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DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
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Napster, Inc.; Apple Computer, Inc.; Realnetworks, Inc. and MusicMatch, Inc. On March 8, 2013, the Court granted
Blockbuster’s motion to transfer the matter to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,
the same venue where the matter against Google Inc.; Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC and HTC
America Inc. also was transferred. On December 11, 2013, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment
based on invalidity of the 797 patent. Mr. Tse filed a notice of appeal on January 8, 2014, and the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ordered that the appeal be submitted to a three judge panel of the Federal
Circuit on July 10, 2014 without oral argument. On July 16, 2014, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s
entry of summary judgment in our favor. On August 11, 2014, Mr. Tse filed a petition for rehearing or rehearing en
banc, which the Federal Circuit denied on September 15, 2014. On December 11, 2014, Mr. Tse filed a petition for
a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court, which was denied on February 23, 2015. This matter is
now concluded.
Waste Disposal Inquiry
The California Attorney General and the Alameda County (California) District Attorney are investigating whether
certain of our waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and
Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. We expect that these entities will seek injunctive and
monetary relief. The investigation appears to be part of a broader effort to investigate waste handling and disposal
processes of a number of industries. While we are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, we do not
believe that the outcome will have a material effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Other
In addition to the above actions, we are subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the
ordinary course of business, including, among other things, disputes with programmers regarding fees. In our
opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to any of these actions is unlikely to materially affect our
financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, though the outcomes could be material to our operating results
for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.
16. Segment Reporting
Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and
regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker(s) of an enterprise. Operating income is the primary
measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance. We currently
operate two primary business segments, DISH and Wireless. See Note 1 for further information.
All other and eliminations primarily include intersegment eliminations related to intercompany debt and the related
interest income and interest expense, which are eliminated in consolidation.
As of December 31,
2015 2014
(In thousands)
Total assets:
DISH $
22,392,447 $ 21,362,464
Wireless (1)
16,300,465 7,577,894
Eliminations
(15,806,202) (6,894,817)
Total assets
$ 22,886,710 $ 22,045,541