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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
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 $ 189,444 [1]
2016 535,408 [1]
2017 473,697 [1]
2018 442,318 [1]
2019 410,644 [1]
Thereafter 6,792,747 [1]
Total 8,844,258 [1]
Debt obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 1,824
2016 4,764
2017 3,840
2018 2,810
2019 1,480
Thereafter 5,440,000
Total 5,454,718
Cash interest payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 76,911
2016 293,069
2017 292,919
2018 292,811
2019 292,735
Thereafter 1,013,693
Total 2,262,138
Satellite and transmission [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 5,827
2016 8,172
2017 3,677
2018 4,102
2019 4,116
Thereafter 12,679
Total 38,573
Programming and content [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 45,963
2016 127,573
2017 96,166
2018 75,277
2019 58,337
Thereafter 67,500
Total 470,816
Marketing and distribution [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 7,370
2016 15,339
2017 9,839
2018 8,972
2019 6,753
Thereafter 2,530
Total 50,803
Satellite incentive payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 2,955
2016 12,367
2017 13,296
2018 14,302
2019 10,652
Thereafter 43,527
Total 97,099
Operating lease obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 8,764
2016 48,367
2017 42,008
2018 40,563
2019 36,115
Thereafter 212,462
Total 388,279
Other [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 39,830
2016 25,757
2017 11,952
2018 3,481
2019 456
Thereafter 356
Total $ 81,832
[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.