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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
647


$
4,477


$
3,169


$
290,425


$


$
6,500,000


$
6,798,718

Cash interest payments
42,020


356,691


348,377


342,211


334,375


1,250,313


2,673,987

Satellite and transmission
23,358


133,938


86,810


43,699


4,296


6,667


298,768

Programming and content
74,742


323,499


298,920


252,648


173,689


214,037


1,337,535

Marketing and distribution
7,166


17,436


12,813


8,620


7,801


1,608


55,444

Satellite incentive payments
3,415


14,302


10,652


10,197


8,574


70,324


117,464

Operating lease obligations
7,604


43,266


39,639


37,391


31,560


153,449


312,909

Other
24,362


30,429


16,421


2,672


527


30


74,441

Total (1)
$
183,314


$
924,038


$
816,801


$
987,863


$
560,822


$
8,196,428


$
11,669,266

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2017 totaled $9,730, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.