v3.20.4
Commitments and Contingencies - Part 2 (Details)
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12 Months Ended |
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Total rent expense for operating leases |
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$ 99,000,000
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$ 273,000,000
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$ 383,000,000
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
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356,418,000
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Network development future expenditures |
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$ 10,000,000,000
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Loss contingency terms |
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Number Of Patents | patent |
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Turner Network Sales, Inc. |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Remaining claims, incremental exposure |
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$ 206,000,000
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Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses |
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Loss contingencies |
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Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent) |
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40.00%
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Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent) |
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75.00%
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Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement |
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2 years
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Percentage Of Bidding Credit |
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25.00%
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Percentage Of Bidding Credit |
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25.00%
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Recovery amount |
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$ 10,000,000,000
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Bidding Credit |
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3,300,000,000
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Minimum | Vermont National Telephone Company |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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5,500
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Maximum | Vermont National Telephone Company |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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$ 11,000
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Percentage Of Bidding Credit |
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25.00%
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Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Bidding Credit |
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$ 1,961,000,000
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SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Percentage Of Bidding Credit |
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25.00%
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Bidding Credit |
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$ 1,370,000,000
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DISH Network L.L.C. |
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Loss contingencies |
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Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party |
$ 210,000,000
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Settlement amount awarded to other party |
$ 210,000,000
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Telemarketing Litigation |
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Loss contingencies |
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Period of injunctive relief sought from placing any outbound telemarketing calls to market or promote its goods or services |
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5 years
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5 years
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Period barred from making outbound telemarketing calls |
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2 years
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Telemarketing Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C. |
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Loss contingencies |
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Damages awarded to state and federal plaintiff |
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$ 280,000,000
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Telemarketing Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C. | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |
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Loss contingencies |
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Reduction of litigation expenses |
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70,000,000
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70,000,000
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Telemarketing Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C. | Other Accrued Expense |
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Loss contingencies |
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Litigation accrual |
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280,000,000
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280,000,000
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Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments |
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$ 210,000,000
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$ 210,000,000
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Do Not Call Litigation |
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Loss contingencies |
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Number of telemarketing calls | item |
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51,119
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Litigation per call damages |
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$ 400
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Do Not Call Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C. |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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$ 270,000,000
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Krakauer Action |
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Loss contingencies |
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Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party |
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$ 61,000,000
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Third party number of call made in case trebled damages per call |
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$ 1,200
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Settlement amount awarded to other party |
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$ 61,000,000
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Judicial Ruling | Krakauer Action |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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$ 10,760,000
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Clear Play Inc [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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$ 543,000,000
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Litigation With Turner Network Sales Inc |
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Loss contingency terms |
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Claim amount |
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$ 159,000,000
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Claimed interest |
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$ 24,000,000
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License fee payment |
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$ 20,000,000
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