Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 $ 702,437 [1]
2017 611,161 [1]
2018 579,079 [1]
2019 546,234 [1]
2020 1,982,855 [1]
Thereafter 5,263,206 [1]
Total 9,684,972 [1]
Debt obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 4,764
2017 3,840
2018 2,810
2019 1,478
2020 1,490,000
Thereafter 4,000,000
Total 5,502,892
Cash interest payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 294,797
2017 294,651
2018 294,543
2019 294,467
2020 278,147
Thereafter 736,188
Total 2,192,793
Satellite and transmission [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 10,814
2017 3,166
2018 4,171
2019 4,161
2020 3,858
Thereafter 8,972
Total 35,142
Programming and content [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 246,899
2017 225,519
2018 204,569
2019 187,644
2020 163,332
Thereafter 298,650
Total 1,326,613
Marketing and distribution [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 19,969
2017 13,282
2018 12,379
2019 10,108
2020 4,646
Thereafter 4,600
Total 64,984
Satellite incentive payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 11,780
2017 13,296
2018 14,302
2019 10,652
2020 7,918
Thereafter 35,609
Total 93,557
Operating lease obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 44,749
2017 42,978
2018 41,619
2019 37,165
2020 34,594
Thereafter 179,147
Total 380,252
Other [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2016 68,665
2017 14,429
2018 4,686
2019 559
2020 360
Thereafter 40
Total $ 88,739
[1] 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.