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Lease and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Leases [Abstract] |
Future minimum lease payments | Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital leases with initial terms of one year or more and the lease related to the Company's California distribution center (build to suit lease) at March 31, 2018 consisted of the following:
(in millions) | Capital leases |  | Operating leases |  | Build to suit lease |
Remainder of 2018 | $ | 12 |  | 16 |  | 3 |
2019 | 16 |  | 17 |  | 6 |
2020 | 12 |  | 14 |  | 6 |
2021 | 12 |  | 11 |  | 6 |
2022 | 10 |  | 9 |  | 6 |
Thereafter | 31 |  | 71 |  | 58 |
Total | $ | 93 |  | 138 |  | 85 |

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