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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2012:
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Long-term debt obligations
$
1,146

 
$
4,234

 
$
553,406

 
$
803,355

 
$
862

 
$
1,100,000

 
$
2,463,003

Cash interest payments
81,084

 
184,360

 
183,116

 
109,483

 
74,381

 
231,700

 
864,124

Satellite and transmission
3,675

 
55,106

 
14,927

 
13,157

 
3,597

 
19,154

 
109,616

Programming and content
44,719

 
201,146

 
171,456

 
163,409

 
13,388

 
1,125

 
595,243

Marketing and distribution
7,887

 
18,417

 
11,588

 
5,377

 
3,117

 
692

 
47,078

Satellite incentive payments
2,435

 
11,804

 
12,542

 
11,658

 
12,529

 
79,959

 
130,927

Operating lease obligations
9,403

 
38,017

 
31,947

 
34,572

 
24,501

 
224,861

 
363,301

Other
9,278

 
39,607

 
15,712

 
1,790

 
188

 

 
66,575

Total(1)
$
159,627

 
$
552,691

 
$
994,694

 
$
1,142,801

 
$
132,563

 
$
1,657,491

 
$
4,639,867


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2012 totaled $1,565, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.