Investments In Affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	55,636	$	60,157
XTAR, LLC		55,178		56,663
	$	110,814	$	116,820

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

Equity in net loss of affiliates consists of (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	(684)	$	(718)
XTAR, LLC		(1,485)		(1,763)
Other		—		(4,800)
	$	(2,169)	$	(7,281)

Telesat Holdings Inc [Member]

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

The following table presents summary financial data for Telesat in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	220,599	$	217,468
Operating expenses		(40,330)		(50,158)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(58,481)		(57,818)
(Loss) gain on disposition of long lived asset		(59)		468
Operating income		121,729		109,960
Interest expense		(47,515)		(59,695)
Expense of refinancing		—		(19,964)
Foreign exchange losses		(101,749)		(70,340)
Gains on financial instruments		47,350		36,853
Other income		739		383
Income tax provision		(21,149)		(7,842)
Net loss	$	(595)	$	(10,645)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	416,245	$	366,814
Total assets		4,756,122		4,929,838
Current liabilities		288,867		360,744
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,176,815		3,215,831
Total liabilities		4,129,276		4,280,902
Shareholders’ equity		626,846		648,936

XTAR, LLC [Member]

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Summary Financial Data, Equity Method Investment

The following table presents summary financial data for XTAR as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	8,046	$	8,125
Operating expenses		(7,807)		(8,369)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,315)		(2,310)
Operating loss		(2,076)		(2,554)
Net loss		(2,762)		(3,259)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	5,929	$	6,970
Total assets		61,388		64,745
Current liabilities		22,737		22,443
Total liabilities		56,277		56,872
Members’ equity		5,111		7,873