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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of March 31, 2016:
 
2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Thereafter

Total
Debt obligations
$
4,143


$
5,485


$
4,477


$
3,169


$
1,750,427


$
4,000,000


$
5,767,701

Cash interest payments
223,735


300,417


300,286


300,187


280,788


736,188


2,141,601

Satellite and transmission
7,092


3,193


4,204


4,184


3,882


8,998


31,553

Programming and content
170,946


226,718


205,084


187,907


163,482


298,650


1,252,787

Marketing and distribution
16,042


13,878


12,444


10,130


4,646


4,600


61,740

Satellite incentive payments
9,421


13,296


14,302


10,652


7,918


35,609


91,198

Operating lease obligations
32,399


43,967


42,578


38,110


35,577


179,603


372,234

Other
80,231


21,129


6,771


702


360


40


109,233

Total (1)
$
544,009


$
628,083


$
590,146


$
555,041


$
2,247,080


$
5,263,688


$
9,828,047

(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at March 31, 2016 totaled $4,281, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.