We have various contractual obligations which are recorded as liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. Other items,  such as certain purchase commitments and other executory contracts are not recognized as liabilities in our consolidated financial  statements but are required to be disclosed. For example, we are contractually committed to acquire future programming and  make certain minimum lease payments for the use of property under operating lease agreements. The following table reflects a summary of our contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2009 and the future periods in  which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash (in thousands):  Total 2011 2012-2013 2014-2015 2016 and  thereafter  (b) Notes payable, capital leases and  commercial bank financing (c), (d)  $ 1,748.7  $ 95.8  $ 265.8  $ 419.7 $  967.4  Notes and capital leases payable to  affiliates (c)  34.9  5.4  9.9  6.8 12.8  Operating leases  22.8  3.9  6.9  5.8 6.2  Employment contracts  13.8  8.6  4.8  0.4 —  Program content (e)  284.8 111.4 142.8 30.6 — Programming services (f)  106.5  39.9  43.1  16.1 7.4  Maintenance and support  1.8  1.6  0.2  —  —  Other operating contracts  4.8  0.6  1.0  0.8 2.4  LMA and outsourcing agreements (g)  2.9  0.9  1.3  0.2 0.5  Investments and loan commitments (h)  14.9  14.9  —  —  —  Total contractual cash obligations  $ 2,235.9 $ 283.0 $ 475.8 $ 480.4 $  996.7 CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO CONTINUING OPERATIONS (a) 22    Sinclair Broadcast Group  Contractual Obligations  (a) Excluded from this table are $26.1 million of accrued unrecognized tax benefits. Due to inherent uncertainty, we can not make  reasonable estimates of the amount and period payments will be made.  (b) Includes a one-year estimate of $7.3 million in payments related to contracts that automatically renew. We have not calculated  potential payments for years after 2016.  (c) Includes interest on fixed rate debt and capital leases. Estimated interest on our recourse variable rate debt has been excluded. Recourse variable rate debt represents $270.0 million of our $1.2 billion total face value of debt as of December 31, 2010. (d) During 2010, we repurchased $22.3 million, $31.3 million, $64.1 million and $224.7 million of our 3.0% Notes, 4.875% Notes, 6.0%  Notes and 8.0% Notes, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the outstanding face amount of the 3.0% Notes, 4.875% Notes, 6.0%  Notes and 8.0% Notes was $5.4 million, $5.7 million, $70.0 million and zero, respectively. (e) Our Program content includes contractual amounts owed through the expiration date of the underlying agreement for active and  future program contracts, network programming and additional advertising inventory in various dayparts, including prime-time and  NFL programming. Active program contracts are included in the balance sheet as an asset and liability while future program  contracts are excluded until the cost is known, the program is available for its first showing or telecast and the licensee has accepted  the program. Industry protocol typically enables us to make payments for program contracts on a three-month lag, which differs  from the contractual timing within the table. Network programming agreements may include variable fee components such as  subscriber levels, which in certain circumstances have been estimated and reflected in the table. (f) Includes obligations related to rating service fees, music license fees, market research, weather and news services. (g) Certain LMAs require us to reimburse the licensee owner their operating costs. Certain outsourcing agreements require us to pay a  fee to another station for providing non-programming services. The amount will vary each month and, accordingly, these amounts  were estimated through the date of the agreements’ expiration, based on historical cost experience. Excluded from the table are  estimated amounts due pursuant to LMAs and outsourcing agreements where we consolidate the counterparty, as well as,  prepayments towards purchase options to acquire the counterparty. These amounts totaled $18.1 million, $25.0 million, $13.9 million  and $3.8 million for the periods 2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2016 and thereafter, respectively. (h) Commitments to contribute capital or provide loans to Allegiance Capital, LP, Sterling Ventures Partners, LP and Patriot Capital II,  LP. 