Organization record
DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC
All evidence-backed facts for this organization, identity resolved across official registers.
Facts on record
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| Fact | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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| accounts_payable | {"amount": 302000000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "currency": "USD"} | 2009-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 1792000000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD | 2011-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 1673000000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD | 2011-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 1735000000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| accounts_receivable | {"amount": 1421000000, "concept": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "currency": "USD | 2009-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 404000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2011-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 245000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2011-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 102000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2011-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 477000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 349000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2010-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 222000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2010-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 109000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2010-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 443000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2009-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 336000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2009-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 219000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2009-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 103000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2009-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 501000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2008-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 343000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2008-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 219000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2008-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| capex | {"amount": 621000000, "concept": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cu | 2007-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 807000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2011-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1296000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2011-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1680000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2011-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 687000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1466000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2010-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 804000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2010-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 687000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2010-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1716000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2009-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 2381000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2009-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1016000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2009-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1612000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2009-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1149000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2008-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1563000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2008-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1337000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2008-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 802000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "currenc | 2007-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cash_and_equivalents | {"amount": 1356000000, "concept": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "curren | 2006-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -323000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", "c | 2011-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": 425000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", "cu | 2011-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -3379000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -1954000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2010-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -2163000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2010-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -1546000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2010-03-31 | sec_edgar |
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| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -1073000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2008-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -236000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", "c | 2008-09-30 | sec_edgar |
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| cashflow_financing | {"amount": -1128000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities", " | 2007-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -718000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", "c | 2011-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -376000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", "c | 2011-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1555000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1115000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2010-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -690000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", "c | 2010-06-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -313000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", "c | 2010-03-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1496000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2009-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1153000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2009-09-30 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -789000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", "c | 2009-06-30 | sec_edgar |
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| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1857000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2008-12-31 | sec_edgar |
| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -1333000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2008-09-30 | sec_edgar |
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| cashflow_investing | {"amount": -2335000000, "concept": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities", " | 2007-12-31 | sec_edgar |
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| common_shares_outstanding | {"unit": "shares", "value": 0, "concept": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding"} | 2011-09-30 | sec_edgar |
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| common_shares_outstanding | {"unit": "shares", "value": 0, "concept": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding"} | 2010-12-31 | sec_edgar |
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