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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments

The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2015:

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

Debt obligations

 

$

1,824

 

 

$

4,764

 

 

$

3,840

 

 

$

2,810

 

 

$

1,480

 

 

$

5,440,000

 

 

$

5,454,718

 

Cash interest payments

 

 

76,911

 

 

 

293,069

 

 

 

292,919

 

 

 

292,811

 

 

 

292,735

 

 

 

1,013,693

 

 

 

2,262,138

 

Satellite and transmission

 

 

5,827

 

 

 

8,172

 

 

 

3,677

 

 

 

4,102

 

 

 

4,116

 

 

 

12,679

 

 

 

38,573

 

Programming and content

 

 

45,963

 

 

 

127,573

 

 

 

96,166

 

 

 

75,277

 

 

 

58,337

 

 

 

67,500

 

 

 

470,816

 

Marketing and distribution

 

 

7,370

 

 

 

15,339

 

 

 

9,839

 

 

 

8,972

 

 

 

6,753

 

 

 

2,530

 

 

 

50,803

 

Satellite incentive payments

 

 

2,955

 

 

 

12,367

 

 

 

13,296

 

 

 

14,302

 

 

 

10,652

 

 

 

43,527

 

 

 

97,099

 

Operating lease obligations

 

 

8,764

 

 

 

48,367

 

 

 

42,008

 

 

 

40,563

 

 

 

36,115

 

 

 

212,462

 

 

 

388,279

 

Other

 

 

39,830

 

 

 

25,757

 

 

 

11,952

 

 

 

3,481

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

356

 

 

 

81,832

 

Total (1)

 

$

189,444

 

 

$

535,408

 

 

$

473,697

 

 

$

442,318

 

 

$

410,644

 

 

$

6,792,747

 

 

$

8,844,258

 

(1)

The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2015 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.