Investments in Affiliates (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in affiliates consist of (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Telesat	$	24,117	$	107,950

Equity in Net (Loss) Income of Affiliates

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Telesat	$	43,372	$	6,948	$	183,086	$	96,799

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 nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	170,151	$	172,336	$	514,800	$	522,849
Operating expenses		(33,770)		(34,626)		(111,919)		(102,853)
Depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation		(49,741)		(49,816)		(145,875)		(147,207)
Loss on disposition of long-lived assets		(204)		(19)		(220)		(1,932)
Operating income		86,436		87,875		256,786		270,857
Interest expense		(37,901)		(34,311)		(111,765)		(104,662)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		103,099		(33,639)		193,259		120,632
(Loss) gain on financial instruments		(6,542)		2,587		(17,471)		(3,364)
Other income		1,200		1,518		348		3,301
Income tax provision		(16,114)		(13,556)		(35,571)		(39,625)
Net income	$	130,178	$	10,474	$	285,586	$	247,139

	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	373,975	$	678,361
Total assets		4,050,520		4,194,006
Current liabilities		128,247		154,173
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,832,685		2,877,950
Total liabilities		3,549,488		3,597,056
Shareholders’ equity		501,032		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 nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues	$	4,236	$	3,815	$	11,759	$	14,115
Operating expenses		(3,871)		(1,882)		(11,816)		(18,075)
Depreciation and amortization		(1,658)		(2,191)		(4,975)		(6,575)
Operating loss		(1,293)		(258)		(5,032)		(10,535)
Net loss		(2,786)		(706)		(9,488)		(12,745)

	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Balance Sheet Data:
Current assets	$	5,639	$	6,364
Total assets		30,309		36,008
Current liabilities		59,140		53,795
Total liabilities		76,813		75,395
Members’ deficit		(46,504)		(39,387)