Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	17,147,844	$	904,168	$	1,204,274	$	1,404,385	$	1,104,503	$	2,004,626	$	10,525,888
Capital lease obligations		136,146		33,412		36,260		19,503		19,137		20,615		7,219
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		6,013,072		983,130		903,456		875,684		736,096		639,190		1,875,516
Satellite-related obligations		1,615,590		382,348		348,617		301,102		241,371		208,196		133,956
Operating lease obligations		139,673		41,334		25,266		18,954		13,728		9,332		31,059
Purchase obligations		2,202,987		1,765,669		275,669		130,230		16,386		8,833		6,200
Total	$	27,255,312	$	4,110,061	$	2,793,542	$	2,749,858	$	2,131,221	$	2,890,792	$	12,579,838