Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Telesat	$	107,950	$	—
XTAR		—		—
	$	107,950	$	—

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Telesat	$	84,078	$	(74,329)	$	24,698
XTAR		—		(30,463)		(26,200)
	$	84,078	$	(104,792)	$	(1,502)

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 years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	703,131	$	751,684	$	837,440
Operating expenses		(139,141)		(140,706)		(161,944)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(195,781)		(190,985)		(231,849)
Loss on disposition of long lived assets		(1,937)		(24)		(276)
Operating income		366,272		419,969		443,371
Interest expense		(145,288)		(138,783)		(182,395)
Loss on refinancing		(12,246)		—		—
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		68,719		(426,980)		(232,275)
Gain on financial instruments		974		7,810		70,872
Other income		4,590		3,672		2,779
Income tax provision		(58,772)		(74,447)		(60,954)
Net income (loss)	$	224,249	$	(208,759)	$	41,398

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	678,361	$	568,106
Total assets		4,194,006		4,009,352
Current liabilities		154,173		187,488
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,877,950		2,968,776
Total liabilities		3,597,056		3,635,918
Shareholders’ equity		596,950		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 years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	18,550	$	25,852	$	29,171
Operating expenses		(24,123)		(31,933)		(31,367)
Depreciation and amortization		(8,589)		(8,874)		(9,257)
Operating loss		(14,162)		(14,955)		(11,453)
Net loss		(18,296)		(18,722)		(13,835)

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	6,364	$	7,533
Total assets		36,008		44,793
Current liabilities		53,795		41,712
Total liabilities		75,395		68,126
Members’ equity		(39,387)		(23,333)