Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

As of September 30, 2015, our future minimum lease payments, net of sublease income are as follows:



Dollars in thousands	Operating Leases⁽¹⁾
Remaining in 2015	$	4,298
2016	15,420
2017	10,601
2018	7,109
2019	6,152
Thereafter	10,435
Total minimum lease commitments	54,015
Less: sublease income	(1,689		)
Total minimum lease commitments, net	$	52,326


(1)	Includes all operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year.

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

Total estimated movie content commitments as of September 30, 2015, is presented in the following table:



Dollars in thousands			Years Ended December 31,
Dollars in thousands	Total		Remaining in 2015		2016		2017
Total estimated movie content commitments⁽¹⁾	$	575,585	$	155,439	$	333,835	$	86,311


(1)	Subsequent to quarter end and not included in this table, Paramount elected to exercise its option to extend our existing content license agreement. This will extend the license period through December 31, 2016. See Note 20: Subsequent Events for additional information.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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