The following summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open orders for
purchases that support normal operations, as of December 31, 2012 (in millions):
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| Operating and capital commitments: |
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| Debt principal and interest |
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656 |
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105 |
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$ |
866 |
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43 |
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1,069 |
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1,380 |
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4,119 |
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| Capital leases, including interest |
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562 |
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403 |
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214 |
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51 |
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17 |
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95 |
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1,342 |
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| Financing lease obligations, including interest |
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1 |
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1 |
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| Operating leases |
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595 |
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634 |
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570 |
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514 |
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453 |
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2,688 |
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5,454 |
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| Unconditional purchase obligations (1) |
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302 |
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239 |
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143 |
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38 |
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723 |
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| Other commitments (2) (3) |
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380 |
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276 |
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253 |
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110 |
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78 |
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436 |
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1,533 |
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| Total commitments |
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$ |
2,496 |
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$ |
1,658 |
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$ |
2,047 |
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757 |
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1,619 |
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4,608 |
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$ |
13,185 |
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| (1) |
Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to agreements to acquire and license digital video content that represent long-term liabilities or that are not
reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. |
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Includes the estimated timing and amounts of payments for rent and tenant improvements associated with build-to-suit lease arrangements that have not been placed in
service. |
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Excludes $294 million of tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.
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Pledged Securities We have pledged or otherwise restricted $99 million and $156 million in 2012 and 2011 of our cash and marketable securities as collateral for standby and trade letters of credit, guarantees, debt related
to our international operations, as well as real estate leases. Inventory Suppliers
During 2012, no vendor accounted for 10% or more of our inventory purchases. We generally do not have long-term contracts or arrangements
with our vendors to guarantee the availability of merchandise, particular payment terms, or the extension of credit limits.
Legal Proceedings The Company is involved from time to time in claims, proceedings, and litigation, including the following: Beginning in March 2003, we were served with complaints filed in several different states, including Illinois, by a private litigant, Beeler, Schad & Diamond, P.C., purportedly on behalf of the
state governments under various state False Claims Acts. The complaints allege that we (along with other companies with which we have commercial agreements) wrongfully failed to collect and remit sales and use taxes for sales of personal property to
customers in those states and knowingly created records and statements falsely stating we were not required to collect or remit such taxes. In December 2006, we learned that one additional complaint was filed in the state of Illinois by a different
private litigant, Matthew T. Hurst, alleging similar violations of the Illinois state law. The Hurst case was dismissed with prejudice in June 2012. All of the complaints seek injunctive relief, unpaid taxes, interest, attorneys fees, civil
penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, and treble or punitive damages under the various state False Claims Acts. It is possible that we have been or will be named in similar cases in other states as well. We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing
in these complaints and intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters.
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