Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment (Tables)

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Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Satellite system
$
1,586,794

 
$
1,586,794

Terrestrial repeater network
98,093

 
123,254

Leasehold improvements
58,447

 
57,635

Broadcast studio equipment
111,031

 
96,582

Capitalized software and hardware
824,345

 
639,516

Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities
75,837

 
69,147

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
97,078

 
96,965

Land
38,411

 
38,411

Building
62,649

 
61,824

Construction in progress
411,503

 
301,153

Total property and equipment
3,364,188

 
3,071,281

Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(1,851,323
)
 
(1,608,515
)
Property and equipment, net
$
1,512,865

 
$
1,462,766

Summary of orbiting satellites
The chart below provides certain information on our satellites as of December 31, 2018:
Satellite Description
 
Year Delivered
 
Estimated End of
Depreciable Life
SIRIUS FM-5
 
2009
 
2024
SIRIUS FM-6
 
2013
 
2028
XM-3
 
2005
 
2020
XM-4
 
2006
 
2021
XM-5
 
2010
 
2025
Years in which licenses expire
The following table outlines the years in which each of our satellite licenses expires:
FCC satellite licenses
 
Expiration year
SIRIUS FM-5
 
2025
SIRIUS FM-6
 
2022
XM-3
 
2021
XM-4
 
2022
XM-5
 
2026
Construction in progress  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, net
Construction in progress consists of the following:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Satellite system
$
296,281

 
$
183,243

Terrestrial repeater network
4,388

 
2,515

Capitalized software and hardware
76,980

 
94,456

Other
33,854

 
20,939

Construction in progress
$
411,503

 
$
301,153