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	$	14,112,606	$	901,097	$	1,201,163	$	1,401,233	$	1,101,306	$	2,001,385	$	7,506,422
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		4,973,057		877,477		799,543		771,490		631,593		534,350		1,358,604
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		2,086,659		1,649,341		275,669		130,230		16,386		8,833		6,200
Total	$	23,063,731	$	3,885,009	$	2,686,518	$	2,642,512	$	2,023,521	$	2,782,711	$	9,043,460