Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	29,231	$	74,329
XTAR, LLC		25,121		30,463
	$	54,352	$	104,792

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	27,913	$	66,150	$	(46,416)	$	65,466
XTAR, LLC		(2,826)		(1,787)		(5,342)		(3,272)
	$	25,087	$	64,363	$	(51,758)	$	62,194

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 six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	183,133	$	205,790	$	369,376	$	426,389
Operating expenses		(34,264)		(39,245)		(68,886)		(79,575)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(48,642)		(58,277)		(98,828)		(116,758)
Loss on disposition of long lived asset		(6)		(3)		(21)		(62)
Operating income		100,221		108,265		201,641		229,994
Interest expense		(35,068)		(47,501)		(70,271)		(95,016)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		45,393		92,665		(168,841)		(9,084)
(Loss) gain on financial instruments		(3,657)		(30,979)		1,196		16,371
Other income		568		1,427		1,375		2,166
Income tax provision		(18,518)		(18,007)		(38,079)		(39,156)
Net income (loss)	$	88,939	$	105,870	$	(72,979)	$	105,275

	June 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	531,034	$	497,287
Total assets		4,265,251		4,552,613
Current liabilities		170,593		227,200
Long-term debt, including current portion		3,038,656		3,102,635
Total liabilities		3,745,551		3,921,887
Shareholders’ equity		519,700		630,726

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 six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	6,669	$	7,675	$	12,697	$	15,721
Operating expenses		(8,171)		(8,006)		(16,106)		(15,813)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,189)		(2,314)		(4,492)		(4,629)
Operating loss		(3,691)		(2,645)		(7,901)		(4,721)
Net loss		(4,664)		(3,302)		(9,267)		(6,064)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	9,054	$	4,992
Total assets		50,670		53,508
Current liabilities		36,718		28,585
Total liabilities		65,348		59,342
Members’ equity		(14,678)		(5,834)