Investments In Affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments In Affiliates

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	—	$	—
XTAR, LLC		60,754		62,517
	$	60,754	$	62,517

Equity In Net (Loss) Income Of Affiliates

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	(718)	$	7,380
XTAR, LLC		(1,763)		(511)
Other		(4,800)		—
	$	(7,281)	$	6,869

Effect Of Affiliate Transactions On Operating Statement

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Revenues included in income from discontinued operations	$	24,156
Elimination of Loral’s proportionate share of profits relating to affiliate transactions		(6,841)
Profits included in income from discontinued operations relating to affiliate transactions not eliminated		3,848

Telesat Holdings Inc [Member]

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	217,468	$	196,023
Operating expenses		(50,158)		(83,740)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(57,818)		(60,488)
Gain (loss) on disposition of long lived asset		468		(58)
Operating income		109,960		51,737
Interest expense		(59,695)		(51,690)
Expense of refinancing		(19,964)		(21,862)
Foreign exchange (losses) gains		(70,340)		62,490
Gains (losses) on financial instruments		36,853		(26,425)
Other income		383		724
Income tax (provision) benefit		(7,842)		2,429
Net (loss) income		(10,645)		17,403

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	356,099	$	289,614
Total assets		5,257,304		5,342,313
Current liabilities		494,297		237,739
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,492,368		3,519,872
Total liabilities		4,709,501		4,770,966
Shareholders’ equity		547,803		571,347

XTAR, LLC [Member]

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	8,125	$	7,851
Operating expenses		(8,369)		(8,324)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,310)		(2,405)
Operating loss		(2,554)		(2,878)
Net loss		(3,259)		(3,671)

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	9,341	$	7,838
Total assets		73,998		74,721
Current liabilities		48,738		46,296
Total liabilities		58,489		55,953
Members’ equity		15,509		18,768