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Leases (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Leases and Transponder Service Agreements [Abstract] |
Future minimum lease payments | Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital leases with initial terms of one year or more at September 30, 2018 consisted of the following:
(in millions) | Capital Leases |  | Operating leases |
Remainder of 2018 | $ | 7 |  | 6 |
2019 | 27 |  | 21 |
2020 | 24 |  | 17 |
2021 | 24 |  | 11 |
2022 | 22 |  | 9 |
Thereafter | 133 |  | 72 |
Total | $ | 237 |  | 136 |

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