Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	17,070,789	$	1,031,074	$	1,404,698	$	1,104,503	$	2,004,626	$	2,004,756	$	9,521,132
Capital lease obligations		104,318		37,451		19,896		19,137		20,615		7,219		—
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		5,181,572		924,452		899,444		759,846		662,939		594,457		1,340,434
Satellite-related obligations		1,233,242		348,617		301,102		241,371		208,196		125,636		8,320
Operating lease obligations		198,890		48,029		33,125		25,404		19,996		13,556		58,780
Purchase obligations		1,515,546		1,349,635		134,859		16,019		8,833		6,200		—
Total	$	25,304,357	$	3,739,258	$	2,793,124	$	2,166,280	$	2,925,205	$	2,751,824	$	10,928,666