Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)

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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Leases and Transponder Service Agreements [Abstract]  
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]
The components of lease cost for the year ended December 31, 2019, were as follows:
(in millions)
December 31, 2019

Finance lease cost


     Depreciation of leased assets
$
20

     Interest on lease liabilities
9

Total finance lease cost
29

Operating lease cost
32

     Total lease cost
$
61

Weighted average lease term and discount rate [Table Text Block]
The remaining weighted-average lease term and the weighted-average discount rate were as follows:

December 31, 2019

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):

     Finance leases
9.2

     Operating leases
12.4

Weighted-average discount rate:

     Finance leases
5.0
%
     Operating leases
6.1
%
Leases, Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Table Text Block]
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
(in millions)
December 31, 2019

Operating Leases:
 
  Operating lease right-of-use assets
$
214

  Accrued liabilities
$
28

  Other long-term liabilities
190

      Total operating lease liabilities
$
218

Finance Leases:
 
   Property and equipment
$
282

   Accumulated depreciation
(129
)
     Property and equipment, net
$
153

   Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations
$
18

   Long-term portion of debt and finance lease obligations
163

     Total finance lease liabilities
$
181

Leases, Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Table Text Block]
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
(in millions)
December 31, 2019

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:


     Operating cash flows from operating lease
$
35

     Operating cash flows from finance leases
9

     Financing cash flows from finance leases
22

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:


      Operating leases
151

      Finance leases
$
16

Future minimum lease payments
Future payments under noncancelable operating leases and finance leases with initial terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2019 consisted of the following:
(in millions)
Finance leases

Operating leases

Total leases

2020
$
26

38

64

2021
25

26

51

2022
25

23

48

2023
25

21

46

2024
23

20

43

Thereafter
108

186

294

Total lease payments
232

314

546

Less: imputed interest
(51
)
(96
)
(147
)
Total lease liabilities
$
181

218

399