Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income tax expense
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
        2011             2010             2009      
       

Current taxes:

                       

Federal

  $     $     $  

State

    3,229       942        

Foreign

    2,741       1,370       1,622  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current taxes

    5,970       2,312       1,622  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

Deferred taxes:

                       

Federal

    3,991       4,163       3,962  

State

    4,273       (1,855     397  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred taxes

    8,264       2,308       4,359  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

  $ 14,234     $ 4,620     $ 5,981  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Difference between the federal tax benefit at statutory rate and at our effective rate
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2011     2010     2009  

Federal tax expense (benefit), at statutory rate

  $ 154,418     $ 16,678     $ (117,883

State income tax expense (benefit), net of federal benefit

    15,751       1,620       (11,788

State rate changes

    3,851       (2,252      

Non-deductible expenses

    457       4,130       1,849  

Other, net

    6,209       6,193       (4,945

Change in valuation allowance

    (166,452     (21,749     138,748  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

  $ 14,234     $ 4,620     $ 5,981  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities
                 
    December 31,  
    2011     2010  

Deferred tax assets:

               

Net operating loss carryforwards

  $ 3,025,621     $ 3,091,869  

GM payments and liabilities

    194,976       308,776  

Deferred revenue

    410,812       346,221  

Severance accrual

    21       266  

Accrued bonus

    17,296       16,599  

Expensed costs capitalized for tax

    35,227       44,149  

Loan financing costs

    1,575       1,568  

Investments

    40,880       62,742  

Stock based compensation

    89,862       118,507  

Other

    42,924       53,260  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

    3,859,194       4,043,957  

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Depreciation of property and equipment

    (405,892     (379,180

FCC license

    (781,742     (773,850

Other intangible assets

    (188,988     (209,489

Other

    (189      
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (1,376,811     (1,362,519

Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance

    2,482,383       2,681,438  

Valuation allowance

    (3,360,740     (3,551,288
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability

  $ (878,357   $ (869,850
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes in our uncertain income tax positions
                 
    2011     2010  

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 942     $  

Additions for tax positions from prior years

    490       942  

Interest

    92        
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

  $ 1,524     $ 942