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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
          The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2011:
                                                         
    Remaining                                      
    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     Thereafter     Total  
Long-term debt obligations (1)
  $ 24,363     $ 1,623     $ 779,636     $ 550,178     $ 1,057,000     $ 700,000     $ 3,112,800  
Cash interest payments (1)
    81,399       288,338       288,208       186,935       113,433       160,128       1,118,441  
Satellite and transmission
    9,760       55,680       4,782       13,250       13,156       22,093       118,721  
Programming and content
    47,561       227,048       178,953       151,931       145,531       3,750       754,774  
Marketing and distribution
    28,570       25,070       17,725       12,816       11,644       11,809       107,634  
Satellite incentive payments
    2,826       11,608       12,693       12,901       12,049       87,601       139,678  
Operating lease obligations
    8,522       32,819       28,335       21,973       13,851       5,428       110,928  
Other
    15,119       25,921       9,883       659       268       182       52,032  
 
                                         
Total (2)
  $ 218,120     $ 668,107     $ 1,320,215     $ 950,643     $ 1,366,932     $ 990,991     $ 5,515,008  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Includes captial lease obligations.
 
(2)   The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2011 totaled $1,496, as the specific timing of any cash payments relating to this obligation cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.