Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments Disclosure

The following summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open orders for purchases that support normal operations, as of September 30, 2014 (in millions):

	Three Months Ended December 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter		Total
Operating and capital commitments:
Debt principal and interest	$	222	$	1,519	$	82	$	1,081	$	69	$	1,375	$	4,348
Capital leases, including interest	820		2,006		958		327		135		141		4,387
Financing lease obligations, including interest	27		95		96		98		99		943		1,358
Operating leases	225		798		745		667		582		2,470		5,487
Unconditional purchase obligations (1)	167		475		375		300		123		28		1,468
Other commitments (2) (3)	304		714		296		168		125		1,140		2,747
Total commitments	$	1,765	$	5,607	$	2,552	$	2,641	$	1,133	$	6,097	$	19,795

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(1) Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to long-term agreements to acquire and license digital content that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. For those agreements with variable terms, we do not estimate the total obligation beyond any minimum quantities and/or pricing as of the reporting date. Purchase obligations associated with renewal provisions solely at the option of the content provider are included to the extent such commitments are fixed or a minimum amount is specified.

(2) Includes the estimated timing and amounts of payments for rent and tenant improvements associated with build-to-suit lease arrangements that have not been placed in service and digital content liabilities associated with long-term digital content assets with initial terms greater than one year.

(3) Excludes $626 million of tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.