Investments In Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Investments In Affiliates

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	—	$	377,244
XTAR, LLC		62,517		68,991
	$	62,517	$	446,235

Equity In Net (Loss) Income Of Affiliates

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	40,814	$	114,476	$	92,798
XTAR, LLC		(6,474)		(6,681)		(6,991)
Other		—		(1,466)		(182)
	$	34,340	$	106,329	$	85,625

Effect Of Affiliate Transactions On Operating Statement

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenues	$	57,571	$	139,960	$	137,244
Elimination of Loral’s proportionate share of profits relating to affiliate transactions		(16,912)		(18,498)		(14,734)
Profits relating to affiliate transactions not eliminated		9,513		10,411		8,294

XTAR, LLC [Member]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Revenues	$	32,674	$	37,055	$	37,907
Operating expenses		(33,332)		(34,734)		(35,724)
Depreciation and amortization		(9,298)		(9,617)		(9,618)
Operating loss		(9,956)		(7,296)		(7,435)
Net loss		(14,651)		(11,882)		(12,435)

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	7,838	$	10,558
Total assets		74,721		88,033
Current liabilities		46,296		45,704
Total liabilities		55,953		54,614
Members’ equity		18,768		33,419

Telesat Holdings Inc [Member]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	846,148	$	817,269	$	797,283
Operating expenses		(242,705)		(188,119)		(190,632)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(249,134)		(248,012)		(249,318)
Gain on insurance proceeds		—		136,507		—
Impairment of intangible assets		—		(1,112)		—
(Loss) gain on disposition of long lived asset		(778)		(1,499)		3,714
Operating income		353,531		515,034		361,047
Interest expense		(236,398)		(220,598)		(234,556)
Expense of refinancing		(80,104)		—		—
Foreign exchange (losses) gains		81,073		(80,991)		159,191
Gains (losses) on financial instruments		(25,755)		50,731		(76,937)
Other income (expense)		1,362		1,964		619
Income tax expense		(28,154)		(65,271)		(41,177)
Net income		65,555		200,869		168,187

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	289,614	$	351,802
Total assets		5,342,313		5,347,174
Current liabilities		237,739		289,351
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,519,872		2,817,857
Total liabilities		4,770,966		4,045,619
Redeemable preferred stock		—		138,485
Shareholders’ equity		571,347		1,163,070