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, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2017:
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
5,105


$
3,808


$
301,077


$
607


$
1,000,000


$
5,500,000


$
6,810,597

Cash interest payments
356,525


348,148


341,781


334,381


334,375


915,938


2,631,148

Satellite and transmission
134,736


87,751


43,881


4,296


2,387


4,280


277,331

Programming and content
331,353


305,956


258,873


175,421


51,600


162,438


1,285,641

Marketing and distribution
20,573


13,645


8,620


7,801


1,608


188


52,435

Satellite incentive payments
13,690


10,652


10,197


8,574


8,558


61,767


113,438

Operating lease obligations
39,983


40,161


37,902


32,068


27,504


126,638


304,256

Other
49,237


18,401


3,265


941


51


20


71,915

Total (1)
$
951,202


$
828,522


$
1,005,596


$
564,089


$
1,426,083


$
6,771,269


$
11,546,761

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2017 totaled $12,190, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.