Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of future maturities of long-term debt, capital lease and contractual obligations

	Payments due by period
	Total		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	13,630,996	$	1,503,151	$	903,170	$	1,203,235	$	1,403,305	$	1,103,379	$	7,514,756
Capital lease obligations		166,492		30,849		32,994		36,175		19,503		19,137		27,834
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		4,206,125		772,289		716,328		646,445		618,716		479,170		973,177
Satellite-related obligations		1,960,083		411,734		336,526		327,197		301,102		241,371		342,153
Operating lease obligations		178,918		52,305		32,960		22,563		15,623		10,040		45,427
Purchase obligations		2,325,567		1,768,934		248,443		165,584		115,814		11,892		14,900
Total	$	22,468,181	$	4,539,262	$	2,270,421	$	2,401,199	$	2,474,063	$	1,864,989	$	8,918,247