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Pensions and Other Employee Benefits Plans (Target Asset Allocations and Ranges of Post Retirement Benefit Plan) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
Target allocation range, maximum 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
Equity Securities [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Target allocation range, maximum 70.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Target allocation range, minimum 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. Large Cap [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_USLargeCapMember
Target allocation range, minimum 15.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_USLargeCapMember
Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. Small Cap [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_USSmallCapMember
Target allocation range, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_USSmallCapMember
Equity Securities [Member] | Global [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_GlobalMember
Target allocation range, minimum 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_GlobalMember
Equity Securities [Member] | Non-U.S. [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_NonUSMember
Target allocation range, minimum 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_NonUSMember
Equity Securities [Member] | Alternative Equity Investments [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_AlternativeEquityInvestmentsMember
Target allocation range, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_AlternativeEquityInvestmentsMember
Fixed Income Securities [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Target allocation range, maximum 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Target allocation range, minimum 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_FixedIncomeMember
Target allocation range, minimum 20.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_FixedIncomeMember
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Alternative Fixed Income Investments [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Target Allocation 10.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_AlternativeFixedIncomeInvestmentsMember
Target allocation range, minimum 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= lorl_AlternativeFixedIncomeInvestmentsMember