Basis Of Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

	December 31, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Assets
Cash equivalents
Money market funds	$	191,482	$	—	$	—	$	162,487	$	—	$	—
Available-for-sale securities
Communications industry	$	531	$	—	$	—	$	1,427	$	—	$	—
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	4,548	$	—
Non-qualified pension plan assets	$	844	$	—	$	—	$	2,039	$	—	$	13
Liabilities
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts	$	—	$	4,622	$	—	$	—	$	15,007	$	—

Estimated Useful Lives Of Property, Plant And Equipment

	Years
Land improvements	20
Buildings and building improvements	10 to 45
Leasehold improvements	2to 17
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	5to 10

Schedule Of Non-Cash Activities And Supplemental Information To The Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Non-cash operating items:
Equity in net income of affiliates	$	(106,329	)	$	(85,625	)	$	(210,298	)
Deferred taxes		69,223			(325,223	)		(192	)
Depreciation and amortization		32,509			33,732			39,796
Amortization of fair value adjustments related to orbital incentives		(1,024	)		(1,639	)		(664	)
Stock based compensation		1,180			2,548			7,514
Provisions for inventory obsolescence		—			4,297			1,042
Warranty expense accruals (reversals)		1,383			(1,437	)		(65	)
Provisions for bad debts on billed receivables		—			—			2,759
(Gain) loss on disposition of net assets		(6,453	)		84			—
Amortization of prior service credit and actuarial loss		876			(1,029	)		412
Unrealized gain on nonqualified pension plan assets		(157	)		(295	)		(831	)
Non-cash net interest expense (income)		354			(1,230	)		(1,582	)
Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions and contracts		6,212			(3,690	)		(2,676	)
Net non-cash operating items	$	(2,226	)	$	(379,507	)	$	(164,785	)
Non-cash investing activities:
Capital expenditures incurred not yet paid	$	7,766		$	2,782		$	3,091
Non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of restricted stock	$	—		$	—		$	1,591
Contributions by noncontrolling interest	$	—		$	134		$	—
Repurchase of voting common stock not yet paid	$	472		$	—		$	—
Capitalized lease obligation	$	2,243		$	—		$	—
Supplemental information:
Interest paid	$	1,649		$	1,991		$	2,164
Tax payments (refunds), net	$	5,937		$	573		$	(17,972	)