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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2013:
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Long-term debt obligations
$
540,605

 
$
508,911

 
$
6,593

 
$
3,359

 
$
40,000

 
$
2,650,000

 
$
3,749,468

Cash interest payments
60,895

 
179,741

 
143,596

 
143,403

 
144,103

 
537,875

 
1,209,613

Satellite and transmission
35,812

 
29,123

 
13,871

 
4,321

 
3,404

 
20,334

 
106,865

Programming and content
45,565

 
237,143

 
212,880

 
92,278

 
72,800

 
168,483

 
829,149

Marketing and distribution
6,276

 
22,252

 
14,166

 
9,301

 
6,650

 
12,775

 
71,420

Satellite incentive payments
2,117

 
12,377

 
11,478

 
12,311

 
13,259

 
69,066

 
120,608

Operating lease obligations
9,763

 
36,994

 
41,790

 
35,593

 
29,357

 
247,016

 
400,513

Other
19,227

 
34,243

 
9,072

 
2,879

 
829

 
390

 
66,640

Total (1)
$
720,260

 
$
1,060,784

 
$
453,446

 
$
303,445

 
$
310,402

 
$
3,705,939

 
$
6,554,276


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2013 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.