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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations |
Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of the entity's debt |
|  |  |  | As of December 31, |
|  |  |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
|  | Interest |  | Carrying |  | Fair |  | Carrying |  | Fair |
|  | Rates |  | Amount |  | Value |  | Amount |  | Value |
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 |  | 6.500% |  | $ | 990,000 |  | $ | 1,071,675 |  | $ | 1,100,000 |  | $ | 1,177,000 |
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 |  | 7.625% |  | 900,000 |  | 954,000 |  | 900,000 |  | 994,500 |
Other |  | 5.5 - 13.25% |  | 803 |  | 803 |  | 1,240 |  | 1,240 |
Subtotal |  |  |  | 1,890,803 |  | $ | 2,026,478 |  | 2,001,240 |  | $ | 2,172,740 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  | 332,838 |  |  |  | 366,447 |  |  |
Total debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  | 2,223,641 |  |  |  | 2,367,687 |  |  |
Less: Current portion |  |  |  | (35,698 | ) |  |  | (41,912 | ) |  |
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  | $ | 2,187,943 |  |  |  | $ | 2,325,775 |  |  |
Schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations |
|  | Amount |
|  | (In thousands) |
For the Years Ending December 31, |  |  |
2016 |  | $ | 94,008 |
2017 |  | 90,144 |
2018 |  | 88,182 |
2019 |  | 87,930 |
2020 |  | 87,818 |
Thereafter |  | 257,999 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 706,081 |
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments |  | (214,242 | )
Net minimum lease payments |  | 491,839 |
Less: Amount representing interest |  | (159,001 | )
Present value of net minimum lease payments |  | 332,838 |
Less: Current portion |  | (34,895 | )
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations |  | $ | 297,943 |

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