Investments In Affiliates (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	122,141	$	60,157
XTAR, LLC		53,391		56,663
	$	175,532	$	116,820

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	66,150	$	718	$	65,466	$	—
XTAR, LLC		(1,787)		(1,736)		(3,272)		(3,499)
Other		—		1,150		—		(3,650)
	$	64,363	$	132	$	62,194	$	(7,149)

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, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	205,790	$	210,038	$	426,389	$	427,506
Operating expenses		(39,245)		(44,174)		(79,575)		(94,332)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(58,277)		(62,845)		(116,758)		(120,663)
Loss on disposition of long lived asset		(3)		(2,010)		(62)		(1,542)
Operating income		108,265		101,009		229,994		210,969
Interest expense		(47,501)		(51,077)		(95,016)		(110,772)
Expense of refinancing		—		—		—		(19,961)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		92,665		(98,389)		(9,084)		(168,729)
(Loss) gain on financial instruments		(30,979)		59,755		16,371		96,608
Other income		1,427		10,453		2,166		10,833
Income tax provision		(18,007)		(19,151)		(39,156)		(26,993)
Net income (loss)	$	105,870	$	2,600	$	105,275	$	(8,045)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	461,688	$	366,814
Total assets		4,926,469		4,929,838
Current liabilities		308,239		360,744
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,179,547		3,215,831
Total liabilities		4,166,313		4,280,902
Shareholders’ equity		760,156		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 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	7,675	$	8,325	$	15,721	$	16,450
Operating expenses		(8,006)		(8,493)		(15,813)		(16,862)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,314)		(2,310)		(4,629)		(4,620)
Operating loss		(2,645)		(2,478)		(4,721)		(5,032)
Net loss		(3,302)		(3,210)		(6,064)		(6,469)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	6,329	$	6,970
Total assets		59,475		64,745
Current liabilities		25,030		22,443
Total liabilities		57,666		56,872
Members’ equity		1,809		7,873