Contracts Payable for Broadcast Rights (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Contracts Payable For Broadcast Rights [Abstract]
2017	$ 241,255
2018	114,241
2019	97,866
2020	67,855
2021	34,878
Contracts payable for broadcast rights	$ 556,095	$ 622,000

Total amount of obligations related to rights to programming, including, but not limited to, feature films and episodic series, acquired under license agreements.

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