Basis of Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	42,432	$	—	$	—	$	3,216	$	—	$	—
Note receivable:
Land Note	$	—	$	—	$	33,667	$	—	$	—	$	101,000
Liabilities
Indemnifications:
Sale of SS/L	$	—	$	—	$	(428)	$	—	$	—	$	10,897
Globalstar do Brasil S.A.	$	—	$	—	$	972	$	—	$	—	$	1,320

Additional Cash Flow Information

The following represents non-cash activities and supplemental information to the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Non-cash operating items:
Equity in net loss (income) of affiliates	$	1,502	$	(38,827)	$	(34,340)
Deferred taxes		(10,276)		28,184		22,003
Depreciation and amortization		42		18		62
Stock-based compensation		—		417		1,072
Amortization of prior service credit and actuarial loss		456		8,687		(8,224)
Unrealized gain on nonqualified pension plan assets		—		—		(108)
Gain on disposition of available-for-sale securities		—		—		(202)
Gain on foreign currency transactions and contracts		—		—		(1,316)
Net non-cash operating items – continuing operations	$	(8,276)	$	(1,521)	$	(21,053)
Non-cash operating items – discontinued operations	$	—	$	—	$	(346,377)
Non-cash investing activities:
Note received from land sale	$	—	$	—	$	101,000
Supplemental information:
Interest paid – continuing operations	$	15	$	17	$	106
Interest paid – discontinued operations	$	227	$	—	$	1,841
Tax (refunds) payments, net - continuing operations	$	(10,265)	$	(10,061)	$	122
Tax payments, net of refunds – discontinued operations	$	—	$	35,074	$	—