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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2016:
 
2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
359,733


$
5,485


$
4,477


$
3,169


$
791,328


$
5,000,000


$
6,164,192

Cash interest payments
69,363


348,034


340,140


340,041


328,098


1,058,688


2,484,364

Satellite and transmission
29,594


94,416


68,300


51,927


25,721


24,756


294,714

Programming and content
58,968


302,814


279,001


260,155


222,332


356,825


1,480,095

Marketing and distribution
9,163


17,304


15,744


12,986


7,445


7,400


70,042

Satellite incentive payments
3,176


13,296


14,302


10,652


9,310


79,785


130,521

Operating lease obligations
7,620


44,917


43,425


39,279


36,764


180,791


352,796

Other
21,175


25,515


8,519


1,209


380


40


56,838

Total (1)
$
558,792


$
851,781


$
773,908


$
719,418


$
1,421,378


$
6,708,285


$
11,033,562

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2016 totaled $5,427, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.