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Income Taxes (Schedule of Net Deferred Tax Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]    
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards $ 122,152us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards $ 132,820us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Compensation and benefits 1,790lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsOtherThanPostretirement 1,590lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsOtherThanPostretirement
Indemnification liabilities 9,114lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsIndemnificationLiabilities 5,946lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsIndemnificationLiabilities
Other, net 4,850us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther 4,909us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOther
Federal benefit of uncertain tax positions 10,026lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsFutureTaxBenefitOfUncertainTaxPositions 10,216lorl_DeferredTaxAssetsFutureTaxBenefitOfUncertainTaxPositions
Pension costs 6,752us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions 1,154us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance 154,684us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 156,635us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Less valuation allowance (7,905)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (7,228)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance 146,779us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 149,407us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred installment sale (12,376)lorl_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGainFromInstallmentSale (37,974)lorl_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGainFromInstallmentSale
Investments in and advances to affiliates (22,082)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates (28,848)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInNoncontrolledAffiliates
Total deferred tax liabilities (34,458)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (66,822)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Current deferred tax assets 654us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 3,784us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Long-term deferred tax assets 112,898us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 83,708us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Other current liabilities (416)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent  
Long-term liabilities (815)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent (4,907)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent
Net deferred tax assets $ 112,321us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 82,585us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet