| Expected contractual cash commitments |
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2015:
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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Thereafter
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Total
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Debt obligations
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$
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4,764
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$
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3,840
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$
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2,810
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$
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1,478
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$
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1,490,000
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$
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4,000,000
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$
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5,502,892
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Cash interest payments
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294,797
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294,651
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294,543
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294,467
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278,147
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736,188
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2,192,793
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Satellite and transmission
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10,814
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3,166
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4,171
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4,161
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3,858
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8,972
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35,142
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Programming and content
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246,899
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225,519
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204,569
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|
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187,644
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163,332
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298,650
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1,326,613
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Marketing and distribution
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19,969
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13,282
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12,379
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10,108
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4,646
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4,600
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64,984
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Satellite incentive payments
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11,780
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|
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13,296
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14,302
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|
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10,652
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|
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7,918
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35,609
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93,557
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Operating lease obligations
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44,749
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42,978
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41,619
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|
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37,165
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34,594
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179,147
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380,252
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Other
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68,665
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14,429
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4,686
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|
559
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|
360
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|
40
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88,739
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Total (1)
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$
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702,437
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$
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611,161
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$
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579,079
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$
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546,234
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$
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1,982,855
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$
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5,263,206
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$
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9,684,972
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(1)
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The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2015 totaled $3,525, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.
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