Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Telesat	$	—	$	107,950

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Telesat	$	—	$	43,357	$	139,714	$	89,851

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, 2017 and 2016 and as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	167,538	$	180,012	$	344,649	$	350,513
Operating expenses		(36,477)		(35,658)		(78,149)		(68,227)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(47,637)		(50,378)		(96,134)		(97,391)
Gain (loss) on disposition of long lived asset		2		(96)		(16)		(1,913)
Operating income		83,426		93,880		170,350		182,982
Interest expense		(37,071)		(35,149)		(73,864)		(70,351)
Foreign exchange gain		72,309		18,364		90,160		154,271
(Loss) gain on financial instruments		(7,316)		6,666		(10,929)		(5,951)
Other (expense) income		(997)		929		(852)		1,783
Income tax provision		(9,619)		(15,049)		(19,457)		(26,069)
Net income	$	100,732	$	69,641	$	155,408	$	236,665

	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	346,596	$	678,361
Total assets		3,917,216		4,194,006
Current liabilities		133,306		154,173
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,839,143		2,877,950
Total liabilities		3,549,520		3,597,056
Shareholders’ equity		367,696		596,950

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, 2017 and 2016 and as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	3,826	$	4,422	$	7,523	$	10,300
Operating expenses		(3,964)		(7,938)		(7,945)		(16,193)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,659)		(2,192)		(3,317)		(4,384)
Operating loss		(1,797)		(5,708)		(3,739)		(10,277)
Net loss		(3,429)		(6,511)		(6,702)		(12,039)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	5,567	$	6,364
Total assets		31,895		36,008
Current liabilities		57,331		53,795
Total liabilities		76,436		75,395
Members’ deficit		(44,541)		(39,387)