2.0.0.10 false COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 1180 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES true false false false 1 usd $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDPerShare Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 0 cvc_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstract cvc false na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false No definition available. false 3 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 1 us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> NOTE 18.              COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES   Commitments   Future cash payments required under arrangements pursuant to contracts entered into by the Company in the normal course of business as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:   <table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 65%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="65%" colspan="14"> Payments Due by Period</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> Total</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> Year 1</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> Years 2-3</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> Years 4-5</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> More than 5 years</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> Off balance sheet arrangements:</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%"> Purchase obligations(1)</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 4,632,055</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 1,305,386</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 1,632,264</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 598,102</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="9%"> 1,096,303</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> Guarantees(2)</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2"> 8,848</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2"> 8,848</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="11%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%"> Letters of credit(3)</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> 59,338</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> 1,415</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> 57,923</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 11%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 31.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="31%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> Total</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="9%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> 4,700,241</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="9%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> 1,315,649</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="9%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> 1,690,187</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="9%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> 598,102</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 2.5%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="2%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 9.7%; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double" valign="bottom" width="9%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> 1,096,303</td> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 1%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="bottom" width="1%" bgcolor="#CCEEFF">  </td></tr></table>   (1)                      Purchase obligations primarily include contractual commitments with various programming vendors to provide video services to the Companys subscribers, minimum purchase obligations to purchase goods or services and contractual obligations under certain employment contracts.  Future fees payable under contracts with programming vendors are based on numerous factors, including the number of subscribers receiving the programming.  Amounts reflected above related to programming agreements are based on the number of subscribers receiving the programming as of December 2009 multiplied by the per subscriber rates or the stated annual fee, as applicable, contained in the executed agreements in effect as of December 31, 2009. (2)                      Includes outstanding guarantees primarily by CSC Holdings in favor of certain financial institutions in respect of ongoing interest expense obligations and potential early termination events in connection with the monetization of the Companys holdings of shares of Comcast Corporation common stock.  Does not include CSC Holdings guarantee of Newsday LLCs obligations under its $650,000 senior secured credit facility. (3)                      Consists primarily of letters of credit obtained by CSC Holdings in favor of insurance providers and certain governmental authorities for the Telecommunications Services segment.   EchoStar was issued a 20% interest in VOOM HD Holdings, the Companys subsidiary operating VOOM, and that 20% interest will not be diluted until $500,000 in cash has been invested in VOOM HD Holdings by the Company.  On the fifth or eighth anniversary of the effective date of the investment agreement, the termination of the affiliation agreement by EchoStar, or other specified events, EchoStar has a put right to require a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings to purchase all of its equity interests in VOOM HD Holdings at fair value.  On the seventh or tenth anniversary of the effective date of the investment agreement, or the second anniversary date of the termination of the affiliation agreement by EchoStar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings has a call right to purchase all of EchoStars ownership in VOOM HD Holdings at fair value.  The table above does not include any future payments that would be required upon the exercise of this put right, if any.   An indirect subsidiary of Rainbow Media Holdings owns a 90% interest in DTV Norwich LLC.  The other investor has the right, for ten years, to put its remaining 10% interest to the Company at fair value to be determined by a process involving independent valuation experts.  The table above does not include any future payments that would be required upon the exercise of this put right.   At any time after the thirteenth anniversary of the closing of the Newsday Transaction and on or prior to the date that is six months after such anniversary, Tribune Company will have the right to require CSC Holdings to purchase Tribune Companys entire interest in Newsday Holdings LLC at the fair value of the interest at that time (see Note 4).  The table above does not include any future payments that would be required upon the exercise of this put right.   Many of the Companys franchise agreements and utility pole leases require the Company to remove its cable wires and other equipment upon termination of the respective agreements.  The Company has concluded that the fair value of these asset retirement obligations cannot be reasonably estimated since the range of potential settlement dates is not determinable.   Legal Matters   Programming Litigation   On September 20, 2007, an antitrust lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Cablevision and several other defendants, including other cable and satellite providers and programming content providers.  The complaint alleges that the defendants violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by agreeing to the sale and licensing of programming on a bundled basis and by offering programming in packaged tiers rather than on an a la carte basis.  The plaintiffs, purportedly on behalf of a nationwide class of cable and satellite subscribers, sought unspecified treble monetary damages and injunctive relief to compel the offering of channels to subscribers on an a la carte basis.  On December 3, 2007, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint containing principally the same allegations as the plaintiffs original complaint.  On December 21, 2007, the defendants filed joint motions to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim and on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to assert the claims in the amended complaint.  The district court granted the defendants motions on March 13, 2008, but granted the plaintiffs leave to amend their claims.   On March 20, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint.  The second amended complaint contained many of the same allegations as the plaintiffs original complaint, with limited modifications to address certain of the deficiencies identified in the courts March 13 order.  Two of the principal modifications were (1) to reform the relief requested from an order requiring programmers and cable providers to offer channels on an a la carte basis, to an order requiring programmers and cable providers to offer the option to purchase on an unbundled basis; and (2) to allege that certain non-defendant programmers have been excluded from the market.  On April 22, 2008, the defendants filed joint motions to dismiss the second amended complaint.  The court denied those motions on June 26, 2008.  On August 1, 2008, Cablevision filed an answer to the second amended complaint.  On May 4, 2009, the plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint in order to remove any allegation that non-defendant programmers have been excluded from the market as a result of the practices being challenged in the lawsuit.  In conjunction with the filing of the third amended complaint, on May 1, 2009, the plaintiffs filed a motion to adjudicate that foreclosure of the non-defendant programmers is not a necessary element of the plaintiffs antitrust injury.  On June 12, 2009, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the third amended complaint.  On October 15, 2009, the court granted the defendants motion and dismissed the third amended complaint with prejudice.  The plaintiffs have filed a notice of appeal.   Patent Litigation   Cablevision is named as a defendant in certain lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents relating to various aspects of the Companys businesses.  In certain of these cases other industry participants are also defendants.  In certain of these cases the Company expects that any potential liability would be the responsibility of the Companys equipment vendors pursuant to applicable contractual indemnification provisions.  To the extent that the allegations in these lawsuits have been analyzed by the Company at the current stage of their proceedings, the Company believes that the claims are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously.  The final disposition of these actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial position.   <h1 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">EchoStar Contract Dispute</h1> <h1 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </h1> In 2005, subsidiaries of the Company entered into agreements with EchoStar and its affiliates by which EchoStar Media Holdings Corporation acquired a 20% interest in VOOM HD Holdings LLC (VOOM HD) and EchoStar Satellite LLC (EchoStar Satellite) agreed to distribute VOOM on its DISH Network for a 15-year term.  The affiliation agreement with EchoStar Satellite for such distribution provides that if VOOM HD fails to spend $100,000 per year (subject to reduction to the extent that the number of offered channels is reduced to fewer than 21), up to a maximum of $500,000 in the aggregate, on VOOM, EchoStar Satellite may seek to terminate the agreement under certain circumstances.  On January 30, 2008, EchoStar Satellite purported to terminate the affiliation agreement, effective February 1, 2008, based on its assertion that VOOM HD had failed to comply with this spending provision in 2006.  On January 31, 2008, VOOM HD sought and obtained a temporary restraining order from New York Supreme Court for New York County prohibiting EchoStar Satellite from terminating the affiliation agreement.  In conjunction with its request for a temporary restraining order, VOOM HD also requested a preliminary injunction and filed a lawsuit against EchoStar Satellite asserting that EchoStar Satellite did not have the right to terminate the affiliation agreement.  In a decision filed on May 5, 2008, the court denied VOOM HDs motion for a preliminary injunction.  On or about May 13, 2008, EchoStar Satellite ceased distribution of VOOM on its DISH Network.  On May 27, 2008, VOOM HD amended its complaint to seek damages for EchoStars improper termination of the affiliation agreement.  On June 24, 2008, EchoStar Satellite answered VOOM HDs amended complaint and asserted certain counterclaims.  On July 14, 2008, VOOM HD replied to EchoStar Satellites counterclaims.  The Company believes that the counterclaims asserted by EchoStar Satellite are without merit.  The lawsuit filed by VOOM HD remains pending.   Stock Option Related Matters   The Company announced on August 8, 2006 that, based on a voluntary review of its past practices in connection with grants of stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs), it had determined that the grant date and exercise price assigned to a number of its stock option and SAR grants during the 1997-2002 period did not correspond to the actual grant date and the fair market value of Cablevisions common stock on the actual grant date.  The Company advised the SEC and the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of New York of these matters and each commenced an investigation.  The SEC has notified the Company that the SEC has completed its investigation as to Cablevision and that it does not intend to recommend any enforcement action against the Company.   <h1 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left">Shareholder Lawsuit</h1> <h1 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> </h1> On January 29, 2010, Ronald Gross, an alleged shareholder of Cablevision, filed a shareholder derivative action purportedly on behalf of Cablevision in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  The complaint alleges an interlocking directorship in violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act because a Cablevision director, Thomas V. Reifenheiser, is also a director of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (Citadel), Lamar Advertising Company (Lamar) and Mediacom Communications Corporation (Mediacom).  The plaintiff alleges that Cablevision, Citadel, Lamar and Mediacom all compete with one another because each relies on advertising revenues.  The complaint names as defendants all of the current members of the Cablevision Board and asserts claims under Section 8 of the Clayton Act and for breach of fiduciary duties.  Defendants have not yet responded to the complaint.   Other Legal Matters   In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is party to various lawsuits, some involving claims for substantial damages.  Although the outcome of these other matters cannot be predicted with certainty and the impact of the final resolution of these other matters on the Companys results of operations in a particular subsequent reporting period is not known, management does not believe that the resolution of these other lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company or the ability of the Company to meet its financial obligations as they become due.</td></tr></table> NOTE 18.              COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES   Commitments   Future cash false false false Includes disclosure of commitments and contingencies. 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