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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies |
Summary of contractual obligations |
|  | Payments due in the Year Ending December 31, |
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|  | Total |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | Thereafter |
|  | (In thousands) |
Long-term debt obligations |  | $ | 2,001,588 |  | $ | 1,431 |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2,000,000 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  | 420,800 |  |  | 68,360 |  |  | 28,005 |  |  | 29,074 |  |  | 32,414 |  |  | 35,949 |  |  | 226,998 |
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  | 1,143,017 |  |  | 180,475 |  |  | 175,822 |  |  | 172,990 |  |  | 169,863 |  |  | 166,378 |  |  | 277,489 |
Satellite-related obligations |  |  | 1,106,738 |  |  | 466,992 |  |  | 236,438 |  |  | 68,222 |  |  | 52,414 |  |  | 45,914 |  |  | 236,758 |
Operating lease obligations |  |  | 71,170 |  |  | 22,143 |  |  | 18,589 |  |  | 12,918 |  |  | 8,460 |  |  | 2,830 |  |  | 6,230 |
Purchase and other obligations |  |  | 212,108 |  |  | 207,107 |  |  | 1,667 |  |  | 1,667 |  |  | 1,667 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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Total |  | $ | 4,955,421 |  | $ | 946,508 |  | $ | 460,671 |  | $ | 284,878 |  | $ | 264,818 |  | $ | 251,071 |  | $ | 2,747,475 |
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the aggregate amount of payments due on known contractual obligations for the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet and the combined aggregate amount of maturities of known contractual obligations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 303 -Paragraph a -Subparagraph 5 + Details
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