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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Principal Contractual Commitments, Excluding Open Orders for Purchases
The following summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open orders for purchases that support normal operations and are generally cancellable, as of December 31, 2017 (in millions):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Debt principal and interest
$
967

 
$
2,234

 
$
2,111

 
$
1,834

 
$
2,050

 
$
31,799

 
$
40,995

Capital lease obligations, including interest (1)
6,084

 
4,788

 
2,590

 
557

 
262

 
530

 
14,811

Finance lease obligations, including interest (2)
445

 
460

 
466

 
476

 
472

 
3,946

 
6,265

Operating leases
2,427

 
2,376

 
2,258

 
2,039

 
1,813

 
11,935

 
22,848

Unconditional purchase obligations (3)
3,527

 
3,561

 
3,195

 
3,039

 
2,922

 
7,956

 
24,200

Other commitments (4) (5)
1,584

 
1,016

 
733

 
571

 
438

 
4,744

 
9,086

Total commitments
$
15,034

 
$
14,435

 
$
11,353

 
$
8,516

 
$
7,957

 
$
60,910

 
$
118,205

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(1)
Excluding interest, current capital lease obligations of $4.0 billion and $5.8 billion are recorded within “Accrued expenses and other” as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, and $5.1 billion and $8.4 billion are recorded within “Other long-term liabilities” as of December 31, 2016 and 2017.
(2)
Excluding interest, current finance lease obligations of $144 million and $282 million are recorded within “Accrued expenses and other” as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, and $2.4 billion and $4.7 billion are recorded within “Other long-term liabilities” as of December 31, 2016 and 2017.
(3)
Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to certain products offered in our Whole Foods Market stores and long-term agreements to acquire and license digital media content that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. For those digital media content 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.
(4)
Includes the estimated timing and amounts of payments for rent and tenant improvements associated with build-to-suit lease arrangements and equipment lease arrangements that have not been placed in service and digital media content liabilities associated with long-term digital media content assets with initial terms greater than one year.
(5)
Excludes $2.3 billion of accrued tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.