Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2016:
 
2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
5,485


$
4,477


$
3,169


$
890,428


$
600,000


$
4,400,000


$
5,903,559

Cash interest payments
318,444


310,505


310,406


294,168


276,125


782,563


2,292,211

Satellite and transmission
94,618


67,886


51,675


25,676


19,199


6,933


265,987

Programming and content
312,413


284,915


261,953


223,095


154,239


202,700


1,439,315

Marketing and distribution
21,574


15,619


13,068


7,612


6,784


750


65,407

Satellite incentive payments
12,729


14,302


10,652


9,310


8,448


71,337


126,778

Operating lease obligations
41,360


43,506


39,339


36,820


30,332


150,675


342,032

Other
84,157


9,760


2,290


1,461


527


30


98,225

Total (1)
$
890,780


$
750,970


$
692,552


$
1,488,570


$
1,095,654


$
5,614,988


$
10,533,514

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2016 totaled $303,583, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.