Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	104,793	$	—
XTAR, LLC		—		—
	$	104,793	$	—

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Telesat Holdings Inc.	$	43,357	$	27,913	$	89,851	$	(46,416)
XTAR, LLC		—		(2,826)		—		(5,342)
	$	43,357	$	25,087	$	89,851	$	(51,758)

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 and in U.S. dollars, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	180,012	$	183,133	$	350,513	$	369,376
Operating expenses		(35,658)		(34,264)		(68,227)		(68,886)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(50,378)		(48,642)		(97,391)		(98,828)
Loss on disposition of long lived asset		(96)		(6)		(1,913)		(21)
Operating income		93,880		100,221		182,982		201,641
Interest expense		(35,149)		(35,068)		(70,351)		(70,271)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		18,364		45,393		154,271		(168,841)
Gain (loss) on financial instruments		6,666		(3,657)		(5,951)		1,196
Other income		929		568		1,783		1,375
Income tax provision		(15,049)		(18,518)		(26,069)		(38,079)
Net income (loss)	$	69,641	$	88,939	$	236,665	$	(72,979)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	645,414	$	568,324
Total assets		4,281,263		3,991,301
Current liabilities		1,289,960		180,462
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,940,515		2,950,726
Total liabilities		3,663,623		3,617,867
Shareholders’ equity		617,640		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 and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	4,422	$	6,669	$	10,300	$	12,697
Operating expenses		(7,938)		(8,171)		(16,193)		(16,106)
Depreciation and amortization		(2,192)		(2,189)		(4,384)		(4,492)
Operating loss		(5,708)		(3,691)		(10,277)		(7,901)
Net loss		(6,511)		(4,664)		(12,039)		(9,267)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	6,762	$	7,533
Total assets		39,638		44,793
Current liabilities		50,089		41,712
Total liabilities		74,162		68,126
Members’ equity		(34,524)		(23,333)