Commitments and Contingencies Tables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	11,615,427	$	506,113	$	1,005,778	$	756,160	$	1,504,669	$	904,903	$	6,937,804
Capital lease obligations	248,304		28,674		26,672		27,339		30,024		32,958		102,637
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	4,896,519		773,734		731,413		633,625		548,088		491,652		1,718,007
Satellite-related obligations	2,041,536		253,354		253,279		253,209		253,144		242,777		785,773
Operating lease obligations	170,837		44,436		32,891		23,460		19,142		7,022		43,886
Purchase obligations	3,454,868		1,758,113		519,671		436,293		314,589		165,059		261,143
Total	$	22,427,491	$	3,364,424	$	2,569,704	$	2,130,086	$	2,669,656	$	1,844,371	$	9,849,250