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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)

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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Leases and Transponder Service Agreements [Abstract]  
Future Minimum Lease Payments
Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital transponder leases with initial terms of one year or more at March 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
(in millions)
Capital transponders

Operating leases

Remainder of 2013
$
11

16

2014
11

15

2015
11

12

2016
10

8

2017
10

7

Thereafter
38

96

Total
$
91

154