Contracts-In-Process And Long-Term Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Contracts-In-Process And Long-Term Receivables [Abstract]

Contracts-In-Process

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Contracts-in-Process:
Amounts billed	$	127,389	$	107,920
Unbilled receivables		71,090		51,341
	$	198,479	$	159,261

Schedule Of Receipts For Long-Term Receivables

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Orbital receivables	$	353,513		$	354,852
Deferred receivables		8,669			1,973
Telesat consulting services receivable		20,700			20,700
		382,882			377,525
Less, current portion included in contracts-in-process		(15,923	)		(14,837	)
Long-term receivables	$	366,959		$	362,688

Aging Of Financing Receivables

The following summarizes the age of financing receivables that have a contractual maturity of over one year as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	Total		Unlaunched		Launched		Financing Receivables Subject To Aging		Current		90 Days  or Less		More Than 90 Days
Satellite Manufacturing:
Orbital Receivables
Long term orbitals	$	337,590	$	140,675	$	196,915	$	196,915	$	196,915	$	—	$	—
Short term unbilled		12,619		—		12,619		12,619		12,619		—		—
Short term billed		3,304		—		3,304		3,304		3,304		—		—
		353,513		140,675		212,838		212,838		212,838		—		—
Deferred Receivables		8,669		—		—		8,669		8,669		—		—
Consulting Services:
Receivables from Telesat		20,700		—		—		20,700		20,700		—		—
		382,882		140,675		212,838		242,207		242,207		—		—
Contracts-in-Process:
Unbilled receivables		58,471		58,471		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	441,353	$	199,146	$	212,838	$	242,207	$	242,207	$	—	$	—

The following summarizes the age of financing receivables that have a contractual maturity of over one year as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	Total		Unlaunched		Launched		Financing Receivables Subject To Aging		Current		90 Days  or Less		More Than 90 Days
Satellite Manufacturing:
Orbital Receivables
Long term orbitals	$	340,015	$	141,518	$	198,497	$	198,497	$	198,497	$	—	$	—
Short term unbilled		11,370		—		11,370		11,370		11,370		—		—
Short term billed		3,467		—		3,467		3,467		1,084		—		2,383
		354,852		141,518		213,334		213,334		210,951		—		2,383
Deferred Receivables		1,973		—		—		1,973		1,973		—		—
Consulting Services:
Telesat receivables		20,700		—		—		20,700		20,700		—		—
		377,525		141,518		213,334		236,007		233,624		—		2,383
Contracts-in-Process:
Unbilled receivables		39,971		39,971		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	417,496	$	181,489	$	213,334	$	236,007	$	233,624	$	—	$	2,383

Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables

Rating Categories	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
A/BBB	$	61,153	$	41,607
BB/B		281,366		246,373
B/CCC		98,559		94,156
Customers in bankruptcy		—		39,307
Other		275		(3,947	)
Total financing receivables	$	441,353	$	417,496