Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	60,942	$	—
XTAR, LLC		—		—
	$	60,942	$	—

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	46,494	$	(74,329)
XTAR, LLC		—		(2,516)
	$	46,494	$	(76,845)

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 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	170,501	$	186,243
Operating expenses		(32,569)		(34,622)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(47,013)		(50,186)
Loss on disposition of long lived asset		(1,817)		(15)
Operating income		89,102		101,420
Interest expense		(35,202)		(35,203)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		135,907		(214,234)
(Loss) gain on financial instruments		(12,617)		4,853
Other income		854		807
Income tax provision		(11,020)		(19,561)
Net income (loss)	$	167,024	$	(161,918)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	611,865	$	568,324
Total assets		4,237,073		3,991,301
Current liabilities		414,066		180,462
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,955,865		2,950,726
Total liabilities		3,690,914		3,617,867
Shareholders’ equity		546,159		373,434

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 months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	5,878	$	6,028
Operating expenses		(8,255)		(7,935)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,192)		(2,303)
Operating loss		(4,569)		(4,210)
Net loss		(5,528)		(4,603)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	7,572	$	7,533
Total assets		42,641		44,793
Current liabilities		45,874		41,712
Total liabilities		71,128		68,126
Members’ equity		(28,487)		(23,333)