obligation, to receive from the other certain shared corporate services, including among other things: treasury, tax, accounting and reporting, risk management, cybersecurity, legal, internal audit, human resources, and information technology. These shared corporate services are generally provided at cost. Effective March 2017, and as a result of the Share Exchange, we implemented a new methodology for determining the cost of these shared corporate services. We and EchoStar, including EchoStar’s other subsidiaries, may each terminate a particular shared corporate service for any reason upon at least 30 days’ notice. We recorded these expenses within Operating expenses - EchoStar for shared corporate services received from EchoStar and its other subsidiaries of $0.9 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.6 million and $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Real Estate. We occupy certain office space in buildings owned or leased by EchoStar and its other subsidiaries and pay a portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises in accordance with the percentage of the space we occupy.

Cash Advances. EchoStar and certain of its other subsidiaries have also provided cash advances to certain of our foreign subsidiaries to fund certain expenditures pursuant to loan agreements that mature in 2021 and 2022. Advances under these agreements bear interest at annual rates ranging from one to three percent, subject to periodic adjustment based on the one-year U.S. LIBOR rate. We report amounts payable under these agreements within Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current.

Construction Management Services for EchoStar XXIV Satellite. In August 2017, a subsidiary of EchoStar entered into a contract with Space Systems Loral, LLC for the design and construction of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, a new, next-generation, high throughput geostationary satellite. We provide construction management services to EchoStar’s subsidiary for the construction of the EchoStar XXIV satellite. We charged EchoStar’s subsidiary and reduced our operating expenses by the costs of such services of $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Other Agreements

BSS Transaction. Pursuant to the pre-closing restructuring contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement, and as part of the BSS Transaction, we and our subsidiaries transferred certain of the BSS Business to BSS Corp., and we distributed all of the shares of BSS Corp. to EchoStar as a dividend. See Note 1. Organization and Business Activities for further information.

Share Exchange Agreement. Prior to consummation of the Share Exchange, EchoStar was required to complete steps necessary for the transferring of certain assets and liabilities to DISH and certain of its subsidiaries. As part of these steps, subsidiaries of EchoStar that, prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange, owned EchoStar’s business of providing online video delivery and satellite video delivery for broadcasters and pay-TV operators, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission services, signal processing, conditional access management and other services and related assets and liabilities were contributed to one of our subsidiaries in consideration for additional shares of HSSC’s common stock that were then issued to a subsidiary of EchoStar.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - DISH NETWORK

Overview

EchoStar and DISH have operated as separate publicly-traded companies since 2008. A substantial majority of the voting power of the shares of each of EchoStar and DISH is owned beneficially by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, and by certain entities established for the benefit of his family. In addition, prior to March 2017, DISH Network owned the Tracking Stock, which in the aggregate represented an 80% economic interest in the residential retail satellite broadband business of our Hughes segment. The Tracking Stock was retired in March 2017.

In connection with and following the Spin-off, the Share Exchange and the BSS Transaction, we, EchoStar and certain of its other subsidiaries and DISH Network entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we, EchoStar and certain of its other subsidiaries, on the one hand, obtain certain products, services and rights from DISH Network, on the other hand; DISH Network, on the one hand, obtains certain products, services and rights from us, EchoStar and certain of its other subsidiaries, on the other hand; and such entities indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from their respective businesses. Generally, the amounts we and/or EchoStar and its other subsidiaries or DISH Network pay for products and services provided under the agreements are based on cost plus a fixed margin (unless noted differently below), which varies depending on the nature of the products and services provided. We and/or EchoStar and its other subsidiaries may also enter into additional agreements with DISH Network in the future.

Services and Other Revenue — DISH Network

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	6,115	$	9,747	$	20,322	$	32,021

The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876

Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network. We have entered into an agreement and have previously entered into a now terminated agreement to lease satellite capacity pursuant to which we have provided satellite services to DISH Network on certain satellites owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these agreements may depend upon, among other things, the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that are providing services on the applicable satellite, the length of the service arrangements and any third-party costs associated with the satellite capacity. The terms of these agreements are set forth below:

•EchoStar IX — Effective January 2008, DISH Network began leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite. Subject to availability, DISH Network generally has the right to continue leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite on a month-to-month basis.

•103 Degree Orbital Location/SES-3 — In May 2012, we entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) with Ciel Satellite Holdings Inc. (“Ciel”) to develop certain spectrum rights at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “103 Spectrum Rights”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network may use and develop the 103 Spectrum Rights. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement.

In connection with the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement, in May 2012, we also entered into a ten-year agreement with Ciel pursuant to which we leased certain satellite capacity from Ciel on the SES-3 satellite at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “Ciel 103 Agreement”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network leased certain satellite capacity from us on the SES-3 satellite (the “DISH 103 Agreement”). Under the terms of the DISH 103 Agreement, DISH Network made certain monthly payments to us through the service term. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the Ciel 103 Agreement.

TerreStar Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc. (“TerreStar”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar and EchoStar’s completion of the Hughes Acquisition, TerreStar and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services for TerreStar’s ground-based communications equipment (the “TerreStar Agreements”). In December 2017, we and DISH Network amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive warranty services from us for our products on a month-to-month basis unless terminated by DISH Network upon at least 21 days’ written notice to us. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis unless operations and maintenance services are terminated by DISH Network upon at least 90 days’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until May 2022. In addition, DISH Network generally may terminate any and all services for convenience subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. In March 2020, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network pursuant to which we perform certain work and provide certain credits to amounts owed to us under the TerreStar Agreements in exchange for DISH Network’s granting us rights to use certain satellite capacity under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement (as defined below). As a result, we and DISH Network amended the TerreStar Agreements to suspend our provision of warranty services to DISH Network from April 2020 through December 2020. Following the expiration of this suspension, we will continue to provide warranty services to DISH Network.Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement. Effective October 2012, we and DISH Network, entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to market, sell and distribute our Gen 4 HughesNet service. DISH Network pays us a monthly per subscriber wholesale service fee for our Gen 4 HughesNet service based upon a subscriber’s service level and based upon certain volume subscription thresholds. The Distribution Agreement also provides that DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase certain broadband equipment from us to support the sale of our Gen 4 HughesNet service. The Distribution Agreement had an initial term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless terminated by either party with a written notice at least 180 days’ before the expiration of the then-current term. In February 2014, we and DISH Network entered into an amendment to the Distribution Agreement which, among other things, extended the initial term of the Distribution Agreement until March 2024. Upon expiration or termination of the Distribution Agreement, we and DISH Network will continue to provide our Gen 4 HughesNet service to the then-current DISH Network subscribers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement. DBSD North America Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of all of the equity of reorganized DBSD North America, Inc. (“DBSD North America”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of DBSD North America and EchoStar’s completion of the Hughes Acquisition, DBSD North America and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services of DBSD North America’s gateway and ground-based communications equipment. In December 2017, we and DBSD North America amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DBSD North America has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 120 days’ written notice to us. In February 2019, we further amended these agreements to provide DBSD North America with the right to continue to receive warranty services from us on a month-to-month basis until December 2023, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 21 days’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until February 2022 and will automatically renew for an additional five-year period until February 2027 unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 180 days’ written notice to us. In addition, DBSD North America generally may terminate any and all such services for convenience, subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement. In February 2019, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which we will sell to DISH Network our HughesNet Service and HughesNet equipment that has been modified to meet DISH Network’s internet-of-things specifications for the transfer of data to DISH Network’s network operations centers. This agreement has an initial term of five years expiring February 2024 with automatic renewal for successive one-year terms unless terminated by DISH Network with at least 180 days’ written notice to us or by us with at least 365 days’ written notice to DISH Network.

Operating Expenses — DISH Network

The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - DISH Network	$	1,172	$	701	$	3,532	$	2,467

The following table presents the related trade accounts payable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502

Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, EchoStar entered into various agreements with DISH Network including a transition services agreement, satellite procurement agreement and services agreement, all of which expired in January 2010 and were replaced by a professional services agreement (the “Professional Services Agreement”). In January 2010, EchoStar and DISH Network agreed that EchoStar and its subsidiaries shall continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to receive the following services from DISH Network, among others, certain of which were previously provided under a 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, EchoStar and DISH Network agreed that DISH Network would continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to engage EchoStar and its subsidiaries to manage the process of procuring new satellite capacity for DISH Network (previously provided under a satellite procurement agreement), receive logistics, procurement and quality assurance services from EchoStar and its subsidiaries (previously provided under a services agreement) and provide other support services. In connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange, EchoStar and DISH amended and restated the Professional Services Agreement (as amended to date, the “Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement”) to provide that EchoStar and its subsidiaries and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either EchoStar and its subsidiaries or DISH Network may require as a result of the Share Exchange, including access to antennas owned by DISH Network for our use in performing TT&C services and maintenance and support services for our antennas (collectively, the “TT&C Antennas”). In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, EchoStar and DISH further amended the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement to provide that EchoStar and its subsidiaries and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either EchoStar and its subsidiaries or DISH Network may require as a result of the BSS Transaction and to remove our access to and the maintenance and support services for the TT&C Antennas. A portion of these costs and expenses have been allocated to us in the manner described in Note 14. Related Party Transactions - EchoStar. The term of the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement is through January 2021 and renews automatically for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by either party upon at least 60 days’ notice. However, either party may generally terminate the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement in part with respect to any particular service it receives for any reason upon at least 30 days’ notice, unless the statement of work for particular services states otherwise. Certain services being provided for under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement may survive the termination of the agreement. Real Estate Lease from DISH Network. Effective March 2017, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network for certain space at 796 East Utah Valley Drive in American Fork, Utah for a period ending in August 2017. We exercised our option to renew this agreement for a five-year period ending in August 2022. We and DISH Network amended this agreement to, among other things, terminate this agreement in March 2019. The rent on a per square foot basis for the lease was comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the lease, and we were responsible for our portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises.Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements. We and DISH Network have entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides us with collocation space in El Paso, Texas. This agreement was for an initial period ending in August 2015, and provides us with renewal options for four consecutive years. Effective August 2015, we exercised our first renewal option for a period ending in August 2018 and in April 2018 we exercised our second renewal option for a period ending in August 2021. In connection with the Share Exchange, effective March 2017, we also entered into certain agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides collocation and antenna space to EchoStar through February 2022 at the following locations: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Gilbert, Arizona; New Braunfels, Texas; Monee, Illinois; Spokane, Washington; and Englewood, Colorado. In October 2019, we provided a termination notice for our New Braunfels, Texas agreement to be effective May 2020. In August 2017, we and DISH Network also entered into certain other agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides additional collocation and antenna space to us in Monee, Illinois and Spokane, Washington through August 2022. Generally, we may renew our collocation and antenna space agreements for three-year periods by providing DISH Network with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. We may terminate certain of these agreements with 180 days’ prior written notice. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend on the number of racks located at the location. Also, in connection with the BSS Transaction, in September 2019, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network will provide us with antenna space and power in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period of five years commencing no later than October 2020, with four three-year renewal terms, with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term.Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement. In conjunction with the launch of our EchoStar XIX satellite, in March 2017, we and DISH Network entered into a master service agreement (the “Hughes Broadband MSA”) pursuant to which DISH Network, among other things: (i) has the right, but not the obligation, to market, promote and solicit orders and upgrades for our Gen 5 HughesNet service and related equipment and other telecommunication services and (ii) installs Gen 5 HughesNet service equipment with respect to activations generated by DISH Network. Under the Hughes Broadband MSA, we and DISH Network make certain payments to each other relating to sales, upgrades, purchases and installation services. The Hughes Broadband MSA has an initial term of five years through March 2022 with automatic renewal for successive one-year terms. Either party has the ability to terminate the Hughes Broadband MSA, in whole or in part, for any reason upon at least 90 days’ notice to the other party. Upon expiration or termination of the Hughes Broadband MSA, we will continue to provide our Gen 5 HughesNet service to subscribers and make certain payments to DISH Network pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Hughes Broadband MSA. We incurred sales incentives and other costs under the Hughes Broadband MSA totaling $5.2 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $14.2 million and $13.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 2019 TT&C Agreement. In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and a subsidiary of EchoStar entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides TT&C services to us and EchoStar and its other subsidiaries for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for a subsidiary of EchoStar to renew for a one-year period upon written notice at least 90 days prior to the initial expiration (the “2019 TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the 2019 TT&C Agreement are calculated at either: (i) a fixed fee or (ii) cost plus a fixed margin, which will vary depending on the nature of the services provided. Any party is able to terminate the 2019 TT&C Agreement for any reason upon 12 months’ notice.

Other Receivables - DISH Network

Tax Sharing Agreement. Effective December 2007, EchoStar and DISH Network entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) in connection with the Spin-off. This agreement governs EchoStar and DISH and their respective subsidiaries’ 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 indemnifies EchoStar and its subsidiaries for such taxes. However, DISH Network is not liable for and does not indemnify EchoStar or its subsidiaries 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 EchoStar’s stock, stock options or assets; (ii) any action that EchoStar or its subsidiaries take or fail to take or (iii) any action that EchoStar or its subsidiaries 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, EchoStar and its subsidiaries 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 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.

In light of the Tax Sharing Agreement, among other things, and in connection with EchoStar’s consolidated federal income tax returns for certain tax years prior to and for the year of the Spin-off, in September 2013, EchoStar and DISH Network agreed upon a supplemental allocation of the tax benefits arising from certain tax items resolved in the course of the IRS’s examination of EchoStar’s consolidated tax returns. As a result, DISH Network agreed to pay EchoStar an amount of that includes the federal tax benefit DISH received as a result of our operations.

In August 2018, EchoStar and DISH Network amended the Tax Sharing Agreement and the 2013 agreements (the “Tax Sharing Amendment”). Under the Tax Sharing Amendment, DISH Network is required to compensate EchoStar for certain past and future excess California research and development tax credits generated by EchoStar and its subsidiaries and used by DISH Network.

Other AgreementsMaster Transaction Agreement. In May 2019, EchoStar and BSS Corp. entered into the Master Transaction Agreement with DISH and Merger Sub with respect to the BSS Transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement, on September 10, 2019: (i) EchoStar and its subsidiaries and we and our subsidiaries transferred the BSS Business to BSS Corp.; (ii) we completed the Distribution; and (iii) immediately after the Distribution, (1) BSS Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH such that DISH owns and operates the BSS Business and (2) each issued and outstanding share of BSS Common Stock owned by EchoStar stockholders was converted into the right to receive 0.23523769 shares of DISH Common Stock. Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer operate the BSS Business, which was a substantial portion of our ESS segment. The Master Transaction Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by the parties, including EchoStar’s representations relating to the assets, liabilities and financial condition of the BSS Business, and representations by DISH Network relating to its financial condition and liabilities. EchoStar and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other against certain losses with respect to breaches of certain representations and covenants and certain retained and assumed liabilities, respectively.BSS Transaction Intellectual Property and Technology License Agreement. Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we, EchoStar and DISH Network entered into an intellectual property and technology license agreement (the “BSS IPTLA”) pursuant to which we, EchoStar and its other subsidiaries and DISH Network license to each other certain intellectual property and technology. The BSS IPTLA will continue in perpetuity, unless mutually terminated by the parties. Pursuant to the BSS IPTLA, we, EchoStar and its other subsidiaries granted to DISH Network a license to our and their intellectual property and technology for use by DISH Network, among other things, in connection with its continued operation of the BSS Business acquired pursuant to the BSS Transaction, including a limited license to use the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks during a transition period. EchoStar retains full ownership of the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks. In addition, DISH Network granted a license back to us, EchoStar and its other subsidiaries, among other things, for the continued use of all intellectual property and technology that is used in our, EchoStar and its other subsidiaries’ retained businesses but the ownership of which was transferred to DISH Network pursuant to the BSS Transaction.BSS Transaction Tax Matters Agreement. Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, EchoStar, BSS Corp. and DISH entered into a tax matters agreement. This agreement governs certain rights, responsibilities and obligations of EchoStar and its subsidiaries with respect to taxes of the BSS Business transferred pursuant to the BSS Transaction. Generally, EchoStar is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business for periods prior to the BSS Transaction and DISH is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business from and after the BSS Transaction. Both EchoStar and DISH made certain tax-related representations and are subject to various tax-related covenants after the consummation of the BSS Transaction. Both EchoStar and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other for certain losses if there is a breach of any of the tax representations or violation of any of the tax covenants in the tax matters agreement and that breach or violation results in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar or its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, DISH Network has agreed to indemnify EchoStar if the BSS Business is acquired, either directly or indirectly (e.g., via an acquisition of DISH Network), by one or more persons, where either it took an action, or knowingly facilitated, consented to or assisted with an action by its stockholders, that resulted in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This tax matters agreement supplements the Tax Sharing Agreement outlined above and the Share Exchange Tax Matters Agreement outlined below, both of which continue in full force and effect.BSS Transaction Employee Matters Agreement. Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, EchoStar and DISH Network entered into an employee matters agreement that addressed the transfer of employees from us to DISH Network, including certain benefit and compensation matters and the allocation of responsibility for employee related liabilities relating to current and past employees of the BSS Business. DISH Network assumed employee-related liabilities relating to the BSS Business as part of the BSS Transaction, except that EchoStar is responsible for certain pre-BSS Transaction compensation and benefits for employees who transferred to DISH Network in connection with the BSS Transaction. Share Exchange Agreement. In January 2017, EchoStar and certain of its and our subsidiaries entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with DISH and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to which, in February 2017, EchoStar and certain of its and our subsidiaries received all of the shares of the Tracking Stock in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of certain EchoStar subsidiaries that held substantially all of EchoStar’s EchoStar Technologies businesses and certain other assets. Following consummation of the Share Exchange, EchoStar no longer operates the transferred EchoStar Technologies businesses and the Tracking Stock was retired and is no longer outstanding and all agreements, arrangements and policy statements with respect to such Tracking Stock terminated and are of no further effect. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, EchoStar transferred certain assets, investments in joint ventures, spectrum licenses and real estate properties and DISH Network assumed certain liabilities relating to the transferred assets and businesses. The Share Exchange Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by the parties, including representations by EchoStar related to the transferred assets, assumed liabilities and the financial condition of the transferred businesses. EchoStar and DISH Network also agreed to customary indemnification provisions whereby each party indemnifies the other against certain losses with respect to breaches of representations, warranties or covenants and certain liabilities and if certain actions undertaken by EchoStar or DISH causes the transaction to be taxable to the other party after closing. Share Exchange Intellectual Property and Technology License Agreement. Effective March 2017, in connection with the Share Exchange, EchoStar and one of its other subsidiaries and DISH Network entered into an intellectual property and technology license agreement (“IPTLA”) pursuant to which we, EchoStar and one of its other subsidiaries and DISH Network license to each other certain intellectual property and technology. The IPTLA will continue in perpetuity, unless mutually terminated by the parties. Pursuant to the IPTLA, we, EchoStar and one of its other subsidiaries granted to DISH Network a license to our and their intellectual property and technology for use by DISH Network, among other things, in connection with its continued operation of the businesses acquired pursuant to the Share Exchange, including a limited license to use the “ECHOSTAR” trademark during a transition period. EchoStar retains full ownership of the “ECHOSTAR” trademark. In addition, DISH Network granted a license back to us, EchoStar and one of its other subsidiaries, among other things, for the continued use of all intellectual property and technology that is used in our, EchoStar and one of its other subsidiaries’ retained businesses but the ownership of which was transferred to DISH Network pursuant to the Share Exchange. Share Exchange Tax Matters Agreement. Effective March 2017, in connection with the Share Exchange, EchoStar and DISH entered into a tax matters agreement. This agreement governs certain rights, responsibilities and obligations of EchoStar and its subsidiaries with respect to taxes of the transferred businesses pursuant to the Share Exchange. Generally, EchoStar is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the transferred businesses and assets for periods prior to the Share Exchange and DISH Network is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the transferred businesses and assets from and after the Share Exchange. Both EchoStar and DISH Network made certain tax-related representations and are subject to various tax-related covenants after the consummation of the Share Exchange. Both EchoStar and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other if there is a breach of any such tax representation or violation of any such tax covenant and that breach or violation results in the Share Exchange not qualifying for tax free treatment for the other party. In addition, DISH Network has agreed to indemnify EchoStar if the transferred businesses are acquired, either directly or indirectly (e.g., via an acquisition of DISH Network), by one or more persons and such acquisition results in the Share Exchange not qualifying for tax free treatment. The tax matters agreement supplements the Tax Sharing Agreement outlined above, which continues in full force and effect.NOTE 16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - OTHER

Hughes Systique Corporation

We contract with Hughes Systique Corporation (“Hughes Systique”) for software development services. In addition to our approximately 43% ownership in Hughes Systique, Mr. Pradman Kaul, the President of our subsidiary Hughes Communications, Inc. and a member of EchoStar’s board of directors, and his brother, who is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hughes Systique, in the aggregate, own approximately 25%, on an undiluted basis, of Hughes Systique’s outstanding shares as of September 30, 2020. Furthermore, Mr. Pradman Kaul serves on the board of directors of Hughes Systique. Hughes Systique is a variable interest entity and we are considered the primary beneficiary of Hughes Systique due to, among other factors, our ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Hughes Systique. As a result, we consolidate Hughes Systique’s financial statements in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

TerreStar Solutions, Inc.

DISH Network owns more than 15% of TerreStar Solutions, Inc. (“TSI”). In May 2018, we and TSI entered into an equipment and services agreement pursuant to which we design, manufacture and install upgraded ground communications network equipment for TSI’s network and provide, among other things, warranty and support services. We recognized revenue of $0.7 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $3.8 million and $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had trade accounts receivable from TSI of $0.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

Global-IP CaymanIn May 2017, we entered into an agreement with Global-IP Cayman (“Global IP”) providing for the sale of certain equipment and services to Global IP. Mr. William David Wade, a member of EchoStar’s board of directors, served as a member of the board of directors of Global IP and as an executive advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Global IP from September 2017 until April 2019 and from September 2017 until December 2019, respectively. In August 2018, we and Global IP amended the agreement to: (i) change certain of the equipment and services to be provided to Global IP, (ii) modify certain payment terms, (iii) provide Global IP an option to use one of our test lab facilities and (iv) effectuate the assignment of the agreement from Global IP to one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. In February 2019, we terminated this agreement as a result of Global IP’s defaults resulting from its failure to make payments to us as required under the terms of this agreement. We have reserved our rights and remedies against Global IP under this agreement. We have not recognized any revenue since the termination of this agreement. As of September 30, 2020, we were owed $7.5 million from Global IP.Maxar Technologies Inc.Mr. Jeffrey Tarr, who joined EchoStar’s board of directors in March 2019, served as a consultant and advisor to Maxar Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Maxar Tech”) through May 2019. We previously entered into agreements with Maxar Tech for the manufacture and certain other services of the EchoStar IX satellite, the EchoStar XVII satellite, the EchoStar XIX satellite and the EchoStar XXI satellite and our former EchoStar XI satellite, EchoStar XIV satellite, EchoStar XVI satellite and EchoStar XXIII satellite. Maxar Tech provides us with anomaly support for these satellites once launched pursuant to the terms of the agreements. Maxar Tech also provides a warranty on one of these satellites and may be required to pay us certain amounts should the satellite not operate according to certain performance specifications. Our obligations to pay Maxar Tech under these agreements during the design life of the applicable satellites may be reduced if the applicable satellites do not operate according to certain performance specifications. We incurred aggregate costs payable to Maxar Tech under these agreements of $0.9 million and $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $5.3 million and $78.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had no trade accounts payable to Maxar Tech.

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - ECHOSTAR

Services and Other Revenue - EchoStar

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - EchoStar	$	4,974	$	4,448	$	14,361	$	13,345

The following table presents the corresponding related party receivables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party receivables - EchoStar - current	$	109,543	$	131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current	54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables - EchoStar	$	164,408	$	151,651

Operating Expenses - EchoStar

The following table presents our operating expenses related to EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - EchoStar	$	15,163	$	14,506	$	41,665	$	42,235

The following table presents the corresponding related party payables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party payables - EchoStar - current	$	14,029	$	11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current	24,529		23,980
Total related party payables - EchoStar	$	38,558	$	35,112

Other Agreements

Overview

Services and Other Revenue — DISH Network

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	6,115	$	9,747	$	20,322	$	32,021

The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876

Operating Expenses — DISH Network

The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - DISH Network	$	1,172	$	701	$	3,532	$	2,467

The following table presents the related trade accounts payable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502

Other Receivables - DISH Network

Hughes Systique Corporation

TerreStar Solutions, Inc.

Related Party Transactions - Other (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - ECHOSTAR

Services and Other Revenue - EchoStar

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - EchoStar	$	4,974	$	4,448	$	14,361	$	13,345

The following table presents the corresponding related party receivables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party receivables - EchoStar - current	$	109,543	$	131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current	54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables - EchoStar	$	164,408	$	151,651

Operating Expenses - EchoStar

The following table presents our operating expenses related to EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - EchoStar	$	15,163	$	14,506	$	41,665	$	42,235

The following table presents the corresponding related party payables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party payables - EchoStar - current	$	14,029	$	11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current	24,529		23,980
Total related party payables - EchoStar	$	38,558	$	35,112

Other Agreements

Overview

Services and Other Revenue — DISH Network

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	6,115	$	9,747	$	20,322	$	32,021

The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876

Operating Expenses — DISH Network

The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - DISH Network	$	1,172	$	701	$	3,532	$	2,467

The following table presents the related trade accounts payable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502

Other Receivables - DISH Network

Hughes Systique Corporation

TerreStar Solutions, Inc.

Supplemental Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Research and Development

The following table presents the research and development costs incurred in connection with customers’ orders:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$	4,158	$	6,564	$	14,762	$	18,275
Research and development expenses	$	7,676	$	6,136	$	21,378	$	19,411

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table reconciles Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to the total of the same as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,139,435	$	847,823
Restricted cash	887		796
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period	$	1,140,322	$	848,619

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	443,727	$	1,076,271
Restricted cash	795		973
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period	$	444,522	$	1,077,244

Other Current Assets, Net and Other Non-Current Assets, Net

The following table presents the components of Other current assets, net, and Other non-current assets, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other current assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876
Inventory	93,597		79,474
Prepaids and deposits	43,758		42,324
Contract acquisition costs, net	12,578		16,869
Related party receivables - EchoStar	109,543		131,892
Other, net	27,350		22,217
Total other current assets, net	$	293,379	$	301,652

Other non-current assets, net:
Restricted cash	$	795	$	887
Deferred tax assets, net	9,449		7,215
Capitalized software, net	111,912		101,786
Contract acquisition costs, net	91,190		96,723
Contract fulfillment costs, net	2,625		3,010
Related party receivables - EchoStar	54,865		19,759
Other, net	25,797		22,556
Total other non-current assets, net	$	296,633	$	251,936

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts, which is included within Other, net in each of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net in the table above:


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
	Other current assets, net		Other non-current assets, net
Balance at beginning of period	$	—	$	—
Credit losses (1)	1,595		13,378

Foreign currency translation	152		(606)
Balance at end of period	$	1,747	$	12,772

(1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net increase to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification from Trade accounts receivables and contracts assets, net.

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities and Other Non-Current Liabilities

The following table presents the components of Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502
Accrued interest	36,813		32,184
Accrued compensation	47,999		42,846
Accrued taxes	11,652		18,493
Operating lease obligation	14,466		14,112
Related party payables - EchoStar	14,029		11,132
Other	142,028		139,148
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	267,805	$	258,417

Other non-current liabilities:
Related party payables - EchoStar	$	24,529	$	23,980
Other	66,175		66,500
Total other non-current liabilities	$	90,704	$	90,480

Inventory

The following table presents the components of inventory:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	6,357	$	4,240
Work-in-process	9,197		6,979
Finished goods	78,043		68,255
Total inventory	$	93,597	$	79,474

Supplemental and Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities

The following table presents the supplemental and non-cash investing and financing activities:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	128,399	$	176,919
Cash paid for income taxes	$	3,550	$	1,919

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net	$	(1,418)	$	(1,883)

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (together, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, the obligations of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2026, 7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 and 6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due August 1, 2026 (collectively, the “Notes”).

The indentures governing the Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions, 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 or allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends, make distributions, make other payments, or transfer assets to us.

In lieu of separate financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, we have prepared the accompanying condensed consolidating financial information in accordance with Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X. This includes:

•the accompanying condensed balance sheet;

•the accompanying condensed statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss); and

•the accompanying condensed statement of cash flows.

This also includes consolidating financial information as follows:

•the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis;

•the non-guarantor subsidiaries of HSSC on a combined basis; and

•the eliminations necessary to arrive at the corresponding information of HSSC on a consolidated basis.

This accompanying condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	363,227	$	40,947	$	39,553	$	—	$	443,727
Marketable investment securities	1,418,436		—		—		—		1,418,436
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	—		135,355		55,547		—		190,902

Other current assets	93,564		823,948		97,272		(721,405)		293,379
Total current assets	1,875,227		1,000,250		192,372		(721,405)		2,346,444
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	—		1,344,094		344,230		—		1,688,324
Operating lease right-of-use assets	—		100,742		28,279		—		129,021
Goodwill	—		504,173		4,487		—		508,660
Regulatory authorizations, net	—		400,000		10,558		—		410,558
Other intangible assets, net	—		20,433		—		—		20,433
Other investments, net	—		105,161		—		—		105,161
Investment in subsidiaries	2,884,940		216,617		—		(3,101,557)		—

Other non-current assets, net	35,403		288,962		82,081		(109,813)		296,633
Total non-current assets	2,920,343		2,980,182		469,635		(3,211,370)		3,158,790
Total assets	$	4,795,570	$	3,980,432	$	662,007	$	(3,932,775)	$	5,505,234
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	89,227	$	19,691	$	—	$	108,918
Current portion of long-term debt, net	897,303		—		—		—		897,303
Contract liabilities	—		85,029		4,593		—		89,622
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	419,904		331,061		238,245		(721,405)		267,805
Total current liabilities	1,317,207		505,317		262,529		(721,405)		1,363,648
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	1,495,078		—		—		—		1,495,078
Deferred tax liabilities, net	—		433,366		—		(34,787)		398,579
Operating lease liabilities	—		92,101		23,265		—		115,366

Other non-current liabilities	—		65,271		100,459		(75,026)		90,704
Total non-current liabilities	1,495,078		590,738		123,724		(109,813)		2,099,727
Total liabilities	2,812,285		1,096,055		386,253		(831,218)		3,463,375
Shareholder's equity:
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,884,377		217,180		(3,101,557)		1,983,285
Non-controlling interests	—		—		58,574		—		58,574
Total shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,884,377		275,754		(3,101,557)		2,041,859
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	4,795,570	$	3,980,432	$	662,007	$	(3,932,775)	$	5,505,234

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,057,903	$	32,338	$	49,194	$	—	$	1,139,435
Marketable investment securities	652,594		241		—		—		652,835
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	—		129,722		66,798		—		196,520

Other current assets	93,536		602,337		107,959		(502,180)		301,652
Total current assets	1,804,033		764,638		223,951		(502,180)		2,290,442
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	—		1,459,151		398,430		—		1,857,581
Operating lease right-of-use assets	—		89,106		24,293		—		113,399
Goodwill	—		504,173		2,780		—		506,953
Regulatory authorizations, net	—		400,000		12,363		—		412,363
Other intangible assets, net	—		29,321		—		—		29,321
Other investments, net	—		110,040		—		—		110,040
Investment in subsidiaries	2,876,572		282,163		—		(3,158,735)		—

Other non-current assets, net	10,672		772,193		42,557		(573,486)		251,936
Total non-current assets	2,887,244		3,646,147		480,423		(3,732,221)		3,281,593
Total assets	$	4,691,277	$	4,410,785	$	704,374	$	(4,234,401)	$	5,572,035
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	102,744	$	18,808	$	—	$	121,552

Contract liabilities	—		96,485		4,575		—		101,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	243,694		314,583		202,320		(502,180)		258,417
Total current liabilities	243,694		513,812		225,703		(502,180)		481,029
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	2,389,168		—		—		—		2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	—		390,288		—		(9,972)		380,316
Operating lease liabilities	—		77,366		19,513		—		96,879

Other non-current liabilities	—		553,518		100,476		(563,514)		90,480
Total non-current liabilities	2,389,168		1,021,172		119,989		(573,486)		2,956,843
Total liabilities	2,632,862		1,534,984		345,692		(1,075,666)		3,437,872
Shareholder's equity:
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	2,058,415		2,875,801		282,934		(3,158,735)		2,058,415
Non-controlling interests	—		—		75,748		—		75,748
Total shareholder's equity	2,058,415		2,875,801		358,682		(3,158,735)		2,134,163
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	4,691,277	$	4,410,785	$	704,374	$	(4,234,401)	$	5,572,035

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	367,007	$	70,686	$	(8,803)	$	428,890
Equipment revenue	—		62,643		4,887		(20,560)		46,970
Total revenue	—		429,650		75,573		(29,363)		475,860
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		112,074		41,988		(8,654)		145,408
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		56,311		1,323		(20,560)		37,074
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		90,020		15,438		(149)		105,309
Research and development expenses	—		7,509		167		—		7,676
Depreciation and amortization	—		97,213		25,932		—		123,145
Total costs and expenses	—		363,127		84,848		(29,363)		418,612
Operating income (loss)	—		66,523		(9,275)		—		57,248
Other income (expense):
Interest income	1,398		1,025		1,375		(959)		2,839
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(40,512)		(286)		(4,338)		959		(44,177)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(75)		1		—		—		(74)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(2,422)		—		—		(2,422)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	43,893		(7,079)		—		(36,814)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		5		3,067		—		3,072
Other, net	—		(82)		277		—		195
Total other income (expense), net	4,704		(8,838)		381		(36,814)		(40,567)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,704		57,685		(8,894)		(36,814)		16,681
Income tax benefit (provision), net	8,945		(13,760)		(384)		—		(5,199)
Net income (loss)	13,649		43,925		(9,278)		(36,814)		11,482
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,167		—		2,167
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	13,649	$	43,925	$	(7,111)	$	(36,814)	$	13,649
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	13,649	$	43,925	$	(9,278)	$	(36,814)	$	11,482
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(10,170)		—		(10,170)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	20		—		—		—		20
Other	—		—		500		—		500
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(7,739)		(7,739)		—		15,478		—


Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(7,719)		(7,739)		(9,670)		15,478		(9,650)
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,930		36,186		(18,948)		(21,336)		1,832
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		4,098		—		4,098
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	5,930	$	36,186	$	(14,850)	$	(21,336)	$	5,930

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	356,682	$	59,569	$	(8,855)	$	407,396
Equipment revenue	—		76,905		4,246		(15,426)		65,725
Total revenue	—		433,587		63,815		(24,281)		473,121
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		110,388		40,428		(8,387)		142,429
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		63,437		3,177		(15,426)		51,188
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		88,853		23,602		(468)		111,987
Research and development expenses	—		5,953		183		—		6,136
Depreciation and amortization	—		99,099		16,849		—		115,948
Total costs and expenses	—		367,730		84,239		(24,281)		427,688
Operating income (loss)	—		65,857		(20,424)		—		45,433
Other income (expense):
Interest income	10,968		1,466		1,106		(1,240)		12,300
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(40,433)		(1,016)		(15,399)		1,240		(55,608)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	37		33		—		—		70
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(894)		—		—		(894)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	26,054		(44,409)		—		18,355		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(3)		(11,635)		—		(11,638)
Other, net	—		(6)		(1,553)		—		(1,559)
Total other income (expense), net	(3,374)		(44,829)		(27,481)		18,355		(57,329)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(3,374)		21,028		(47,905)		18,355		(11,896)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	7,590		(13,375)		609		—		(5,176)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	4,216		7,653		(47,296)		18,355		(17,072)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(4,109)		18,491		—		—		14,382
Net income (loss)	107		26,144		(47,296)		18,355		(2,690)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,797		—		2,797
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	107	$	26,144	$	(44,499)	$	18,355	$	107
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	107	$	26,144	$	(47,296)	$	18,355	$	(2,690)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(16,247)		—		(16,247)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	15		—		(145)		—		(130)
Other	—		—		13		—		13
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(16,379)		(16,379)		—		32,758		—
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(16,364)		(16,379)		(16,379)		32,758		(16,364)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(16,257)		9,765		(63,675)		51,113		(19,054)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,797		—		2,797
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	(16,257)	$	9,765	$	(60,878)	$	51,113	$	(16,257)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	1,087,252	$	197,827	$	(26,729)	$	1,258,350
Equipment revenue	—		186,814		16,563		(56,675)		146,702
Total revenue	—		1,274,066		214,390		(83,404)		1,405,052
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		333,195		121,582		(25,531)		429,246
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		158,800		13,399		(56,675)		115,524
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		269,090		56,508		(1,198)		324,400
Research and development expenses	—		20,924		454		—		21,378
Depreciation and amortization	—		295,236		77,352		—		372,588
Total costs and expenses	—		1,077,245		269,295		(83,404)		1,263,136
Operating income (loss)	—		196,821		(54,905)		—		141,916
Other income (expense):
Interest income	13,603		2,999		3,163		(2,830)		16,935
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(121,477)		(1,367)		(10,630)		2,830		(130,644)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(73)		(149)		—		—		(222)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(4,878)		—		—		(4,878)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	86,290		(59,399)		—		(26,891)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(241)		(4,355)		—		(4,596)
Other, net	—		(632)		162		—		(470)
Total other income (expense), net	(21,657)		(63,667)		(11,660)		(26,891)		(123,875)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(21,657)		133,154		(66,565)		(26,891)		18,041
Income tax benefit (provision), net	24,640		(46,660)		(2,078)		—		(24,098)


Net income (loss)	2,983		86,494		(68,643)		(26,891)		(6,057)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		9,040		—		9,040
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(59,603)	$	(26,891)	$	2,983
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(68,643)	$	(26,891)	$	(6,057)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(103,351)		—		(103,351)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(189)		—		—		—		(189)
Other	—		—		380		—		380
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(82,344)		(82,344)		—		164,688		—


Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(82,533)		(82,344)		(102,971)		164,688		(103,160)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(79,550)		4,150		(171,614)		137,797		(109,217)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		29,667		—		29,667
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	(79,550)	$	4,150	$	(141,947)	$	137,797	$	(79,550)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	1,062,574	$	178,525	$	(26,623)	$	1,214,476
Equipment revenue	—		190,394		21,961		(37,271)		175,084
Total revenue	—		1,252,968		200,486		(63,894)		1,389,560
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		330,634		120,061		(24,799)		425,896
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		164,027		15,988		(37,271)		142,744
Selling, general and administrative expenses	88		290,556		64,739		(1,824)		353,559
Research and development expenses	—		18,893		518		—		19,411
Depreciation and amortization	—		293,519		48,567		—		342,086
Total costs and expenses	88		1,097,629		249,873		(63,894)		1,283,696
Operating income (loss)	(88)		155,339		(49,387)		—		105,864
Other income (expense):
Interest income	44,693		3,403		2,198		(2,953)		47,341
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(150,234)		(7,302)		(17,919)		2,953		(172,502)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	437		(727)		—		—		(290)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(2,882)		—		—		(2,882)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	110,118		(77,204)		—		(32,914)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(19)		(10,330)		—		(10,349)
Other, net	(100)		(38)		(1,642)		—		(1,780)
Total other income (expense), net	4,914		(84,769)		(27,693)		(32,914)		(140,462)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,826		70,570		(77,080)		(32,914)		(34,598)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	25,193		(24,656)		(1,722)		—		(1,185)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	30,019		45,914		(78,802)		(32,914)		(35,783)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(6,709)		64,443		—		—		57,734
Net income (loss)	23,310		110,357		(78,802)		(32,914)		21,951
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		1,359		—		1,359
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(77,443)	$	(32,914)	$	23,310
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(78,802)	$	(32,914)	$	21,951
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(13,927)		—		(13,927)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	2,333		—		(145)		—		2,188
Other	—		—		—		—		—
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(14,072)		(14,072)		—		28,144		—
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale securities	(400)		—		—		—		(400)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(12,139)		(14,072)		(14,072)		28,144		(12,139)
Comprehensive income (loss)	11,171		96,285		(92,874)		(4,770)		9,812
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		1,359		—		1,359
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	11,171	$	96,285	$	(91,515)	$	(4,770)	$	11,171

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(68,643)	$	(26,891)	$	(6,057)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities	(37,046)		261,104		109,927		26,891		360,876
Net cash flows from operating activities	(34,063)		347,598		41,284		—		354,819

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,611,870)		—		—		—		(1,611,870)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	843,294		—		—		—		843,294
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate	—		—		—		—		—
Expenditures for property and equipment	—		(152,660)		(111,224)		—		(263,884)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	—		(27,824)		—		—		(27,824)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net	107,963		(49,274)		—		(58,689)		—
Net cash flows from investing activities	(660,613)		(229,758)		(111,224)		(58,689)		(1,060,284)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payment of finance lease obligations	—		—		(606)		—		(606)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	—		(1,268)		—		—		(1,268)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	—		—		14,268		—		14,268
Other, net	—		—		998		—		998
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net	—		(107,963)		49,274		58,689		—
Net cash flows from financing activities	—		(109,231)		63,934		58,689		13,392

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—		—		(3,727)		—		(3,727)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(694,676)		8,609		(9,733)		—		(695,800)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	1,057,903		32,338		50,081		—		1,140,322
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$	363,227	$	40,947	$	40,348	$	—	$	444,522

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(78,802)	$	(32,914)	$	21,951
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities	(132,557)		493,418		105,514		32,914		499,289
Net cash flows from operating activities	(109,247)		603,775		26,712		—		521,240

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(462,625)		—		—		—		(462,625)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	1,375,245		(3)		—		—		1,375,242
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate	—		2,284		—		—		2,284
Expenditures for property and equipment	—		(162,643)		(62,351)		—		(224,994)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	—		(21,364)		—		—		(21,364)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net	359,145		(38,282)		—		(320,863)		—
Net cash flows from investing activities	1,271,765		(220,008)		(62,351)		(320,863)		668,543

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes	(920,923)		—		—		—		(920,923)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—		(27,203)		(1,932)		—		(29,135)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	—		(5,269)		—		—		(5,269)
Purchase of non-controlling interest	—		(2,666)		(4,647)		—		(7,313)
Other, net	—		—		1,172		—		1,172
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net	—		(359,145)		38,282		320,863		—
Net cash flows from financing activities	(920,923)		(394,283)		32,875		320,863		(961,468)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—		—		310		—		310
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	241,595		(10,516)		(2,454)		—		228,625
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	771,718		46,353		30,548		—		848,619
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$	1,013,313	$	35,837	$	28,094	$	—	$	1,077,244

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

All amounts presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted.

Use of Estimates

Principles of Consolidation

Reclassification

ReclassificationCertain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Credit Losses

We record our customer related estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

We record our estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:


	Balance at December 31, 2019		Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)		Balance at January 1, 2020
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	196,520	$	(13,672)	$	182,848
Other current assets, net	$	301,652	$	6,723	$	308,375

Other non-current assets, net	$	251,936	$	4,050	$	255,986
Total assets	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$	380,316	$	(490)	$	379,826
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$	664,415	$	(2,169)	$	662,246
Non-controlling interests	$	75,748	$	(240)	$	75,508
Total shareholder's equity	$	2,134,163	$	(2,409)	$	2,131,754
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136

The application of ASC 326 requirements did not materially affect our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles

Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:


	Balance at December 31, 2019		Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)		Balance at January 1, 2020
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	196,520	$	(13,672)	$	182,848
Other current assets, net	$	301,652	$	6,723	$	308,375

Other non-current assets, net	$	251,936	$	4,050	$	255,986
Total assets	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$	380,316	$	(490)	$	379,826
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$	664,415	$	(2,169)	$	662,246
Non-controlling interests	$	75,748	$	(240)	$	75,508
Total shareholder's equity	$	2,134,163	$	(2,409)	$	2,131,754
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	5,572,035	$	(2,899)	$	5,569,136

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability

The following table presents the components of our contract balances:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Sales and services	$	162,390	$	152,632
Leasing	4,017		4,016
Total trade accounts receivable	166,407		156,648
Contract assets	43,896		63,649
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(19,401)		(23,777)
Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$	190,902	$	196,520

Contract liabilities:
Current	$	89,622	$	101,060
Non-current	11,663		10,572
Total contract liabilities	$	101,285	$	111,632

The following table presents the revenue recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations that was previously included within contract liabilities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenue	$	3,794	$	19,490	$	63,581	$	67,263

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	23,777	$	16,604
Credit losses (1)	12,253		22,031
Deductions	(15,367)		(13,979)
Foreign currency translation	(1,262)		596
Balance at end of period	$	19,401	$	25,252


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
	Other current assets, net		Other non-current assets, net
Balance at beginning of period	$	—	$	—
Credit losses (1)	1,595		13,378

Foreign currency translation	152		(606)
Balance at end of period	$	1,747	$	12,772

Contract Acquisition Costs

The following table presents the activity in our contract acquisition costs, net:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	113,592	$	114,306
Additions	68,589		71,651
Amortization expense	(75,429)		(72,412)
Foreign currency translation	(2,984)		(1,012)
Balance at end of period	$	103,768	$	112,533

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenue from customer contracts disaggregated by primary geographic market and by segment:


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
North America	$	392,950	$	4,402	$	(281)	$	397,071
South and Central America	38,578		—		—		38,578
Other	35,234		—		4,977		40,211
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	389,264	$	4,098	$	571	$	393,933
South and Central America	31,747		—		—		31,747
Other	42,724		—		4,717		47,441
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
North America	$	1,160,288	$	13,233	$	(959)	$	1,172,562
South and Central America	106,495		—		—		106,495
Other	111,633		—		14,362		125,995
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
North America	$	1,129,491	$	11,873	$	2,454	$	1,143,818
South and Central America	89,005		—		—		89,005
Other	142,423		—		14,314		156,737
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

The following tables presents our revenue disaggregated by the nature of products and services and by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	409,119	$	2,804	$	—	$	411,923
Lease revenue	10,673		1,598		4,696		16,967
Total services and other revenue	419,792		4,402		4,696		428,890
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	29,387		—		—		29,387
Design, development and construction services	16,375		—		—		16,375
Lease revenue	1,208		—		—		1,208
Total equipment revenue	46,970		—		—		46,970
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	385,477	$	2,736	$	233	$	388,446
Lease revenue	12,533		1,362		5,055		18,950
Total services and other revenue	398,010		4,098		5,288		407,396
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	21,106		—		—		21,106
Design, development and construction services	42,328		—		—		42,328
Lease revenue	2,291		—		—		2,291
Total equipment revenue	65,725		—		—		65,725
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	1,198,816	$	8,133	$	—	$	1,206,949
Lease revenue	32,898		5,100		13,403		51,401
Total services and other revenue	1,231,714		13,233		13,403		1,258,350
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	72,744		—		—		72,744
Design, development and construction services	70,600		—		—		70,600
Lease revenue	3,358		—		—		3,358
Total equipment revenue	146,702		—		—		146,702
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Services and other revenue:
Services	$	1,147,868	$	7,953	$	878	$	1,156,699
Lease revenue	37,967		3,920		15,890		57,777
Total services and other revenue	1,185,835		11,873		16,768		1,214,476
Equipment revenue:
Equipment	77,663		—		—		77,663
Design, development and construction services	93,254		—		—		93,254
Lease revenue	4,167		—		—		4,167
Total equipment revenue	175,084		—		—		175,084
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

Schedule of Operating Lease Revenue

The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Sales-type lease revenue:
Revenue at lease commencement	$	1,208	$	2,291	$	3,358	$	4,167
Interest income	14		206		178		716
Total sales-type lease revenue	1,222		2,497		3,536		4,883
Operating lease revenue	16,953		18,744		51,223		57,061
Total lease revenue	$	18,175	$	21,241	$	54,759	$	61,944

Schedule of Sales-type Lease Revenue

The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Sales-type lease revenue:
Revenue at lease commencement	$	1,208	$	2,291	$	3,358	$	4,167
Interest income	14		206		178		716
Total sales-type lease revenue	1,222		2,497		3,536		4,883
Operating lease revenue	16,953		18,744		51,223		57,061
Total lease revenue	$	18,175	$	21,241	$	54,759	$	61,944

Schedule of Operating Lease Payments to be Received

The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of September 30, 2020:


	Amounts
Year ending December 31,
2020 (remainder)	$	10,067
2021	37,729
2022	34,207
2023	32,100
2024	29,771
2025 and beyond	127,485
Total lease payments	$	271,359

Schedule of Property and Equipment Subject To Operating Leases

The following table presents amounts for assets subject to operating leases, which are included in Property and equipment, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net		Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net
Customer premises equipment	$	1,622,142	$	(1,243,586)	$	378,556	$	1,458,298	$	(1,074,968)	$	383,330
Satellites	104,620		(36,591)		68,029		104,620		(31,360)		73,260
Total	$	1,726,762	$	(1,280,177)	$	446,585	$	1,562,918	$	(1,106,328)	$	456,590

The following table presents depreciation expense for assets subject to operating leases, which is included in Depreciation and amortization:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Customer premises equipment	$	58,332	$	49,314	$	165,953	$	149,724
Satellites	1,744		1,802		5,231		5,277
Real estate	—		—		—		—
Total	$	60,076	$	51,116	$	171,184	$	155,001

Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Discontinued Operations

The following table presents the financial results of our discontinued operations for the BSS Business:


	For the three months ended September 30, 2019		For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Revenue:
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	54,297	$	195,942
Services and other revenue - other	4,915		17,715
Total revenue	59,212		213,657
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	7,307		28,033
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,107		6,749
Depreciation and amortization	23,788		85,926
Total costs and expenses	35,202		120,708
Operating income (loss)	24,010		92,949
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(4,632)		(17,365)
Total other income (expense), net	(4,632)		(17,365)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	19,378		75,584
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(4,996)		(17,850)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	14,382	$	57,734


	Amounts
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	14,382
Depreciation and amortization	$	23,788

Investing activities:
Expenditures for property and equipment	$	510

Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations	$	27,203
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	$	3,887

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Business Combinations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

All assets and liabilities acquired from Yahsat have been recorded at fair value. The following table presents our updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price:


	Amounts
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,110
Other current assets, net	7,106
Property and equipment	86,983
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Goodwill	6,076
Other non-current assets, net	1,502
Total assets	$	114,275

Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	3,879
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,796
Total liabilities	$	8,675

Total purchase price (1)	$	105,600

(1) Based on the value determined for the equity ownership interest issued by our Brazilian subsidiary as consideration for the business acquired by us in the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction.

The following preliminary valuation of the acquired assets was derived using primarily unobservable Level 3 inputs, which require significant management judgment and estimation:


	Amounts
Satellite payload	$	49,363
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Total	$	53,861

Marketable Investment Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of marketable investment securities

The following table presents our Marketable investment securities:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Marketable investment securities:
Debt securities:
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds	$	212,990	$	411,706
Commercial paper	1,007,650		236,874
Other debt securities	197,779		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	1,418,419		652,594
Equity securities	17		241
Total marketable investment securities	$	1,418,436	$	652,835

Schedule of unrealized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities

The following table presents the components of our available-for-sale debt securities:


	Amortized		Unrealized				Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
As of September 30, 2020
Corporate bonds	$	212,880	$	113	$	(3)	$	212,990
Commercial paper	1,007,650		—		—		1,007,650
Other debt securities	197,771		8		—		197,779
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	1,418,301	$	121	$	(3)	$	1,418,419

As of December 31, 2019
Corporate bonds	$	411,312	$	395	$	(1)	$	411,706
Commercial paper	236,873		1		—		236,874
Other debt securities	4,014		—		—		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	652,199	$	396	$	(1)	$	652,594

Schedule of activity on available-for-sale debt securities

The following table presents the activity on our available-for-sale debt securities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Proceeds from sales	$	—	$	—	$	10,000	$	311,822




Gains (losses) on sales, net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	385

Schedule of activity in equity securities

The following table presents the activity of our equity securities:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019

Gains (losses) on investments, net	$	(75)	$	—	$	(224)	$	(700)

Schedule of fair value measurements

The following table presents our marketable investment securities categorized by the fair value hierarchy, certain of which have historically experienced volatility:


	As of
	September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Total
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	$	17,752	$	350,040	$	367,792	$	6,682	$	1,056,518	$	1,063,200
Debt securities:
Available-for-sale:
Corporate bonds	$	—	$	212,990	$	212,990	$	—	$	411,706	$	411,706
Commercial paper	—		1,007,650		1,007,650		—		236,874		236,874
Other debt securities	197,081		698		197,779		—		4,014		4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities	197,081		1,221,338		1,418,419		—		652,594		652,594
Equity securities	17		—		17		241		—		241
Total marketable investment securities	$	197,098	$	1,221,338	$	1,418,436	$	241	$	652,594	$	652,835

Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of property and equipment

The following tables presents the components of Property and equipment, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Property and equipment, net:
Satellites, net	$	980,270	$	1,127,521
Other property and equipment, net	708,054		730,060
Total property and equipment, net	$	1,688,324	$	1,857,581

which consists of both owned and leased satellites:

Satellite

Segment

Launch Date

Nominal Degree Orbital Location (Longitude)

Depreciable Life (In Years)

Owned:

SPACEWAY 3 (1)

Hughes

August 2007

95 W

EchoStar XVII

Hughes

July 2012

107 W

EchoStar XIX

Hughes

December 2016

97.1 W

Al Yah 3 (2)

Hughes

January 2018

20 W

EchoStar IX (3)

ESS

August 2003

121 W

Finance leases:

Eutelsat 65 West A

Hughes

March 2016

65 W

Telesat T19V

Hughes

July 2018

63 W

EchoStar 105/SES-11

ESS

October 2017

105 W

(3) We own the Ka-band and Ku-band payloads on this satellite.

The following table presents the components of our satellites, net:


	Depreciable Life (In Years)	As of
		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Satellites, net:
Satellites - owned	7 to 15	$	1,500,438	$	1,516,006
Satellites - acquired under finance leases	15	344,376		381,162
Total satellites		1,844,814		1,897,168
Accumulated depreciation:
Satellites - owned		(798,397)		(713,259)
Satellites - acquired under finance leases		(66,147)		(56,388)
Total accumulated depreciation		(864,544)		(769,647)
Total satellites, net		$	980,270	$	1,127,521

The following table presents the depreciation expense and capitalized interest associated with our satellites, net:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Depreciation expense:
Satellites - owned	$	27,068	$	27,616	$	81,205	$	81,635
Satellites acquired under finance leases	7,203		6,377		20,421		19,269
Total depreciation expense	$	34,271	$	33,993	$	101,626	$	100,904

Capitalized interest	$	977	$	283	$	2,401	$	625

Regulatory Authorizations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of finite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets by major class

The following table presents the components of our Regulatory authorizations, net:


	Finite lived
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Total		Indefinite lived		Total
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	400,043	$	400,043
Disposals	—		—		—		(43)		(43)


Balance, September 30, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	400,000	$	400,000

Balance, December 31, 2019	$	12,524	$	(161)	$	12,363	$	400,000	$	412,363

Amortization expense	—		(536)		(536)		—		(536)
Foreign currency translation	(1,303)		34		(1,269)		—		(1,269)
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	11,221	$	(663)	$	10,558	$	400,000	$	410,558

Weighted average useful life (in years)			14

Other Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Components of other investments

The following table presents the components of Other investments, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other investments, net:
Equity method investments	$	97,810	$	102,689
Other equity investments	7,351		7,351
Total other investments, net	$	105,161	$	110,040

The following table presents revenue recognized:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Deluxe	$	1,067	$	878	$	3,340	$	2,632
BCS	$	2,190	$	1,690	$	6,643	$	6,236

The following table presents trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Deluxe	$	750	$	631
BCS	$	6,981	$	5,171

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of the Entity's Debt

The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of our Current portion of long-term debt, net and Long-term debt, net:


	Effective interest rates	As of
		September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Senior Secured Notes:
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	5.320%	$	750,000	$	799,905	$	750,000	$	825,308
Senior Unsecured Notes:
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021	8.062%	900,000		935,343		900,000		963,783
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026	6.688%	750,000		815,025		750,000		833,903
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(7,619)		—		(10,832)		—
Total long-term debt		2,392,381		2,550,273		2,389,168		2,622,994
Less: Current portion, net		(897,303)		(935,343)		—		—
Long-term debt, net		$	1,495,078	$	1,614,930	$	2,389,168	$	2,622,994

Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of revenue, EBITDA, and capital expenditures by operating segments


	Hughes		ESS		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020
External revenue	$	466,762	$	4,121	$	4,977	$	475,860
Intersegment revenue	—		281		(281)		—
Total revenue	$	466,762	$	4,402	$	4,696	$	475,860

EBITDA	$	190,016	$	2,274	$	(8,959)	$	183,331
Capital expenditures	$	88,848	$	41	$	—	$	88,889

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
External revenue	$	463,735	$	3,772	$	5,614	$	473,121
Intersegment revenue	—		326		(326)		—
Total revenue	$	463,735	$	4,098	$	5,288	$	473,121

EBITDA	$	155,940	$	1,791	$	(7,574)	$	150,157
Capital expenditures	$	76,572	$	—	$	—	$	76,572

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
External revenue	$	1,378,416	$	12,274	$	14,362	$	1,405,052
Intersegment revenue	—		959		(959)		—
Total revenue	$	1,378,416	$	13,233	$	13,403	$	1,405,052

EBITDA	$	531,276	$	5,847	$	(23,745)	$	513,378
Capital expenditures	$	263,844	$	41	$	—	$	263,885

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
External revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,058	$	17,583	$	1,389,560
Intersegment revenue	—		815		(815)		—
Total revenue	$	1,360,919	$	11,873	$	16,768	$	1,389,560

EBITDA	$	448,837	$	5,006	$	(19,835)	$	434,008
Capital expenditures	$	224,483	$	—	$	—	$	224,483

Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income before income taxes

The following table reconciles Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to EBITDA:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	16,681	$	(11,896)	$	18,041	$	(34,598)
Interest income, net	(2,839)		(12,300)		(16,935)		(47,341)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	44,177		55,608		130,644		172,502
Depreciation and amortization	123,145		115,948		372,588		342,086
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167		2,797		9,040		1,359
EBITDA	$	183,331	$	150,157	$	513,378	$	434,008

Related Party Transactions - EchoStar (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of related party transactions

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - EchoStar	$	4,974	$	4,448	$	14,361	$	13,345

The following table presents the corresponding related party receivables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party receivables - EchoStar - current	$	109,543	$	131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current	54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables - EchoStar	$	164,408	$	151,651

The following table presents our operating expenses related to EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - EchoStar	$	15,163	$	14,506	$	41,665	$	42,235

The following table presents the corresponding related party payables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party payables - EchoStar - current	$	14,029	$	11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current	24,529		23,980
Total related party payables - EchoStar	$	38,558	$	35,112

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	6,115	$	9,747	$	20,322	$	32,021

The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876

The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - DISH Network	$	1,172	$	701	$	3,532	$	2,467

The following table presents the related trade accounts payable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of related party transactions

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - EchoStar	$	4,974	$	4,448	$	14,361	$	13,345

The following table presents the corresponding related party receivables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party receivables - EchoStar - current	$	109,543	$	131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar - non-current	54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables - EchoStar	$	164,408	$	151,651

The following table presents our operating expenses related to EchoStar:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - EchoStar	$	15,163	$	14,506	$	41,665	$	42,235

The following table presents the corresponding related party payables:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Related party payables - EchoStar - current	$	14,029	$	11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar - non-current	24,529		23,980
Total related party payables - EchoStar	$	38,558	$	35,112

The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$	6,115	$	9,747	$	20,322	$	32,021

The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876

The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating expenses - DISH Network	$	1,172	$	701	$	3,532	$	2,467

The following table presents the related trade accounts payable:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502

Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of cost of sales and research and development costs

The following table presents the research and development costs incurred in connection with customers’ orders:


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$	4,158	$	6,564	$	14,762	$	18,275
Research and development expenses	$	7,676	$	6,136	$	21,378	$	19,411

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,139,435	$	847,823
Restricted cash	887		796
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period	$	1,140,322	$	848,619

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	443,727	$	1,076,271
Restricted cash	795		973
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period	$	444,522	$	1,077,244

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,139,435	$	847,823
Restricted cash	887		796
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period	$	1,140,322	$	848,619

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	443,727	$	1,076,271
Restricted cash	795		973
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period	$	444,522	$	1,077,244

Schedule of other assets and liabilities

The following table presents the components of Other current assets, net, and Other non-current assets, net:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Other current assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$	6,553	$	8,876
Inventory	93,597		79,474
Prepaids and deposits	43,758		42,324
Contract acquisition costs, net	12,578		16,869
Related party receivables - EchoStar	109,543		131,892
Other, net	27,350		22,217
Total other current assets, net	$	293,379	$	301,652

Other non-current assets, net:
Restricted cash	$	795	$	887
Deferred tax assets, net	9,449		7,215
Capitalized software, net	111,912		101,786
Contract acquisition costs, net	91,190		96,723
Contract fulfillment costs, net	2,625		3,010
Related party receivables - EchoStar	54,865		19,759
Other, net	25,797		22,556
Total other non-current assets, net	$	296,633	$	251,936

The following table presents the components of Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$	818	$	502
Accrued interest	36,813		32,184
Accrued compensation	47,999		42,846
Accrued taxes	11,652		18,493
Operating lease obligation	14,466		14,112
Related party payables - EchoStar	14,029		11,132
Other	142,028		139,148
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	267,805	$	258,417

Other non-current liabilities:
Related party payables - EchoStar	$	24,529	$	23,980
Other	66,175		66,500
Total other non-current liabilities	$	90,704	$	90,480

Activity in allowance for credit loss

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	23,777	$	16,604
Credit losses (1)	12,253		22,031
Deductions	(15,367)		(13,979)
Foreign currency translation	(1,262)		596
Balance at end of period	$	19,401	$	25,252


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
	Other current assets, net		Other non-current assets, net
Balance at beginning of period	$	—	$	—
Credit losses (1)	1,595		13,378

Foreign currency translation	152		(606)
Balance at end of period	$	1,747	$	12,772

Schedule of inventory

The following table presents the components of inventory:


	As of
	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	6,357	$	4,240
Work-in-process	9,197		6,979
Finished goods	78,043		68,255
Total inventory	$	93,597	$	79,474

Schedule of other significant noncash transactions

The following table presents the supplemental and non-cash investing and financing activities:


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	128,399	$	176,919
Cash paid for income taxes	$	3,550	$	1,919

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net	$	(1,418)	$	(1,883)

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of condensed consolidating balance sheet

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	363,227	$	40,947	$	39,553	$	—	$	443,727
Marketable investment securities	1,418,436		—		—		—		1,418,436
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	—		135,355		55,547		—		190,902

Other current assets	93,564		823,948		97,272		(721,405)		293,379
Total current assets	1,875,227		1,000,250		192,372		(721,405)		2,346,444
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	—		1,344,094		344,230		—		1,688,324
Operating lease right-of-use assets	—		100,742		28,279		—		129,021
Goodwill	—		504,173		4,487		—		508,660
Regulatory authorizations, net	—		400,000		10,558		—		410,558
Other intangible assets, net	—		20,433		—		—		20,433
Other investments, net	—		105,161		—		—		105,161
Investment in subsidiaries	2,884,940		216,617		—		(3,101,557)		—

Other non-current assets, net	35,403		288,962		82,081		(109,813)		296,633
Total non-current assets	2,920,343		2,980,182		469,635		(3,211,370)		3,158,790
Total assets	$	4,795,570	$	3,980,432	$	662,007	$	(3,932,775)	$	5,505,234
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	89,227	$	19,691	$	—	$	108,918
Current portion of long-term debt, net	897,303		—		—		—		897,303
Contract liabilities	—		85,029		4,593		—		89,622
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	419,904		331,061		238,245		(721,405)		267,805
Total current liabilities	1,317,207		505,317		262,529		(721,405)		1,363,648
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	1,495,078		—		—		—		1,495,078
Deferred tax liabilities, net	—		433,366		—		(34,787)		398,579
Operating lease liabilities	—		92,101		23,265		—		115,366

Other non-current liabilities	—		65,271		100,459		(75,026)		90,704
Total non-current liabilities	1,495,078		590,738		123,724		(109,813)		2,099,727
Total liabilities	2,812,285		1,096,055		386,253		(831,218)		3,463,375
Shareholder's equity:
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,884,377		217,180		(3,101,557)		1,983,285
Non-controlling interests	—		—		58,574		—		58,574
Total shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,884,377		275,754		(3,101,557)		2,041,859
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	4,795,570	$	3,980,432	$	662,007	$	(3,932,775)	$	5,505,234

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,057,903	$	32,338	$	49,194	$	—	$	1,139,435
Marketable investment securities	652,594		241		—		—		652,835
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	—		129,722		66,798		—		196,520

Other current assets	93,536		602,337		107,959		(502,180)		301,652
Total current assets	1,804,033		764,638		223,951		(502,180)		2,290,442
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	—		1,459,151		398,430		—		1,857,581
Operating lease right-of-use assets	—		89,106		24,293		—		113,399
Goodwill	—		504,173		2,780		—		506,953
Regulatory authorizations, net	—		400,000		12,363		—		412,363
Other intangible assets, net	—		29,321		—		—		29,321
Other investments, net	—		110,040		—		—		110,040
Investment in subsidiaries	2,876,572		282,163		—		(3,158,735)		—

Other non-current assets, net	10,672		772,193		42,557		(573,486)		251,936
Total non-current assets	2,887,244		3,646,147		480,423		(3,732,221)		3,281,593
Total assets	$	4,691,277	$	4,410,785	$	704,374	$	(4,234,401)	$	5,572,035
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	102,744	$	18,808	$	—	$	121,552

Contract liabilities	—		96,485		4,575		—		101,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	243,694		314,583		202,320		(502,180)		258,417
Total current liabilities	243,694		513,812		225,703		(502,180)		481,029
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net	2,389,168		—		—		—		2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	—		390,288		—		(9,972)		380,316
Operating lease liabilities	—		77,366		19,513		—		96,879

Other non-current liabilities	—		553,518		100,476		(563,514)		90,480
Total non-current liabilities	2,389,168		1,021,172		119,989		(573,486)		2,956,843
Total liabilities	2,632,862		1,534,984		345,692		(1,075,666)		3,437,872
Shareholder's equity:
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	2,058,415		2,875,801		282,934		(3,158,735)		2,058,415
Non-controlling interests	—		—		75,748		—		75,748
Total shareholder's equity	2,058,415		2,875,801		358,682		(3,158,735)		2,134,163
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$	4,691,277	$	4,410,785	$	704,374	$	(4,234,401)	$	5,572,035

Schedule of condensed consolidating statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	367,007	$	70,686	$	(8,803)	$	428,890
Equipment revenue	—		62,643		4,887		(20,560)		46,970
Total revenue	—		429,650		75,573		(29,363)		475,860
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		112,074		41,988		(8,654)		145,408
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		56,311		1,323		(20,560)		37,074
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		90,020		15,438		(149)		105,309
Research and development expenses	—		7,509		167		—		7,676
Depreciation and amortization	—		97,213		25,932		—		123,145
Total costs and expenses	—		363,127		84,848		(29,363)		418,612
Operating income (loss)	—		66,523		(9,275)		—		57,248
Other income (expense):
Interest income	1,398		1,025		1,375		(959)		2,839
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(40,512)		(286)		(4,338)		959		(44,177)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(75)		1		—		—		(74)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(2,422)		—		—		(2,422)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	43,893		(7,079)		—		(36,814)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		5		3,067		—		3,072
Other, net	—		(82)		277		—		195
Total other income (expense), net	4,704		(8,838)		381		(36,814)		(40,567)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,704		57,685		(8,894)		(36,814)		16,681
Income tax benefit (provision), net	8,945		(13,760)		(384)		—		(5,199)
Net income (loss)	13,649		43,925		(9,278)		(36,814)		11,482
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,167		—		2,167
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	13,649	$	43,925	$	(7,111)	$	(36,814)	$	13,649
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	13,649	$	43,925	$	(9,278)	$	(36,814)	$	11,482
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(10,170)		—		(10,170)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	20		—		—		—		20
Other	—		—		500		—		500
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(7,739)		(7,739)		—		15,478		—


Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(7,719)		(7,739)		(9,670)		15,478		(9,650)
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,930		36,186		(18,948)		(21,336)		1,832
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		4,098		—		4,098
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	5,930	$	36,186	$	(14,850)	$	(21,336)	$	5,930

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	356,682	$	59,569	$	(8,855)	$	407,396
Equipment revenue	—		76,905		4,246		(15,426)		65,725
Total revenue	—		433,587		63,815		(24,281)		473,121
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		110,388		40,428		(8,387)		142,429
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		63,437		3,177		(15,426)		51,188
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		88,853		23,602		(468)		111,987
Research and development expenses	—		5,953		183		—		6,136
Depreciation and amortization	—		99,099		16,849		—		115,948
Total costs and expenses	—		367,730		84,239		(24,281)		427,688
Operating income (loss)	—		65,857		(20,424)		—		45,433
Other income (expense):
Interest income	10,968		1,466		1,106		(1,240)		12,300
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(40,433)		(1,016)		(15,399)		1,240		(55,608)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	37		33		—		—		70
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(894)		—		—		(894)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	26,054		(44,409)		—		18,355		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(3)		(11,635)		—		(11,638)
Other, net	—		(6)		(1,553)		—		(1,559)
Total other income (expense), net	(3,374)		(44,829)		(27,481)		18,355		(57,329)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(3,374)		21,028		(47,905)		18,355		(11,896)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	7,590		(13,375)		609		—		(5,176)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	4,216		7,653		(47,296)		18,355		(17,072)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(4,109)		18,491		—		—		14,382
Net income (loss)	107		26,144		(47,296)		18,355		(2,690)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,797		—		2,797
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	107	$	26,144	$	(44,499)	$	18,355	$	107
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	107	$	26,144	$	(47,296)	$	18,355	$	(2,690)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(16,247)		—		(16,247)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	15		—		(145)		—		(130)
Other	—		—		13		—		13
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(16,379)		(16,379)		—		32,758		—
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(16,364)		(16,379)		(16,379)		32,758		(16,364)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(16,257)		9,765		(63,675)		51,113		(19,054)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		2,797		—		2,797
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	(16,257)	$	9,765	$	(60,878)	$	51,113	$	(16,257)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	1,087,252	$	197,827	$	(26,729)	$	1,258,350
Equipment revenue	—		186,814		16,563		(56,675)		146,702
Total revenue	—		1,274,066		214,390		(83,404)		1,405,052
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		333,195		121,582		(25,531)		429,246
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		158,800		13,399		(56,675)		115,524
Selling, general and administrative expenses	—		269,090		56,508		(1,198)		324,400
Research and development expenses	—		20,924		454		—		21,378
Depreciation and amortization	—		295,236		77,352		—		372,588
Total costs and expenses	—		1,077,245		269,295		(83,404)		1,263,136
Operating income (loss)	—		196,821		(54,905)		—		141,916
Other income (expense):
Interest income	13,603		2,999		3,163		(2,830)		16,935
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(121,477)		(1,367)		(10,630)		2,830		(130,644)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(73)		(149)		—		—		(222)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(4,878)		—		—		(4,878)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	86,290		(59,399)		—		(26,891)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(241)		(4,355)		—		(4,596)
Other, net	—		(632)		162		—		(470)
Total other income (expense), net	(21,657)		(63,667)		(11,660)		(26,891)		(123,875)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(21,657)		133,154		(66,565)		(26,891)		18,041
Income tax benefit (provision), net	24,640		(46,660)		(2,078)		—		(24,098)


Net income (loss)	2,983		86,494		(68,643)		(26,891)		(6,057)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		9,040		—		9,040
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(59,603)	$	(26,891)	$	2,983
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(68,643)	$	(26,891)	$	(6,057)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(103,351)		—		(103,351)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(189)		—		—		—		(189)
Other	—		—		380		—		380
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(82,344)		(82,344)		—		164,688		—


Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(82,533)		(82,344)		(102,971)		164,688		(103,160)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(79,550)		4,150		(171,614)		137,797		(109,217)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		29,667		—		29,667
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	(79,550)	$	4,150	$	(141,947)	$	137,797	$	(79,550)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Revenue:
Services and other revenue	$	—	$	1,062,574	$	178,525	$	(26,623)	$	1,214,476
Equipment revenue	—		190,394		21,961		(37,271)		175,084
Total revenue	—		1,252,968		200,486		(63,894)		1,389,560
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		330,634		120,061		(24,799)		425,896
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	—		164,027		15,988		(37,271)		142,744
Selling, general and administrative expenses	88		290,556		64,739		(1,824)		353,559
Research and development expenses	—		18,893		518		—		19,411
Depreciation and amortization	—		293,519		48,567		—		342,086
Total costs and expenses	88		1,097,629		249,873		(63,894)		1,283,696
Operating income (loss)	(88)		155,339		(49,387)		—		105,864
Other income (expense):
Interest income	44,693		3,403		2,198		(2,953)		47,341
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(150,234)		(7,302)		(17,919)		2,953		(172,502)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	437		(727)		—		—		(290)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	—		(2,882)		—		—		(2,882)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	110,118		(77,204)		—		(32,914)		—
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	—		(19)		(10,330)		—		(10,349)
Other, net	(100)		(38)		(1,642)		—		(1,780)
Total other income (expense), net	4,914		(84,769)		(27,693)		(32,914)		(140,462)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,826		70,570		(77,080)		(32,914)		(34,598)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	25,193		(24,656)		(1,722)		—		(1,185)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	30,019		45,914		(78,802)		(32,914)		(35,783)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	(6,709)		64,443		—		—		57,734
Net income (loss)	23,310		110,357		(78,802)		(32,914)		21,951
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		1,359		—		1,359
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(77,443)	$	(32,914)	$	23,310
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(78,802)	$	(32,914)	$	21,951
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		(13,927)		—		(13,927)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	2,333		—		(145)		—		2,188
Other	—		—		—		—		—
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(14,072)		(14,072)		—		28,144		—
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale securities	(400)		—		—		—		(400)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(12,139)		(14,072)		(14,072)		28,144		(12,139)
Comprehensive income (loss)	11,171		96,285		(92,874)		(4,770)		9,812
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	—		—		1,359		—		1,359
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	$	11,171	$	96,285	$	(91,515)	$	(4,770)	$	11,171

Schedule of condensed consolidating statement of cash flows

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,983	$	86,494	$	(68,643)	$	(26,891)	$	(6,057)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities	(37,046)		261,104		109,927		26,891		360,876
Net cash flows from operating activities	(34,063)		347,598		41,284		—		354,819

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,611,870)		—		—		—		(1,611,870)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	843,294		—		—		—		843,294
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate	—		—		—		—		—
Expenditures for property and equipment	—		(152,660)		(111,224)		—		(263,884)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	—		(27,824)		—		—		(27,824)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net	107,963		(49,274)		—		(58,689)		—
Net cash flows from investing activities	(660,613)		(229,758)		(111,224)		(58,689)		(1,060,284)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payment of finance lease obligations	—		—		(606)		—		(606)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	—		(1,268)		—		—		(1,268)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	—		—		14,268		—		14,268
Other, net	—		—		998		—		998
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net	—		(107,963)		49,274		58,689		—
Net cash flows from financing activities	—		(109,231)		63,934		58,689		13,392

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—		—		(3,727)		—		(3,727)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(694,676)		8,609		(9,733)		—		(695,800)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	1,057,903		32,338		50,081		—		1,140,322
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$	363,227	$	40,947	$	40,348	$	—	$	444,522

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019


	Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	23,310	$	110,357	$	(78,802)	$	(32,914)	$	21,951
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities	(132,557)		493,418		105,514		32,914		499,289
Net cash flows from operating activities	(109,247)		603,775		26,712		—		521,240

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(462,625)		—		—		—		(462,625)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	1,375,245		(3)		—		—		1,375,242
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate	—		2,284		—		—		2,284
Expenditures for property and equipment	—		(162,643)		(62,351)		—		(224,994)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	—		(21,364)		—		—		(21,364)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net	359,145		(38,282)		—		(320,863)		—
Net cash flows from investing activities	1,271,765		(220,008)		(62,351)		(320,863)		668,543

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes	(920,923)		—		—		—		(920,923)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—		(27,203)		(1,932)		—		(29,135)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	—		(5,269)		—		—		(5,269)
Purchase of non-controlling interest	—		(2,666)		(4,647)		—		(7,313)
Other, net	—		—		1,172		—		1,172
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net	—		(359,145)		38,282		320,863		—
Net cash flows from financing activities	(920,923)		(394,283)		32,875		320,863		(961,468)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—		—		310		—		310
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	241,595		(10,516)		(2,454)		—		228,625
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	771,718		46,353		30,548		—		848,619
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$	1,013,313	$	35,837	$	28,094	$	—	$	1,077,244

Organization and Business Activities (Details)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Organization and Business Activities (Details)	Sep. 10, 2019 shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 segment $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business segments \| segment			2
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
BSS Corp. \| Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
Share of BSS common stock issued for each share of Echostar Class A or Class B common stock (in shares) \| shares		1
DISH Network \| Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares) \| shares	0.23523769	0.23523769

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net		$ 190,902			$ 196,520
Other current assets, net		293,379			301,652
Other non-current assets, net		296,633			251,936
Total assets		5,505,234			5,572,035
Deferred tax liabilities, net		398,579			380,316
Accumulated earnings (losses)		665,229			664,415
Non-controlling interests		58,574			75,748
Total shareholder's equity		2,041,859	$ 2,034,914		2,134,163	$ 2,057,526	$ 2,416,319	$ 2,392,495
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity		5,505,234			5,572,035
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201613Member
Accumulated Earnings (Losses)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total shareholder's equity		$ 665,229	$ 651,580		664,415	$ 717,267	$ 717,160	$ 693,957
Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net				$ (13,672)
Other current assets, net				6,723
Other non-current assets, net				4,050
Total assets				(2,899)
Deferred tax liabilities, net				(490)
Accumulated earnings (losses)				(2,169)
Non-controlling interests				(240)
Total shareholder's equity				(2,409)	(2,409)
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity				(2,899)
Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease) \| Accumulated Earnings (Losses)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total shareholder's equity					(2,169)
Balance at January 1, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net				182,848
Other current assets, net				308,375
Other non-current assets, net				255,986
Total assets				5,569,136
Deferred tax liabilities, net				379,826
Accumulated earnings (losses)				662,246
Non-controlling interests				75,508
Total shareholder's equity				2,131,754	2,131,754
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity				$ 5,569,136
Balance at January 1, 2020 \| Accumulated Earnings (Losses)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total shareholder's equity					$ 662,246

Revenue Recognition - Contract Balances with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Total trade accounts receivable	$ 166,407		$ 166,407		$ 156,648
Contract assets	43,896		43,896		63,649
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(19,401)		(19,401)		(23,777)
Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	190,902		190,902		196,520
Contract liabilities:
Current	89,622		89,622		101,060
Noncurrent	11,663		11,663		10,572
Total contract liabilities	101,285		101,285		111,632
Revenue recognized	3,794	$ 19,490	63,581	$ 67,263
Sales and services
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Total trade accounts receivable	162,390		162,390		152,632
Leasing
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Total trade accounts receivable	$ 4,017		$ 4,017		$ 4,016

Revenue Recognition - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 23,777	$ 16,604
Credit losses	12,253	22,031
Deductions	(15,367)	(13,979)
Foreign currency translation	(1,262)	596
Balance at end of period	19,401	$ 25,252
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$ 665,229			$ 664,415
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Other assets			$ 13,400
Accumulated earnings (losses)			$ 2,900

Revenue Recognition - Contract Acquisition Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Increase (Decrease) In Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 113,592	$ 114,306
Additions	68,589	71,651
Amortization expense	(75,429)	(72,412)
Foreign currency translation	(2,984)	(1,012)
Balance at end of period	$ 103,768	$ 112,533

Revenue Recognition - Contract Acquisition Costs Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Amortization expenses related to contract acquisition costs	$ 75,429	$ 72,412
Contract Acquisition Costs
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Amortization expenses related to contract acquisition costs	$ 25,700	$ 24,700

Revenue Recognition - Revenue Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 677.9
Expected percent recognized in next twelve months	38.90%

Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 475,860	$ 473,121	$ 1,405,052	$ 1,389,560
Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	411,923	388,446	1,206,949	1,156,699
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	16,967	18,950	51,401	57,777
Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	428,890	407,396	1,258,350	1,214,476
Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	29,387	21,106	72,744	77,663
Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	16,375	42,328	70,600	93,254
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,208	2,291	3,358	4,167
Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	46,970	65,725	146,702	175,084
North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	397,071	393,933	1,172,562	1,143,818
South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	38,578	31,747	106,495	89,005
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	40,211	47,441	125,995	156,737
Hughes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	466,762	463,735	1,378,416	1,360,919
ESS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,121	3,772	12,274	11,058
Operating segments \| Hughes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	466,762	463,735	1,378,416	1,360,919
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	409,119	385,477	1,198,816	1,147,868
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	10,673	12,533	32,898	37,967
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	419,792	398,010	1,231,714	1,185,835
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	29,387	21,106	72,744	77,663
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	16,375	42,328	70,600	93,254
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,208	2,291	3,358	4,167
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	46,970	65,725	146,702	175,084
Operating segments \| Hughes \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	392,950	389,264	1,160,288	1,129,491
Operating segments \| Hughes \| South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	38,578	31,747	106,495	89,005
Operating segments \| Hughes \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	35,234	42,724	111,633	142,423
Operating segments \| ESS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,402	4,098	13,233	11,873
Operating segments \| ESS \| Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,804	2,736	8,133	7,953
Operating segments \| ESS \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,598	1,362	5,100	3,920
Operating segments \| ESS \| Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,402	4,098	13,233	11,873
Operating segments \| ESS \| Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| ESS \| Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| ESS \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| ESS \| Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| ESS \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,402	4,098	13,233	11,873
Operating segments \| ESS \| South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating segments \| ESS \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,696	5,288	13,403	16,768
Corporate and Other \| Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	233	0	878
Corporate and Other \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,696	5,055	13,403	15,890
Corporate and Other \| Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,696	5,288	13,403	16,768
Corporate and Other \| Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	(281)	571	(959)	2,454
Corporate and Other \| South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 4,977	$ 4,717	$ 14,362	$ 14,314

Revenue Recognition - Lease Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales-type Lease, Lease Income [Abstract]
Revenue at lease commencement	$ 1,208	$ 2,291	$ 3,358	$ 4,167
Interest income	14	206	178	716
Total sales-type lease revenue	1,222	2,497	3,536	4,883
Operating lease revenue	16,953	18,744	51,223	57,061
Total lease revenue	18,175	$ 21,241	54,759	$ 61,944
Lease receivables	$ 10,600		$ 10,600		$ 6,500

Revenue Recognition - Future Operating Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2020 (remainder)	$ 10,067
2021	37,729
2022	34,207
2023	32,100
2024	29,771
2025 and beyond	127,485
Total lease payments	$ 271,359

Revenue Recognition - Property and Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Details) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,688,324	$ 1,857,581
Customer premises equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	1,622,142	1,458,298
Accumulated Depreciation	(1,243,586)	(1,074,968)
Property and equipment, net	378,556	383,330
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	104,620	104,620
Accumulated Depreciation	(36,591)	(31,360)
Property and equipment, net	68,029	73,260
Total Assets Leased to Others
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	1,726,762	1,562,918
Accumulated Depreciation	(1,280,177)	(1,106,328)
Property and equipment, net	$ 446,585	$ 456,590

Revenue Recognition - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 60,076	$ 51,116	$ 171,184	$ 155,001
Customer premises equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	58,332	49,314	165,953	149,724
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	1,744	1,802	5,231	5,277
Real estate
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Discontinued Operations - Financial Results of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 475,860	$ 473,121	$ 1,405,052	$ 1,389,560
Other Income (Expense):
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	14,382	0	57,734
Discontinued Operations \| BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		59,212		213,657
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		7,307		28,033
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,107		6,749
Depreciation and amortization		23,788	23,788	85,926
Total costs and expenses		35,202		120,708
Operating income (loss)		24,010		92,949
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense		(4,632)		(17,365)
Total other income (expense), net		(4,632)		(17,365)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes		19,378		75,584
Income tax benefit (provision), net		(4,996)		(17,850)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		14,382	14,382	57,734
Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 428,890	407,396	$ 1,258,350	1,214,476
Services and other revenue \| Discontinued Operations \| BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		4,915		17,715
DISH Network \| Services and other revenue \| Discontinued Operations \| BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 54,297		$ 195,942

Discontinued Operations - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 14,382	$ 0	$ 57,734
Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations			606	29,135
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			1,268	5,269
Discontinued Operations \| BSS Business
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		14,382	14,382	57,734
Depreciation and amortization		$ 23,788	23,788	$ 85,926
Investing activities:
Expenditures for property and equipment			510
Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations			27,203
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			$ 3,887

Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 10, 2019 satellite	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2013 transponder	Sep. 30, 2009 transponder	Nov. 30, 2008 transponder
EOC \| EchoStar XXIII \| Other noncurrent assets
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transfer of launch service contracts \| $	$ 62.0
Telesat Canada \| TeleSat Transponder Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available					32
S E S Latin America \| Satellite Services Agreement \| QuetzSat-1
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders receiving services / transponder						32
EchoStar
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number Of Satellites Leased \| satellite		8
DISH Network \| DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available					32
DISH Network \| Satellite Capacity Lease Agreement \| QuetzSat-1
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services						24
Number of DBS transponders receiving services sublease/transponder				5
EchoStar Technologies Business \| DISH Network \| Share Exchange Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party			100.00%

Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	11 years
Yahsat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity ownership	20.00%
Transaction costs		$ 1.6
Satellite payload \| Yahsat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	7 years
Regulatory authorization \| Yahsat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	11 years

Business Combinations - Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2019
Assets:
Goodwill	$ 508,660	$ 506,953
Yahsat
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 8,110
Other current assets, net			7,106
Property and equipment			86,983
Regulatory authorization			4,498
Goodwill			6,076
Other non-current assets, net			1,502
Total assets			114,275
Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable			3,879
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			4,796
Total liabilities			8,675
Total purchase price			$ 105,600

Business Combinations - Level 3 Rollforward (Details) - Yahsat $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Satellite payload	$ 86,983
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Total	53,861
Satellite payload
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Satellite payload	$ 49,363

Marketable Investment Securities - Schedule of Marketable Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Available-for-sale:
Total debt securities	$ 1,418,419	$ 652,594
Equity securities	17	241
Total marketable investment securities	1,418,436	652,835
Corporate bonds
Available-for-sale:
Total debt securities	212,990	411,706
Commercial paper
Available-for-sale:
Total debt securities	1,007,650	236,874
Other debt securities
Available-for-sale:
Total debt securities	$ 197,779	$ 4,014

Marketable Investment Securities - Schedule of Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 1,418,419	$ 652,594
Corporate bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	212,880	411,312
Unrealized Gains	113	395
Unrealized Losses	(3)	(1)
Estimated Fair Value	212,990	411,706
Commercial paper
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,007,650	236,873
Unrealized Gains	0	1
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	1,007,650	236,874
Other debt securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	197,771	4,014
Unrealized Gains	8	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	197,779	4,014
Total available-for-sale debt securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,418,301	652,199
Unrealized Gains	121	396
Unrealized Losses	(3)	(1)
Estimated Fair Value	$ 1,418,419	$ 652,594

Marketable Investment Securities - Activity on Available-for-sale Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10,000	$ 311,822
Gains (losses) on sales, net	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 385

Marketable Investment Securities - Narrative (Details) $ in Billions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities of one year of less	$ 1.4

Marketable Investment Securities - Equity Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Gains (losses) on investments, net	$ (75)	$ 0	$ (224)	$ (700)

Marketable Investment Securities - Fair Value of Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	$ 367,792	$ 1,063,200
Total debt securities	1,418,419	652,594
Equity securities	17	241
Total marketable investment securities	1,418,436	652,835
Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	212,990	411,706
Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	1,007,650	236,874
Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	197,779	4,014
Level 1
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	17,752	6,682
Total debt securities	197,081	0
Equity securities	17	241
Total marketable investment securities	197,098	241
Level 1 \| Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	0	0
Level 1 \| Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	0	0
Level 1 \| Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	197,081	0
Level 2
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	350,040	1,056,518
Total debt securities	1,221,338	652,594
Equity securities	0	0
Total marketable investment securities	1,221,338	652,594
Level 2 \| Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	212,990	411,706
Level 2 \| Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	1,007,650	236,874
Level 2 \| Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	$ 698	$ 4,014

Property and Equipment - Components of Property and Equipment, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,688,324	$ 1,857,581
Other property and equipment, net	1,688,324	1,857,581
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net	980,270	1,127,521
Other property and equipment, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Other property and equipment, net	$ 708,054	$ 730,060

Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) satellite mi	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of satellites in geostationary orbit, utilized by reporting entity	8
Miles above the equator \| mi	22,300
Owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of satellites in geostationary orbit, utilized by reporting entity	5
Satellites, Leased
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finance lease, right-of-use-asset, number of units	3
Satellite Related Obligation
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Satellite-related obligations \| $	$ 233.7	$ 256.9
Level 2
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value of in-orbit incentive obligations \| $	$ 55.7	$ 57.0

Property and Equipment - Satellite Fleet (Details)	9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment - Satellite Fleet (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020
SPACEWAY
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	10 years
EchoStar XVII
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years
EchoStar XIX
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years
Al Yah 3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	7 years
EchoStar IX
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	12 years
Eutelsat 65 West A
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years
Telesat T19V
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years
EchoStar 105/SES-11
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years

Property and Equipment - Satellite Breakdown (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,688,324	$ 1,857,581
Satellites - owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	1,500,438	1,516,006
Accumulated depreciation	(798,397)	(713,259)
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment and finance leases, before accumulated depreciation	1,844,814	1,897,168
Accumulated depreciation	(864,544)	(769,647)
Property and equipment, net	$ 980,270	1,127,521
Satellites - acquired under finance leases
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years
Finance leases	$ 344,376	381,162
Accumulated depreciation	$ (66,147)	$ (56,388)
Minimum \| Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	7 years
Maximum \| Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life In Years	15 years

Property and Equipment - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	$ 60,076	$ 51,116	$ 171,184	$ 155,001
Total depreciation expense	123,145	115,948	372,588	342,086
Capitalized interest	977	283	2,401	625
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	27,068	27,616	81,205	81,635
Finance lease amortization expense	7,203	6,377	20,421	19,269
Total depreciation expense	$ 34,271	$ 33,993	$ 101,626	$ 100,904

Regulatory Authorizations - Intangibles Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cost
Weighted average useful life (in years)	14 years
Accumulated Amortization
Amortization expense	$ (536)
Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	29,321
Balance at the end of the period	20,433
Indefinite lived
Balance at the beginning of the period	400,000	$ 400,043
Disposals		(43)
Balance at the end of the period	400,000	400,000
Other Intangible Assets, Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	412,363	400,043
Foreign currency translation	(1,269)
Balance at the end of the period	410,558	400,000
Regulatory authorization
Cost
Balance at the beginning of the period	12,524	0
Foreign currency translation	(1,303)
Balance at the end of the period	11,221	0
Accumulated Amortization
Balance at the beginning of the period	(161)	0
Amortization expense	(536)
Foreign currency translation	34
Balance at the end of the period	(663)	0
Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	12,363	0
Foreign currency translation	(1,269)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 10,558	$ 0

Regulatory Authorizations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets gross, additions	$ 7.9
Useful life	11 years
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 4.5
Licensing agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life	15 years

Other Investments - Components of Other Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other investments, net:
Equity method investments	$ 97,810	$ 102,689
Other equity investments	7,351	7,351
Total other investments, net	$ 105,161	$ 110,040

Other Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Other Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on investments, net		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Deluxe
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		50.00%		50.00%
Broadband Connectivity Solutions
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Payments to acquire equity method investments	$ 100,000,000.0

Other Investments - Financial Information for Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Deluxe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 1,067	$ 878	$ 3,340	$ 2,632
Due to related parties	750		750		$ 631
Broadband Connectivity Solutions
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	2,190	$ 1,690	6,643	$ 6,236
Due to related parties	$ 6,981		$ 6,981		$ 5,171

Other Investments - Other Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Loss (gain) on investments, net	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (7,619)	$ (10,832)
Carrying amount, total long-term debt	2,392,381	2,389,168
Carrying amount, current portion, net	(897,303)	0
Carrying amount, long-term debt, net	1,495,078	2,389,168
Fair value, total long-term debt	2,550,273	2,622,994
Fair value, current portion, net	(935,343)	0
Fair value, long-term debt, net	$ 1,614,930	2,622,994
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Stated interest rate	5.25%
Effective interest rates	5.32%
Carrying Amount	$ 750,000	750,000
Fair value, total long-term debt	$ 799,905	825,308
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Stated interest rate	7.625%
Effective interest rates	8.062%
Carrying Amount	$ 900,000	900,000
Fair value, total long-term debt	$ 935,343	963,783
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Stated interest rate	6.625%
Effective interest rates	6.688%
Carrying Amount	$ 750,000	750,000
Fair value, total long-term debt	$ 815,025	$ 833,903

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax provision (benefit)	$ 5,199	$ 5,176	$ 24,098	$ 1,185
Effective income tax rate	31.20%	(43.50%)	133.60%	(3.40%)

- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

+ References + Details

Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Payments for written assessments			$ 2.9
Payment schedule term	10 years
Percentage of legally payable dues	10.00%
Hughes Network Systems \| Elbit
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amount paid to other party		$ 33.0
Hughes Network Systems \| License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		$ 80.2	81.6
Hughes Network Systems \| License Fee Dispute \| Additional license fee
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual			3.9
Hughes Network Systems \| License Fee Dispute \| Penalties
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual			4.0
Hughes Network Systems \| License Fee Dispute \| Interest and Interest on Penalties
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual			$ 73.8

Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments \| segment			2
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 475,860	$ 473,121	$ 1,405,052	$ 1,389,560
Capital expenditures	88,889	76,572	263,885	224,483
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	16,681	(11,896)	18,041	(34,598)
Interest income, net	(2,839)	(12,300)	(16,935)	(47,341)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	44,177	55,608	130,644	172,502
Depreciation and amortization	123,145	115,948	372,588	342,086
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167	2,797	9,040	1,359
EBITDA	183,331	150,157	513,378	434,008
All Other Segments And Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,977	5,614	14,362	17,583
Intersegment revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	(281)	(326)	(959)	(815)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,696	5,288	13,403	16,768
Capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
EBITDA	(8,959)	(7,574)	(23,745)	(19,835)
Hughes
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	466,762	463,735	1,378,416	1,360,919
Hughes \| Intersegment revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Hughes \| Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	466,762	463,735	1,378,416	1,360,919
Capital expenditures	88,848	76,572	263,844	224,483
EBITDA	190,016	155,940	531,276	448,837
ESS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,121	3,772	12,274	11,058
ESS \| Intersegment revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	281	326	959	815
ESS \| Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,402	4,098	13,233	11,873
Capital expenditures	41	0	41	0
EBITDA	$ 2,274	$ 1,791	$ 5,847	$ 5,006

Related Party Transactions - EchoStar - Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
EchoStar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 4,974	$ 4,448	$ 14,361	$ 13,345
Related party receivables - current	109,543		109,543		$ 131,892
Related party receivables - EchoStar	54,865		54,865		19,759
Total related party receivables	164,408		164,408		$ 151,651
EchoStar Mobile Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 5,000	$ 4,700	$ 14,400	$ 14,300

Related Party Transactions - EchoStar - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
EchoStar Mobile Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 5,000	$ 4,700	$ 14,400	$ 14,300
Interest rate			5.00%
EchoStar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	4,974	$ 4,448	$ 14,361	13,345
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement after lease extension		30 days
Expense recorded for services provided	900	$ 1,200	7,600	6,100
EOC \| Construction Management Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party costs	$ 400	$ 300	$ 1,200	$ 1,100
One-Year London Interbank Offered Rate \| Minimum \| Related-Party Advances
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual interest rates based on LIBOR			1.00%
One-Year London Interbank Offered Rate \| Maximum \| Related-Party Advances
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual interest rates based on LIBOR			3.00%

Related Party Transactions - EchoStar - Operating Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
EchoStar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses	$ 15,163	$ 14,506	$ 41,665	$ 42,235
Related party payables - current	14,029		14,029		$ 11,132
Related party payables - EchoStar	24,529		24,529		23,980
Related party payables	38,558		38,558		$ 35,112
EOC \| Construction Management Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party costs	$ 400	$ 300	$ 1,200	$ 1,100

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Overview (Details)	Feb. 27, 2017
DISH Network \| Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock \| Hughes Retail Group \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, economic interest rate	80.00%

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Services and Other Revenue - DISH Network (Details) - DISH Network - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 6,115	$ 9,747	$ 20,322	$ 32,021
Due to related parties	$ 6,553		$ 6,553		$ 8,876

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network (Details)	May 31, 2012
Satellite Capacity Lease Agreement \| Ciel Satellite Holdings Inc \| DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of contract	10 years

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - TerreStar Agreement (Details) - TerreStar Agreement - DISH Network	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum termination notice period	21 days
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	90 days

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Hughes Broadband Distribution Network (Details) - Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period	1 year
DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of contract	5 years
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement		180 days

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - DBSD North America Agreement (Details) - DISH Network - DBSD North America Agreement	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement			120 days
Minimum termination notice period		21 days
Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum termination notice period	180 days
Forecast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period	5 years

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement (Details) - DISH Network - Hughes Equipment And Service Agreement	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of contract	5 years
Automatic renewal period	1 year
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	180 days
Minimum termination notice period	365 days

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Operating Expenses (Details) - DISH Network $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 term	Mar. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses						$ 1,172	$ 701	$ 3,532	$ 2,467
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network						818		$ 818		$ 502
Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period								1 year
EchoStar Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	60 days
Required minimum notice for termination of individual service	30 days
Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of renewal option	3 years				4 years
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement by the reporting entity			180 days
Number of renewal terms \| term	4
Term of contract	5 years
Antenna Space And Power Agreements \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Renewal notice required by reporting entity	120 days
Antenna Space And Power Agreements \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Renewal notice required by reporting entity	90 days
Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period				1 year
Sales incentives and other costs						$ 5,200	$ 3,700	$ 14,200	$ 13,200
TT&C Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of renewal option	1 year
Renewal notice required by reporting entity	90 days
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement by the reporting entity	12 months
Real Estate Lease From DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period		5 years

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Other Agreements (Details) - shares		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
DISH Network \| Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares)	0.23523769	0.23523769
DISH Network \| EchoStar Technologies Business \| Share Exchange Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party			100.00%

Related Party Transactions - Other (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions - Other (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Hughes Systique
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)			43.00%
Ownership interest percentage by related party			25.00%
TerreStar Solutions, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment nonvoting interest ownership percentage(at least)	15.00%		15.00%
Revenue from related parties	$ 700,000	$ 2,000,000.0	$ 3,800,000	$ 10,200,000
Due to related parties	0.0		0.0		$ 2,700,000
Global IP Revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	7,500,000		7,500,000
Maxar Technologies Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate costs payable to related parties	900,000	$ 12,100,000	5,300,000	$ 78,900,000
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

Supplemental Financial Information - Research and Development (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	$ 7,676	$ 6,136	$ 21,378	$ 19,411
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	4,158	6,564	14,762	18,275
Research and development expenses
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	$ 7,676	$ 6,136	$ 21,378	$ 19,411

Supplemental Financial Information - Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 443,727	$ 1,139,435	$ 1,076,271	$ 847,823
Restricted cash	795	887	973	796
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts	$ 444,522	$ 1,140,322	$ 1,077,244	$ 848,619

Supplemental Financial Information - Other Current and Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Inventory	$ 93,597	$ 79,474
Prepaids and deposits	43,758	42,324
Contract acquisition costs, net	12,578	16,869
Other, net	27,350	22,217
Other Assets, Current	293,379	301,652
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Restricted cash	795	887
Deferred tax assets, net	9,449	7,215
Capitalized software, net	111,912	101,786
Capitalized costs, net	103,768	113,592	$ 112,533	$ 114,306
Other, net	25,797	22,556
Total other non-current assets, net	296,633	251,936
DISH Network
Current assets:
Due to related parties	6,553	8,876
EchoStar
Current assets:
Due to related parties	164,408	151,651
Related party receivables - EchoStar	109,543	131,892
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Related party receivables - EchoStar	54,865	19,759
Contract Acquisition Costs
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Capitalized costs, net	91,190	96,723
Contract Fulfillment Costs
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Capitalized costs, net	$ 2,625	$ 3,010

Supplemental Financial Information - Activity in Allowance For Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 23,777	$ 16,604
Credit losses	12,253	22,031
Foreign currency translation	(1,262)	596
Balance at end of period	19,401	$ 25,252
Other Current Assets
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0
Credit losses	1,595
Foreign currency translation	152
Balance at end of period	1,747
Other noncurrent assets
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0
Credit losses	13,378
Foreign currency translation	(606)
Balance at end of period	$ 12,772
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Other current assets and other non-current assets			$ 13,400

Supplemental Financial Information - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Accrued interest	$ 36,813	$ 32,184
Accrued compensation	47,999	42,846
Accrued taxes	11,652	18,493
Operating	14,466	14,112
Other	142,028	139,148
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	267,805	258,417
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other	66,175	66,500
Total other non-current liabilities	90,704	90,480
DISH Network
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	818	502
EchoStar
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	38,558	35,112
Related party payables - EchoStar	14,029	11,132
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Related party payables - EchoStar	$ 24,529	$ 23,980

Supplemental Financial Information - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 6,357	$ 4,240
Work-in-process	9,197	6,979
Finished goods	78,043	68,255
Total inventory	$ 93,597	$ 79,474

Supplemental Financial Information - Supplemental and Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$ 128,399	$ 176,919
Cash paid for income taxes	3,550	1,919
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net	$ (1,418)	$ (1,883)

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.25%
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.625%
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.625%

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 443,727		$ 1,139,435	$ 1,076,271		$ 847,823
Marketable investment securities	1,418,436		652,835
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	190,902		196,520
Other current assets, net	293,379		301,652
Total current assets	2,346,444		2,290,442
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,688,324		1,857,581
Operating lease right-of-use assets	129,021		113,399
Goodwill	508,660		506,953
Regulatory authorizations, net	410,558		412,363	400,000		400,043
Other intangible assets, net	20,433		29,321
Other investments, net	105,161		110,040
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Other non-current assets, net	296,633		251,936
Total non-current assets	3,158,790		3,281,593
Total assets	5,505,234		5,572,035
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Trade accounts payable	108,918		121,552
Current portion of long-term debt, net	897,303		0
Contract liabilities	89,622		101,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	267,805		258,417
Total current liabilities	1,363,648		481,029
Long-term debt, net	1,495,078		2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	398,579		380,316
Operating lease liabilities	115,366		96,879
Other non-current liabilities	90,704		90,480
Total non-current liabilities	2,099,727		2,956,843
Total liabilities	3,463,375		3,437,872
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,058,415
Non-controlling interests	58,574		75,748
Total shareholder's equity	2,041,859	$ 2,034,914	2,134,163	$ 2,057,526	$ 2,416,319	$ 2,392,495
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	5,505,234		5,572,035
Reportable Legal Entities \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	363,227		1,057,903
Marketable investment securities	1,418,436		652,594
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	0		0
Other current assets, net	93,564		93,536
Total current assets	1,875,227		1,804,033
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Operating lease right-of-use assets	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Regulatory authorizations, net	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	0		0
Other investments, net	0		0
Investment in subsidiaries	2,884,940		2,876,572
Other non-current assets, net	35,403		10,672
Total non-current assets	2,920,343		2,887,244
Total assets	4,795,570		4,691,277
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Trade accounts payable	0		0
Current portion of long-term debt, net	897,303
Contract liabilities	0		0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	419,904		243,694
Total current liabilities	1,317,207		243,694
Long-term debt, net	1,495,078		2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0		0
Operating lease liabilities	0		0
Other non-current liabilities	0		0
Total non-current liabilities	1,495,078		2,389,168
Total liabilities	2,812,285		2,632,862
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,058,415
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total shareholder's equity	1,983,285		2,058,415
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	4,795,570		4,691,277
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	40,947		32,338
Marketable investment securities	0		241
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	135,355		129,722
Other current assets, net	823,948		602,337
Total current assets	1,000,250		764,638
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	1,344,094		1,459,151
Operating lease right-of-use assets	100,742		89,106
Goodwill	504,173		504,173
Regulatory authorizations, net	400,000		400,000
Other intangible assets, net	20,433		29,321
Other investments, net	105,161		110,040
Investment in subsidiaries	216,617		282,163
Other non-current assets, net	288,962		772,193
Total non-current assets	2,980,182		3,646,147
Total assets	3,980,432		4,410,785
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Trade accounts payable	89,227		102,744
Current portion of long-term debt, net	0
Contract liabilities	85,029		96,485
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	331,061		314,583
Total current liabilities	505,317		513,812
Long-term debt, net	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	433,366		390,288
Operating lease liabilities	92,101		77,366
Other non-current liabilities	65,271		553,518
Total non-current liabilities	590,738		1,021,172
Total liabilities	1,096,055		1,534,984
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	2,884,377		2,875,801
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total shareholder's equity	2,884,377		2,875,801
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	3,980,432		4,410,785
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	39,553		49,194
Marketable investment securities	0		0
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	55,547		66,798
Other current assets, net	97,272		107,959
Total current assets	192,372		223,951
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	344,230		398,430
Operating lease right-of-use assets	28,279		24,293
Goodwill	4,487		2,780
Regulatory authorizations, net	10,558		12,363
Other intangible assets, net	0		0
Other investments, net	0		0
Investment in subsidiaries	0		0
Other non-current assets, net	82,081		42,557
Total non-current assets	469,635		480,423
Total assets	662,007		704,374
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Trade accounts payable	19,691		18,808
Current portion of long-term debt, net	0
Contract liabilities	4,593		4,575
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	238,245		202,320
Total current liabilities	262,529		225,703
Long-term debt, net	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0		0
Operating lease liabilities	23,265		19,513
Other non-current liabilities	100,459		100,476
Total non-current liabilities	123,724		119,989
Total liabilities	386,253		345,692
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	217,180		282,934
Non-controlling interests	58,574		75,748
Total shareholder's equity	275,754		358,682
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	662,007		704,374
Eliminations
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Marketable investment securities	0		0
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	0		0
Other current assets, net	(721,405)		(502,180)
Total current assets	(721,405)		(502,180)
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Operating lease right-of-use assets	0		0
Goodwill	0		0
Regulatory authorizations, net	0		0
Other intangible assets, net	0		0
Other investments, net	0		0
Investment in subsidiaries	(3,101,557)		(3,158,735)
Other non-current assets, net	(109,813)		(573,486)
Total non-current assets	(3,211,370)		(3,732,221)
Total assets	(3,932,775)		(4,234,401)
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Trade accounts payable	0		0
Current portion of long-term debt, net	0
Contract liabilities	0		0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(721,405)		(502,180)
Total current liabilities	(721,405)		(502,180)
Long-term debt, net	0		0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	(34,787)		(9,972)
Operating lease liabilities	0		0
Other non-current liabilities	(75,026)		(563,514)
Total non-current liabilities	(109,813)		(573,486)
Total liabilities	(831,218)		(1,075,666)
Total Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation shareholder's equity	(3,101,557)		(3,158,735)
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total shareholder's equity	(3,101,557)		(3,158,735)
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$ (3,932,775)		$ (4,234,401)

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 475,860	$ 473,121	$ 1,405,052	$ 1,389,560
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	105,309	111,987	324,400	353,559
Research and development expenses	7,676	6,136	21,378	19,411
Depreciation and amortization	123,145	115,948	372,588	342,086
Total costs and expenses	418,612	427,688	1,263,136	1,283,696
Operating income (loss)	57,248	45,433	141,916	105,864
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	2,839	12,300	16,935	47,341
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(44,177)	(55,608)	(130,644)	(172,502)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(74)	70	(222)	(290)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	(2,422)	(894)	(4,878)	(2,882)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	3,072	(11,638)	(4,596)	(10,349)
Other, net	195	(1,559)	(470)	(1,780)
Total other income (expense), net	(40,567)	(57,329)	(123,875)	(140,462)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	16,681	(11,896)	18,041	(34,598)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(5,199)	(5,176)	(24,098)	(1,185)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	11,482	(17,072)	(6,057)	(35,783)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	14,382	0	57,734
Net income (loss)	11,482	(2,690)	(6,057)	21,951
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167	2,797	9,040	1,359
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	11,482	(2,690)	(6,057)	21,951
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	(10,170)	(16,247)	(103,351)	(13,927)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	20	(130)	(189)	2,188
Other	500	13	380	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	0	0	0	0
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	0	0	(400)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(9,650)	(16,364)	(103,160)	(12,139)
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,832	(19,054)	(109,217)	9,812
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	4,098	2,797	29,667	1,359
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	5,930	(16,257)	(79,550)	11,171
Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	428,890	407,396	1,258,350	1,214,476
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	145,408	142,429	429,246	425,896
Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	46,970	65,725	146,702	175,084
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	37,074	51,188	115,524	142,744
Reportable Legal Entities \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
Revenue:
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	88
Research and development expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total costs and expenses	0	0	0	88
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	(88)
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,398	10,968	13,603	44,693
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(40,512)	(40,433)	(121,477)	(150,234)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(75)	37	(73)	437
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	43,893	26,054	86,290	110,118
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	0	0	0	0
Other, net	0	0	0	(100)
Total other income (expense), net	4,704	(3,374)	(21,657)	4,914
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,704	(3,374)	(21,657)	4,826
Income tax benefit (provision), net	8,945	7,590	24,640	25,193
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		4,216		30,019
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		(4,109)		(6,709)
Net income (loss)	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	20	15	(189)	2,333
Other	0	0	0	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(7,739)	(16,379)	(82,344)	(14,072)
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities				(400)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(7,719)	(16,364)	(82,533)	(12,139)
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,930	(16,257)	(79,550)	11,171
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	5,930	(16,257)	(79,550)	11,171
Reportable Legal Entities \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation \| Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	0	0	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation \| Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	0	0	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenue:
Total revenue	429,650	433,587	1,274,066	1,252,968
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	90,020	88,853	269,090	290,556
Research and development expenses	7,509	5,953	20,924	18,893
Depreciation and amortization	97,213	99,099	295,236	293,519
Total costs and expenses	363,127	367,730	1,077,245	1,097,629
Operating income (loss)	66,523	65,857	196,821	155,339
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,025	1,466	2,999	3,403
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(286)	(1,016)	(1,367)	(7,302)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	1	33	(149)	(727)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	(2,422)	(894)	(4,878)	(2,882)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	(7,079)	(44,409)	(59,399)	(77,204)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	5	(3)	(241)	(19)
Other, net	(82)	(6)	(632)	(38)
Total other income (expense), net	(8,838)	(44,829)	(63,667)	(84,769)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	57,685	21,028	133,154	70,570
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(13,760)	(13,375)	(46,660)	(24,656)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		7,653		45,914
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		18,491		64,443
Net income (loss)	43,925	26,144	86,494	110,357
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	43,925	26,144	86,494	110,357
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	43,925	26,144	86,494	110,357
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	(7,739)	(16,379)	(82,344)	(14,072)
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities				0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(7,739)	(16,379)	(82,344)	(14,072)
Comprehensive income (loss)	36,186	9,765	4,150	96,285
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	36,186	9,765	4,150	96,285
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	367,007	356,682	1,087,252	1,062,574
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	112,074	110,388	333,195	330,634
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	62,643	76,905	186,814	190,394
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	56,311	63,437	158,800	164,027
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenue:
Total revenue	75,573	63,815	214,390	200,486
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15,438	23,602	56,508	64,739
Research and development expenses	167	183	454	518
Depreciation and amortization	25,932	16,849	77,352	48,567
Total costs and expenses	84,848	84,239	269,295	249,873
Operating income (loss)	(9,275)	(20,424)	(54,905)	(49,387)
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,375	1,106	3,163	2,198
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(4,338)	(15,399)	(10,630)	(17,919)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	3,067	(11,635)	(4,355)	(10,330)
Other, net	277	(1,553)	162	(1,642)
Total other income (expense), net	381	(27,481)	(11,660)	(27,693)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(8,894)	(47,905)	(66,565)	(77,080)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	(384)	609	(2,078)	(1,722)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		(47,296)		(78,802)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		0		0
Net income (loss)	(9,278)	(47,296)	(68,643)	(78,802)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,167	2,797	9,040	1,359
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	(7,111)	(44,499)	(59,603)	(77,443)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	(9,278)	(47,296)	(68,643)	(78,802)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	(10,170)	(16,247)	(103,351)	(13,927)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	(145)	0	(145)
Other	500	13	380	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	0	0	0	0
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities				0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(9,670)	(16,379)	(102,971)	(14,072)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(18,948)	(63,675)	(171,614)	(92,874)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	4,098	2,797	29,667	1,359
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	(14,850)	(60,878)	(141,947)	(91,515)
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	70,686	59,569	197,827	178,525
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	41,988	40,428	121,582	120,061
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries \| Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	4,887	4,246	16,563	21,961
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,323	3,177	13,399	15,988
Eliminations
Revenue:
Total revenue	(29,363)	(24,281)	(83,404)	(63,894)
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(149)	(468)	(1,198)	(1,824)
Research and development expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total costs and expenses	(29,363)	(24,281)	(83,404)	(63,894)
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	(959)	(1,240)	(2,830)	(2,953)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	959	1,240	2,830	2,953
Gains (losses) on investments, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	0	0	0	0
Other, net	0	0	0	0
Total other income (expense), net	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		18,355		(32,914)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		0		0
Net income (loss)	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to HSSC	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	0	0	0	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries, net	15,478	32,758	164,688	28,144
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities				0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	15,478	32,758	164,688	28,144
Comprehensive income (loss)	(21,336)	51,113	137,797	(4,770)
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HSSC	(21,336)	51,113	137,797	(4,770)
Eliminations \| Services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	(8,803)	(8,855)	(26,729)	(26,623)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	(8,654)	(8,387)	(25,531)	(24,799)
Eliminations \| Equipment revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	(20,560)	(15,426)	(56,675)	(37,271)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ (20,560)	$ (15,426)	$ (56,675)	$ (37,271)

Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 11,482	$ (2,690)	$ (6,057)	$ 21,951
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities			360,876	499,289
Net cash flows from operating activities			354,819	521,240
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities			(1,611,870)	(462,625)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities			843,294	1,375,242
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate			0	2,284
Expenditures for property and equipment			(263,884)	(224,994)
Expenditures for externally marketed software			(27,824)	(21,364)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net			0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities			(1,060,284)	668,543
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes			0	(920,923)
Payment of finance lease obligations			(606)	(29,135)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			(1,268)	(5,269)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder			14,268	0
Purchase of non-controlling interest			0	(7,313)
Other, net			998	1,172
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net			0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities			13,392	(961,468)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			(3,727)	310
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(695,800)	228,625
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period			1,140,322	848,619
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	444,522	1,077,244	444,522	1,077,244
Reportable Legal Entities \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	13,649	107	2,983	23,310
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities			(37,046)	(132,557)
Net cash flows from operating activities			(34,063)	(109,247)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities			(1,611,870)	(462,625)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities			843,294	1,375,245
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate			0	0
Expenditures for property and equipment			0	0
Expenditures for externally marketed software			0	0
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net			107,963	359,145
Net cash flows from investing activities			(660,613)	1,271,765
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes				(920,923)
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	0
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			0	0
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder			0
Purchase of non-controlling interest				0
Other, net			0	0
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net			0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities			0	(920,923)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(694,676)	241,595
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period			1,057,903	771,718
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	363,227	1,013,313	363,227	1,013,313
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	43,925	26,144	86,494	110,357
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities			261,104	493,418
Net cash flows from operating activities			347,598	603,775
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities			0	0
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities			0	(3)
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate			0	2,284
Expenditures for property and equipment			(152,660)	(162,643)
Expenditures for externally marketed software			(27,824)	(21,364)
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net			(49,274)	(38,282)
Net cash flows from investing activities			(229,758)	(220,008)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes				0
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	(27,203)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			(1,268)	(5,269)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder			0
Purchase of non-controlling interest				(2,666)
Other, net			0	0
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net			(107,963)	(359,145)
Net cash flows from financing activities			(109,231)	(394,283)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			8,609	(10,516)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period			32,338	46,353
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	40,947	35,837	40,947	35,837
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(9,278)	(47,296)	(68,643)	(78,802)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities			109,927	105,514
Net cash flows from operating activities			41,284	26,712
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities			0	0
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities			0	0
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate			0	0
Expenditures for property and equipment			(111,224)	(62,351)
Expenditures for externally marketed software			0	0
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net			0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities			(111,224)	(62,351)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes				0
Payment of finance lease obligations			(606)	(1,932)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			0	0
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder			14,268
Purchase of non-controlling interest				(4,647)
Other, net			998	1,172
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net			49,274	38,282
Net cash flows from financing activities			63,934	32,875
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			(3,727)	310
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(9,733)	(2,454)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period			50,081	30,548
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	40,348	28,094	40,348	28,094
Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(36,814)	18,355	(26,891)	(32,914)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities			26,891	32,914
Net cash flows from operating activities			0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities			0	0
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities			0	0
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate			0	0
Expenditures for property and equipment			0	0
Expenditures for externally marketed software			0	0
Distributions (contributions) and advances from (to) subsidiaries, net			(58,689)	(320,863)
Net cash flows from investing activities			(58,689)	(320,863)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes				0
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	0
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations			0	0
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder			0
Purchase of non-controlling interest				0
Other, net			0	0
Contributions (distributions) and advances (to) from parent, net			58,689	320,863
Net cash flows from financing activities			58,689	320,863
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0