Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	13,037,370	$	1,027,024	$	1,401,233	$	1,101,306	$	2,001,385	$	2,001,468	$	5,504,954
Capital lease obligations		104,318		37,451		19,896		19,137		20,615		7,219		—
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		4,092,785		796,742		771,496		631,593		534,350		465,498		893,106
Satellite-related obligations		1,233,242		348,617		301,102		241,371		208,196		125,636		8,320
Operating lease obligations		198,890		48,029		33,125		25,404		19,996		13,556		58,780
Purchase obligations		1,449,556		1,283,645		134,859		16,019		8,833		6,200		—
Total	$	20,116,161	$	3,541,508	$	2,661,711	$	2,034,830	$	2,793,375	$	2,619,577	$	6,465,160