Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	14,670,946	$	1,109,873	$	2,008,318	$	2,008,753	$	1,508,891	$	3,007,233	$	5,027,878
Interest expense on long-term debt		3,309,472		759,167		662,545		594,867		438,519		387,489		466,885
Finance lease obligations (1)		233,199		61,493		67,911		38,993		35,478		29,324		—
Interest expense on finance lease obligations (1)		50,201		19,341		14,699		9,314		5,464		1,383		—
Satellite-related and other obligations (2)		187,426		59,578		55,928		31,856		22,918		17,146		—
Operating lease obligations (1)		151,473		62,331		47,496		23,746		9,392		5,682		2,826
Purchase obligations		1,284,396		1,243,081		29,284		12,031		—		—		—
Total	$	19,887,113	$	3,314,864	$	2,886,181	$	2,719,560	$	2,020,662	$	3,448,257	$	5,497,589

(1) See Note 9 for further information on leases and the adoption of ASC 842.

(2) Represents obligations for satellite related executory costs, telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services and short-term leases.