Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Expected contractual cash commitments

The following table summarizes our expected contractual cash commitments as of March 31, 2013:

	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		Thereafter		Total
Long-term debt obligations	$	3,121	$	505,776	$	803,355	$	724	$	—	$	1,100,000	$	2,412,976
Cash interest payments	173,023		183,584		113,285		78,193		78,865		158,375		785,325
Satellite and transmission	64,487		27,658		13,874		4,336		3,484		20,334		134,173
Programming and content	114,361		194,615		180,121		29,038		12,500		—		530,635
Marketing and distribution	11,846		13,793		7,400		4,013		568		381		38,001
Satellite incentive payments	6,730		12,377		11,478		12,311		13,259		69,066		125,221
Operating lease obligations	28,873		33,233		36,202		26,468		20,291		207,943		353,010
Other	44,968		22,940		3,806		1,044		278		23		73,059
Total (1)	$	447,409	$	993,976	$	1,169,521	$	156,127	$	129,245	$	1,556,122	$	4,452,400

(1) The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at March 31, 2013 totaled $1,446, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.