Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	13,430,769	$	1,007,851	$	758,232	$	1,506,742	$	906,975	$	1,207,269	$	8,043,700
Capital lease obligations	220,115		27,042		27,372		30,058		32,993		36,175		66,475
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	4,740,541		839,650		742,084		656,798		600,634		530,523		1,370,852
Satellite-related obligations	1,957,898		386,086		335,625		230,138		225,464		225,246		555,339
Operating lease obligations from continuing operations	179,355		45,868		36,205		31,792		15,150		8,438		41,902
Purchase obligations	3,051,767		1,858,654		444,657		322,254		165,059		136,059		125,084
Total	$	23,580,445	$	4,165,151	$	2,344,175	$	2,777,782	$	1,946,275	$	2,143,710	$	10,203,352