v3.25.2
Segment Reporting - Intersegment Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Segment information        
Total revenue $ 3,395,542 $ 3,568,270 $ 6,905,902 $ 7,208,159
Cost of services 2,348,532 2,383,125 4,669,850 4,810,628
Cost of sales - equipment and other 291,491 330,820 650,408 637,354
Subscriber acquisition costs 291,799 249,943 568,766 512,423
Selling, general and administrative expenses 248,184 245,043 482,765 495,362
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 539,983 494,986 1,051,531 1,007,785
OIBDA 215,536 359,339 534,113 752,392
Depreciation and amortization 388,785 391,110 772,466 758,184
Total costs and expenses 3,568,791 3,600,041 7,144,255 7,213,951
Operating income (loss) (173,249) (31,771) (238,353) (5,792)
Interest income 15,397 10,514 25,198 23,167
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (Note 2) (230,249) (164,561) (427,504) (335,196)
Other, net 25,698 (64,477) 25,218 62,865
Income (loss) before income taxes (362,403) (250,295) (615,441) (254,956)
Service revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 3,270,566 3,443,518 6,604,525 6,948,946
Equipment sales and other revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 124,976 124,752 301,377 259,213
Programming        
Segment information        
Cost of services 1,179,987 1,259,042 2,396,409 2,543,872
Connectivity services        
Segment information        
Cost of services 688,135 673,277 1,363,236 1,371,037
Other        
Segment information        
Cost of services 480,410 450,806 910,205 895,719
Eliminations        
Segment information        
Total revenue (1,259) (120) (2,174) (239)
Cost of services (490) 15 (1,141) 40
Subscriber acquisition costs (616)   (647) (11)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (153) (135) (386) (455)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses (769) (135) (1,033) (466)
OIBDA       187
Total costs and expenses (1,259) (120) (2,174) (426)
Operating income (loss)       187
Eliminations | Connectivity services        
Segment information        
Cost of services (66) (5) (300) (9)
Eliminations | Other        
Segment information        
Cost of services (424) 20 (841) 49
Pay-TV | Operating segment        
Segment information        
Total revenue 2,462,249 2,676,284 5,000,976 5,402,862
Cost of services 1,548,971 1,638,683 3,105,607 3,303,128
Cost of sales - equipment and other 9,446 17,837 19,118 34,829
Subscriber acquisition costs 87,606 102,635 174,119 223,388
Selling, general and administrative expenses 152,849 164,083 308,882 332,826
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 240,455 266,718 483,001 556,214
OIBDA 663,377 753,046 1,393,250 1,508,691
Depreciation and amortization 67,825 85,249 144,268 170,651
Total costs and expenses 1,866,697 2,008,487 3,751,994 4,064,822
Operating income (loss) 595,552 667,797 1,248,982 1,338,040
Pay-TV | Operating segment | Service revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 2,446,844 2,658,383 4,971,196 5,359,545
Pay-TV | Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 14,149 17,786 27,614 43,083
Pay-TV | Operating segment | Programming        
Segment information        
Cost of services 1,179,987 1,259,042 2,396,409 2,543,872
Pay-TV | Operating segment | Connectivity services        
Segment information        
Cost of services 52,652 54,504 106,786 111,701
Pay-TV | Operating segment | Other        
Segment information        
Cost of services 316,332 325,137 602,412 647,555
Pay-TV | Eliminations        
Segment information        
Total revenue 1,256 115 2,166 234
Wireless | Operating segment        
Segment information        
Total revenue 934,552 892,106 1,907,100 1,805,536
Cost of services 800,051 744,427 1,565,384 1,507,460
Cost of sales - equipment and other 282,045 312,983 631,290 602,525
Subscriber acquisition costs 204,809 147,308 395,294 289,046
Selling, general and administrative expenses 95,488 81,095 174,269 162,991
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 300,297 228,403 569,563 452,037
OIBDA (447,841) (393,707) (859,137) (756,486)
Depreciation and amortization 320,960 305,861 628,198 587,533
Total costs and expenses 1,703,353 1,591,674 3,394,435 3,149,555
Operating income (loss) (768,801) (699,568) (1,487,335) (1,344,019)
Wireless | Operating segment | Service revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 823,722 785,135 1,633,329 1,589,401
Wireless | Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue        
Segment information        
Total revenue 110,827 106,966 273,763 216,130
Wireless | Operating segment | Connectivity services        
Segment information        
Cost of services 635,549 618,778 1,256,750 1,259,345
Wireless | Operating segment | Other        
Segment information        
Cost of services 164,502 125,649 308,634 248,115
Wireless | Eliminations        
Segment information        
Total revenue $ 3 $ 5 $ 8 $ 5