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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of June 30, 2017:
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
2,759


$
4,477


$
3,169


$
1,500,427


$
600,000


$
4,400,000


$
6,510,832

Cash interest payments
164,721


328,828


328,734


302,898


276,125


782,563


2,183,869

Satellite and transmission
55,576


67,922


51,760


25,749


19,296


6,667


226,970

Programming and content
163,057


314,120


290,215


244,738


165,939


206,100


1,384,169

Marketing and distribution
11,475


16,367


13,637


7,870


7,043


274


56,666

Satellite incentive payments
6,179


14,302


10,652


9,310


8,448


71,337


120,228

Operating lease obligations
18,726


43,037


39,409


37,154


31,317


153,103


322,746

Other
41,373


22,815


14,961


1,861


527


30


81,567

Total (1)
$
463,866


$
811,868


$
752,537


$
2,130,007


$
1,108,695


$
5,620,074


$
10,887,047

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at June 30, 2017 totaled $6,570, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.