Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies Financial Matters In the fourth quarter of 2012, we sold our former subsidiary, SSL, to MDA pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we are obligated to indemnify MDA and its affiliates from (1) liabilities with respect to certain pre-closing taxes; and (2) certain litigation costs and litigation damages relating to the ViaSat Suit. Our consolidated balance sheets include an indemnification refund receivable of $2.4 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This receivable represents payments to date net of the estimated fair value of the liability for our indemnification for our obligation with respect to certain pre-closing taxes. The final amounts for indemnification claims related to pre-closing taxes have not yet been determined. Where appropriate, we intend vigorously to contest the underlying tax assessments, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful. Although no assurance can be provided, we do not believe that these tax-related matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. For a discussion of the ViaSat Suit and our indemnification obligations related thereto, see Legal Proceedings, below. In connection with the sale in 2008 by Loral and certain of its subsidiaries and DASA Globalstar LLC to Globalstar Inc. of their respective interests in GdB, the Globalstar Brazilian service provider, Loral agreed to indemnify Globalstar Inc. and GdB for certain GdB pre-closing liabilities, primarily related to Brazilian taxes. Our condensed consolidated balance sheets include liabilities of $0.3 million and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, for indemnification liabilities relating to the sale of GdB. See Note 14 — Related Party Transactions — Transactions with Affiliates — Telesat for commitments and contingencies relating to our agreement to indemnify Telesat for certain liabilities. Legal Proceedings ViaSat Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Loral agreed to indemnify MDA and its affiliates from certain damages in the ViaSat Suit brought in 2012 by ViaSat against Loral and SSL. In September 2014, Loral, SSL and ViaSat entered into a settlement agreement (“the Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which the ViaSat Suit and an additional patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit brought by ViaSat against SSL in September 2013 were settled. Loral was also released by MDA, MDA Holdings and SSL from indemnification claims relating to the ViaSat lawsuits under the Purchase Agreement. The terms of the Settlement Agreement provide, among other things, for payment by Loral and SSL to ViaSat on a joint and several basis of $100 million, $40 million of which was paid in September 2014 in connection with entering into the Settlement Agreement, with the remaining $60 million payable with interest in ten equal quarterly installments of $6.9 million from October 15, 2014 through January 15, 2017. Following a mediation session held on December 1, 2014, Loral and MDA entered into an agreement titled “MDA/Loral Dispute Resolution” dated December 1, 2014 (the “Allocation Agreement”), pursuant to which Loral and MDA agreed that Loral will be responsible for $45 million, and MDA and SSL will be responsible for $55 million, of the $100 million litigation settlement with ViaSat. Pursuant to the Allocation Agreement, Loral paid ViaSat the final installment of $2.8 million in January 2017. Our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include indemnification liabilities related to the ViaSat Settlement Agreement of nil and $2.8 million, respectively. Joint Venture Arbitration In connection with a joint venture that serves as the provider for Globalstar service in Russia in which Loral held an indirect ownership interest, in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Russian joint venture partner (the “Russian JV Partner”) commenced an arbitration against Loral in the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA”). In the arbitration, the Russian JV Partner sought, among other things, to recover (i) losses it claimed it suffered in defending legal proceedings in Russian state courts brought by Loral (the “Collection Action”) and (ii) costs of the arbitration. Loral had brought its Collection Action to collect a payment owed to Loral by the Russian JV Partner in connection with its exit from the joint venture. The amount Loral expected to receive, after legal fees and expenses, would have been less than $1 million, but the payment was fraudulently diverted, Loral believes, by Russian attorneys retained by Loral’s US counsel to a shell company formed by one of the Russian attorneys. In June 2017, Loral entered into a settlement agreement with the Russian JV Partner pursuant to which, among other things, the arbitration and the Collection Action were settled and the parties released each other from all claims either party had or may have against the other relating to the dispute, Loral’s investment in the joint venture and their relationship. The settlement was conditioned upon the approval by the Russian court of the withdrawal of the Collection Action, which approval was obtained in November 2017. The settlement, which Loral expects to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, and related legal fees will not have a material adverse effect on Loral’s financial position or results of operations. The carrying value of Loral’s investment in the Russian joint venture was zero as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Other Litigation We are not currently subject to any legal proceedings that, if decided adversely, could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. In the future, however, we may become subject to legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that may arise in the ordinary course of business or otherwise.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Financial Matters

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we sold our former subsidiary, SSL, to MDA pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we are obligated to indemnify MDA and its affiliates from (1) liabilities with respect to certain pre-closing taxes; and (2) certain litigation costs and litigation damages relating to the ViaSat Suit. Our consolidated balance sheets include an indemnification refund receivable of $2.4 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This receivable represents payments to date net of the estimated fair value of the liability for our indemnification for our obligation with respect to certain pre-closing taxes. The final amounts for indemnification claims related to pre-closing taxes have not yet been determined. Where appropriate, we intend vigorously to contest the underlying tax assessments, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful. Although no assurance can be provided, we do not believe that these tax-related matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. For a discussion of the ViaSat Suit and our indemnification obligations related thereto, see Legal Proceedings, below.

In connection with the sale in 2008 by Loral and certain of its subsidiaries and DASA Globalstar LLC to Globalstar Inc. of their respective interests in GdB, the Globalstar Brazilian service provider, Loral agreed to indemnify Globalstar Inc. and GdB for certain GdB pre-closing liabilities, primarily related to Brazilian taxes. Our condensed consolidated balance sheets include liabilities of $0.3 million and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, for indemnification liabilities relating to the sale of GdB.

See Note 14 — Related Party Transactions — Transactions with Affiliates — Telesat for commitments and contingencies relating to our agreement to indemnify Telesat for certain liabilities.

Legal Proceedings

ViaSat

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Loral agreed to indemnify MDA and its affiliates from certain damages in the ViaSat Suit brought in 2012 by ViaSat against Loral and SSL. In September 2014, Loral, SSL and ViaSat entered into a settlement agreement (“the Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which the ViaSat Suit and an additional patent infringement and breach of contract lawsuit brought by ViaSat against SSL in September 2013 were settled. Loral was also released by MDA, MDA Holdings and SSL from indemnification claims relating to the ViaSat lawsuits under the Purchase Agreement.

The terms of the Settlement Agreement provide, among other things, for payment by Loral and SSL to ViaSat on a joint and several basis of $100 million, $40 million of which was paid in September 2014 in connection with entering into the Settlement Agreement, with the remaining $60 million payable with interest in ten equal quarterly installments of $6.9 million from October 15, 2014 through January 15, 2017.

Following a mediation session held on December 1, 2014, Loral and MDA entered into an agreement titled “MDA/Loral Dispute Resolution” dated December 1, 2014 (the “Allocation Agreement”), pursuant to which Loral and MDA agreed that Loral will be responsible for $45 million, and MDA and SSL will be responsible for $55 million, of the $100 million litigation settlement with ViaSat.

Pursuant to the Allocation Agreement, Loral paid ViaSat the final installment of $2.8 million in January 2017. Our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include indemnification liabilities related to the ViaSat Settlement Agreement of nil and $2.8 million, respectively.

Joint Venture Arbitration

In connection with a joint venture that serves as the provider for Globalstar service in Russia in which Loral held an indirect ownership interest, in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Russian joint venture partner (the “Russian JV Partner”) commenced an arbitration against Loral in the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA”). In the arbitration, the Russian JV Partner sought, among other things, to recover (i) losses it claimed it suffered in defending legal proceedings in Russian state courts brought by Loral (the “Collection Action”) and (ii) costs of the arbitration. Loral had brought its Collection Action to collect a payment owed to Loral by the Russian JV Partner in connection with its exit from the joint venture. The amount Loral expected to receive, after legal fees and expenses, would have been less than $1 million, but the payment was fraudulently diverted, Loral believes, by Russian attorneys retained by Loral’s US counsel to a shell company formed by one of the Russian attorneys. In June 2017, Loral entered into a settlement agreement with the Russian JV Partner pursuant to which, among other things, the arbitration and the Collection Action were settled and the parties released each other from all claims either party had or may have against the other relating to the dispute, Loral’s investment in the joint venture and their relationship. The settlement was conditioned upon the approval by the Russian court of the withdrawal of the Collection Action, which approval was obtained in November 2017. The settlement, which Loral expects to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, and related legal fees will not have a material adverse effect on Loral’s financial position or results of operations. The carrying value of Loral’s investment in the Russian joint venture was zero as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Other Litigation

We are not currently subject to any legal proceedings that, if decided adversely, could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. In the future, however, we may become subject to legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that may arise in the ordinary course of business or otherwise.