Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies

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

	Payments due by period
	Total		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	11,927,718	$	1,318,605	$	1,101,307	$	2,001,384	$	2,001,468	$	1,501,556	$	4,003,398
Capital lease obligations		66,984		19,922		19,166		20,645		7,251		—		—
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations		3,286,292		761,738		631,597		534,352		465,499		310,297		582,809
Satellite-related obligations		887,386		311,374		236,913		206,111		124,668		8,320		—
Operating lease obligations		152,349		37,380		22,150		17,940		14,873		9,786		50,220
Purchase obligations		1,340,128		1,243,847		48,966		29,284		18,031		—		—
Total	$	17,660,857	$	3,692,866	$	2,060,099	$	2,809,716	$	2,631,790	$	1,829,959	$	4,636,427