Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2014:
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Debt obligations
$
7,482

 
$
4,266

 
$
380,928

 
$
78

 
$
—

 
$
4,150,000

 
$
4,542,754

Cash interest payments
240,874

 
240,551

 
240,803

 
228,063

 
228,063

 
711,750

 
1,890,104

Satellite and transmission
15,364

 
4,594

 
3,643

 
4,170

 
4,187

 
12,719

 
44,677

Programming and content
231,272

 
109,903

 
74,816

 
60,150

 
48,333

 
60,000

 
584,474

Marketing and distribution
31,645

 
13,114

 
9,185

 
8,298

 
6,218

 
1,538

 
69,998

Satellite incentive payments
11,511

 
12,367

 
13,296

 
14,302

 
10,652

 
43,527

 
105,655

Operating lease obligations
49,408

 
43,634

 
36,636

 
34,036

 
29,224

 
200,884

 
393,822

Other
66,462

 
13,829

 
2,479

 
895

 
150

 
50

 
83,865

Total (1)
$
654,018

 
$
442,258

 
$
761,786

 
$
349,992

 
$
326,827

 
$
5,180,468

 
$
7,715,349


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2014 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.