Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments Disclosure

The following summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open orders for purchases that support normal operations, as of December 31, 2014 (in millions):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		Thereafter		Total
Operating and capital commitments:
Debt principal and interest	$	1,842	$	323	$	1,322	$	310	$	1,272	$	9,403	$	14,472
Capital leases, including interest	2,060		1,727		1,030		178		89		98		5,182
Finance lease obligations, including interest	110		112		115		117		119		1,056		1,629
Operating leases	868		791		728		634		549		2,343		5,913
Unconditional purchase obligations (1)	489		435		351		118		38		3		1,434
Other commitments (2) (3)	928		333		160		140		90		845		2,496
Total commitments	$	6,297	$	3,721	$	3,706	$	1,497	$	2,157	$	13,748	$	31,126

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(1) Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to long-term agreements to acquire and license digital content that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. For those agreements with variable terms, we do not estimate the total obligation beyond any minimum quantities and/or pricing as of the reporting date. Purchase obligations associated with renewal provisions solely at the option of the content provider are included to the extent such commitments are fixed or a minimum amount is specified.

(2) Includes the estimated timing and amounts of payments for rent and tenant improvements associated with build-to-suit lease arrangements that have not been placed in service and media content liabilities associated with long-term media content assets with initial terms greater than one year.

(3) Excludes $710 million of tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.