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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (Telesat Holdings Inc [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Telesat Holdings Inc [Member]
 
Percentage of economic interest as result of dilution upon exercise of stock options 61.70%lorl_PercentageOfEconomicInterestAsResultOfDilutionUponExerciseOfStockOptions
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