| Property and equipment, net |
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
| |
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Satellite system
|
|
$ |
1,943,537 |
|
|
$ |
1,943,537 |
|
|
Terrestrial repeater network
|
|
|
111,880 |
|
|
|
109,582 |
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
43,392 |
|
|
|
43,567 |
|
|
Broadcast studio equipment
|
|
|
52,554 |
|
|
|
51,985 |
|
|
Capitalized software and hardware
|
|
|
181,712 |
|
|
|
163,689 |
|
|
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities
|
|
|
57,917 |
|
|
|
57,665 |
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
|
|
|
64,673 |
|
|
|
63,265 |
|
|
Land
|
|
|
38,411 |
|
|
|
38,411 |
|
|
Building
|
|
|
56,952 |
|
|
|
56,685 |
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
365,827 |
|
|
|
297,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total property and equipment
|
|
|
2,916,855 |
|
|
|
2,826,157 |
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(1,214,289 |
) |
|
|
(1,064,883 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
1,702,566 |
|
|
$ |
1,761,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Construction in progress |
Construction in progress consists of the following:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
| |
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Satellite system
|
|
$ |
330,320 |
|
|
$ |
262,744 |
|
|
Terrestrial repeater network
|
|
|
19,306 |
|
|
|
19,239 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
16,201 |
|
|
|
15,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
$ |
365,827 |
|
|
$ |
297,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|