Dish Network 2015 Annual Report Download - page 124

DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
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Vesting of options and rights to acquire shares of our Class A common stock granted pursuant to our performance
based stock incentive plans (“Restricted Performance Units”) is contingent upon meeting certain goals, some of
which are not yet probable of being achieved. As a consequence, the following are also not included in the diluted
EPS calculation.
As of December 31,
2015 2014 2013
(In thousands)
Performance based options (1) 3,905 7,247 7,791
Restricted Performance Units (1) 1,382 1,798 1,943
Total (1) 5,287 9,045 9,734
(1) The decrease in performance based options and Restricted Performance Units primarily resulted from the
expiration of the 2005 LTIP. See Note 14 for further information.
4. Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows
The following table presents our supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data.
For the Years Ended December 31,
2015 2014 2013
(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) $ 854,147 $ 833,483 $ 880,244
Cash received for interest 21,380 138,529 201,480
Cash paid for income taxes (1) 16,014 160,732 273,597
Capitalized interest 369,897 223,658 136,508
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock 26,026 25,781 24,230
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations — 3,462 1,070
Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction with EchoStar:
Transfer of property and equipment, net — 432,080 —
Investment in EchoStar and HSSC preferred tracking stock - cost method — 316,204 —
Transfer of liabilities and other — 44,540 —
Capital distribution to EchoStar, net of deferred taxes of $31,274 — 51,466 —
Sling TV Exchange Transaction with EchoStar:
Transfer of property and equipment, net — 8,978 —
Transfer of investments and intangibles, net — 25,097 —
Capital distribution to EchoStar, net of deferred taxes of $3,542 — 5,845 —
Deemed distribution to EchoStar- initial fair value of redeemable noncontrolling
interest, net of deferred taxes of $8,489 — 14,011 —
(1) Cash paid for income taxes during 2015 was reduced by, among other things, our non-controlling investments
in the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities, which hold the Northstar Licenses and the SNR Licenses,
respectively, as well as our H Block Licenses acquired in 2014. These licenses are amortized over a fifteen-
year life for income tax purposes. For book purposes, these licenses are considered indefinite-lived intangible
assets, which are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually. See Note 2 for further information.