Investments In Affiliates (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	107,235	$	60,157
XTAR, LLC		51,348		56,663
	$	158,583	$	116,820

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	(17,240)	$	34,242	$	48,226	$	34,242
XTAR, LLC		(2,043)		(1,569)		(5,315)		(5,068)
Other		—		685		—		(2,965)
	$	(19,283)	$	33,358	$	42,911	$	26,209

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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	210,163	$	226,907	$	636,552	$	654,413
Operating expenses		(42,827)		(45,736)		(122,402)		(140,068)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(58,955)		(62,946)		(175,713)		(183,609)
Loss on disposition of long lived asset		(164)		(15)		(226)		(1,557)
Operating income		108,217		118,210		338,211		329,179
Interest expense		(47,573)		(49,831)		(142,589)		(160,603)
Expense of refinancing		—		—		—		(19,763)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		(96,093)		58,171		(105,177)		(110,558)
Gain (loss) on financial instruments		15,146		(25,471)		31,517		71,137
Other income		841		420		3,007		11,055
Income tax provision		(7,484)		(18,485)		(46,640)		(45,478)
Net (loss) income	$	(26,946)	$	83,014	$	78,329	$	74,969


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	525,438	$	366,814
Total assets		4,752,333		4,929,838
Current liabilities		283,333		360,744
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,137,225		3,215,831
Total liabilities		4,049,040		4,280,902
Shareholders’ equity		703,293		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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	6,642	$	8,406	$	22,363	$	24,856
Operating expenses		(7,717)		(8,188)		(23,530)		(25,050)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,314)		(2,310)		(6,943)		(6,930)
Operating loss		(3,389)		(2,092)		(8,110)		(7,124)
Net loss		(3,758)		(2,913)		(9,822)		(9,382)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	3,858	$	6,970
Total assets		54,688		64,745
Current liabilities		24,924		22,443
Total liabilities		56,637		56,872
Members’ equity		(1,949)		7,873