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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
          The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of June 30, 2011:
                                                         
    Remaining                                      
    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     Thereafter     Total  
Long-term debt obligations (1)
  $ 25,076     $ 1,623     $ 779,636     $ 550,182     $ 1,057,000     $ 700,000     $ 3,113,517  
Cash interest payments (1)
    144,617       288,338       288,208       186,935       113,433       160,125       1,181,656  
Satellite and transmission
    57,826       27,150       4,773       13,250       13,156       22,093       138,248  
Programming and content
    101,051       223,387       177,284       151,881       145,531       3,750       802,884  
Marketing and distribution
    38,086       25,083       17,611       12,017       9,804       11,033       113,634  
Satellite incentive payments
    4,652       12,643       12,790       12,820       12,165       86,185       141,255  
Operating lease obligations
    16,658       31,654       27,485       21,313       13,242       5,101       115,453  
Other
    23,870       14,850       2,837       387       196       140       42,280  
 
                                         
Total (2)
  $ 411,836     $ 624,728     $ 1,310,624     $ 948,785     $ 1,364,527     $ 988,427     $ 5,648,927  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Includes captial lease obligations.
 
(2)   The table does not include our reserve for uncertain taxes, which at June 30, 2011 totaled $1,496, as the specific timing of any cash payments relating to this obligation cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.