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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 [1] $ 597,463
2016 [1] 514,736
2017 [1] 453,608
2018 [1] 428,011
2019 [1] 399,129
Thereafter [1] 6,489,508
Total [1] 8,882,455
Debt obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 4,213
2016 6,062
2017 2,783
2018 1,994
2019 1,480
Thereafter 5,150,000
Total 5,166,532
Cash interest payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 149,262
2016 287,434
2017 287,295
2018 287,222
2019 287,159
Thereafter 1,011,167
Total 2,309,539
Satellite and transmission [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 11,323
2016 7,927
2017 3,655
2018 4,106
2019 4,120
Thereafter 12,588
Total 43,719
Programming and content [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 117,321
2016 121,620
2017 90,915
2018 71,275
2019 54,683
Thereafter 60,000
Total 515,814
Marketing and distribution [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 17,913
2016 14,160
2017 9,222
2018 8,431
2019 6,253
Thereafter 1,530
Total 57,509
Satellite incentive payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 5,858
2016 12,367
2017 13,296
2018 14,302
2019 10,652
Thereafter 43,527
Total 100,002
Operating lease obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 21,727
2016 46,712
2017 40,358
2018 38,858
2019 34,326
Thereafter 210,340
Total 392,321
Other [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 269,846
2016 18,454
2017 6,084
2018 1,823
2019 456
Thereafter 356
Total $ 297,019
[1] The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at June 30, 2015 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.