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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of September 30, 2014:
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Debt obligations
$
504,195

 
$
7,482

 
$
4,265

 
$
145,928

 
$
77

 
$
4,150,000

 
$
4,811,947

Cash interest payments
60,818

 
235,826

 
235,619

 
236,213

 
228,063

 
939,813

 
1,936,352

Satellite and transmission
6,433

 
22,598

 
4,524

 
3,558

 
4,171

 
16,863

 
58,147

Programming and content
46,758

 
231,759

 
106,304

 
74,629

 
60,150

 
108,333

 
627,933

Marketing and distribution
10,414

 
19,750

 
11,441

 
7,860

 
6,978

 
5,810

 
62,253

Satellite incentive payments
2,752

 
11,511

 
12,367

 
13,296

 
14,302

 
54,178

 
108,406

Operating lease obligations
9,528

 
47,272

 
40,632

 
34,199

 
32,061

 
227,108

 
390,800

Other
28,038

 
26,825

 
9,954

 
1,602

 
885

 
140

 
67,444

Total (1)
$
668,936

 
$
603,023

 
$
425,106

 
$
517,285

 
$
346,687

 
$
5,502,245

 
$
8,063,282


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at September 30, 2014 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.