Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	13,613,686	$	1,501,079	$	901,097	$	1,201,163	$	1,401,233	$	1,101,307	$	7,507,807
Capital lease obligations		166,492		30,849		32,994		36,175		19,503		19,137		27,834
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		4,186,257		770,957		714,722		644,542		616,490		476,593		962,953
Satellite-related obligations		1,911,033		362,684		336,526		327,197		301,102		241,371		342,153
Operating lease obligations		178,918		52,305		32,960		22,563		15,623		10,040		45,427
Purchase obligations		2,279,706		1,723,073		248,443		165,584		115,814		11,892		14,900
Total	$	22,336,092	$	4,440,947	$	2,266,742	$	2,397,224	$	2,469,765	$	1,860,340	$	8,901,074