Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Expected contractual cash commitments
The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of December 31, 2013:
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Debt obligations
$
509,663

 
$
7,359

 
$
4,140

 
$
460,799

 
$
—

 
$
2,650,000

 
$
3,631,961

Cash interest payments
187,905

 
152,440

 
152,255

 
152,699

 
138,063

 
399,813

 
1,183,175

Satellite and transmission
37,849

 
13,993

 
4,321

 
3,404

 
3,992

 
16,524

 
80,083

Programming and content
245,069

 
218,373

 
96,737

 
72,837

 
60,150

 
108,333

 
801,499

Marketing and distribution
32,578

 
15,332

 
9,951

 
6,700

 
6,173

 
6,639

 
77,373

Satellite incentive payments
11,511

 
11,439

 
12,290

 
13,212

 
14,212

 
55,398

 
118,062

Operating lease obligations
38,181

 
43,053

 
36,860

 
30,475

 
28,825

 
221,626

 
399,020

Other
41,021

 
9,989

 
3,209

 
851

 
367

 
—

 
55,437

Total (1)
$
1,103,777

 
$
471,978

 
$
319,763

 
$
740,977

 
$
251,782

 
$
3,458,333

 
$
6,346,610


(1)
The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2013 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.