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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of March 31, 2012:
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Long-term debt obligations
$
1,191

 
$
745,382

 
$
550,182

 
$
1,024,428

 
$

 
$
700,000

 
$
3,021,183

Cash interest payments
221,328

 
280,579

 
183,759

 
110,257

 
53,375

 
106,750

 
956,048

Satellite and transmission
5,624

 
57,257

 
13,311

 
13,157

 
3,597

 
18,693

 
111,639

Programming and content
135,602

 
191,616

 
163,131

 
156,244

 
13,388

 
1,125

 
661,106

Marketing and distribution
35,957

 
22,692

 
17,450

 
12,129

 
8,685

 
3,192

 
100,105

Satellite incentive payments
7,758

 
11,864

 
12,607

 
11,728

 
12,604

 
78,591

 
135,152

Operating lease obligations
26,501

 
32,333

 
27,005

 
29,378

 
19,033

 
195,416

 
329,666

Other
23,268

 
14,283

 
2,712

 
419

 
182

 

 
40,864

Total(1)
$
457,229

 
$
1,356,006

 
$
970,157

 
$
1,357,740

 
$
110,864

 
$
1,103,767

 
$
5,355,763


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at March 31, 2012 totaled $1,537, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.