Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	15,957,087	$	1,322,070	$	1,104,503	$	2,004,626	$	2,004,756	$	1,504,569	$	8,016,563
Capital lease obligations		66,984		19,922		19,166		20,645		7,251		—		—
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		4,247,370		889,686		759,850		662,942		594,458		438,488		901,946
Satellite-related obligations		887,386		311,374		236,913		206,111		124,668		8,320		—
Operating lease obligations		162,335		38,561		25,482		20,915		16,208		10,371		50,798
Purchase obligations		1,392,861		1,296,580		48,966		29,284		18,031		—		—
Total	$	22,714,023	$	3,878,193	$	2,194,880	$	2,944,523	$	2,765,372	$	1,961,748	$	8,969,307