Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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 September 30, 2013 (in millions):

	Three Months Ended December 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		Thereafter		Total
Operating and capital commitments:
Debt principal and interest	$	156	$	633	$	867	$	43	$	1,043	$	1,407	$	4,149
Capital leases, including interest	214		779		710		225		56		115		2,099
Financing lease obligations, including interest	8		40		41		42		43		470		644
Operating leases	186		649		595		552		493		2,424		4,899
Unconditional purchase obligations (1)	32		477		291		63		35		49		947
Other commitments (2) (3)	267		360		245		151		117		1,242		2,382
Total commitments	$	863	$	2,938	$	2,749	$	1,076	$	1,787	$	5,707	$	15,120

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(1) Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to agreements to acquire and license digital video content that represent long-term liabilities or that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets.

(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.

(3) Excludes $336 million of tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.