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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)

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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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 June 30, 2015 consisted of the following:
(in millions)
Capital transponders

Operating leases

Remainder of 2015
$
5

11

2016
11

19

2017
12

17

2018
13

15

2019
12

13

Thereafter
27

96

Total
$
80

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