Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and Equipment (Tables)

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Property and Equipment (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Satellite system

 

$

2,397,611

 

 

$

2,397,611

 

Terrestrial repeater network

 

 

109,293

 

 

 

108,341

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

48,801

 

 

 

48,677

 

Broadcast studio equipment

 

 

61,568

 

 

 

61,306

 

Capitalized software and hardware

 

 

360,252

 

 

 

340,738

 

Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities

 

 

73,044

 

 

 

71,268

 

Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other

 

 

78,316

 

 

 

78,237

 

Land

 

 

38,411

 

 

 

38,411

 

Building

 

 

59,393

 

 

 

59,373

 

Construction in progress

 

 

147,768

 

 

 

155,716

 

Total property and equipment

 

 

3,374,457

 

 

 

3,359,678

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(1,896,800

)

 

 

(1,849,566

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

1,477,657

 

 

$

1,510,112

 

 

Summary of orbiting satellites

The chart below provides certain information on these satellites:

 

Satellite Description

 

Year Delivered

 

 

Estimated End of

Depreciable Life

 

FM-1*

 

 

2000

 

 

 

2013

 

FM-2*

 

 

2000

 

 

 

2013

 

FM-3

 

 

2000

 

 

 

2015

 

FM-5

 

 

2009

 

 

 

2024

 

FM-6

 

 

2013

 

 

 

2028

 

XM-1*

 

 

2001

 

 

 

2013

 

XM-3

 

 

2005

 

 

 

2020

 

XM-4

 

 

2006

 

 

 

2021

 

XM-5

 

 

2010

 

 

 

2025

 

 

* Satellite is fully depreciated and is still in operation.

Construction in progress [Member]  
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, net

 

Construction in progress consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Satellite system

 

$

12,912

 

 

$

12,912

 

Terrestrial repeater network

 

 

44,733

 

 

 

48,406

 

Capitalized software

 

 

73,719

 

 

 

77,755

 

Other

 

 

16,404

 

 

 

16,643

 

Construction in progress

 

$

147,768

 

 

$

155,716