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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)

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Leases and Transponder Service Agreements (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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 September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:
(in millions)
Capital transponders

Operating leases

Remainder of 2014
$
3

5

2015
11

15

2016
10

13

2017
10

11

2018
11

12

Thereafter
26

113

Total
$
71

169