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LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (The Common Stock Purchase and Option Agreement) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2013
Oct. 14, 2013
Oct. 14, 2013
Aug. 19, 2013
Jul. 29, 2013
Jun. 28, 2013
May 20, 2013
May 21, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items]                          
Issuance of stock, shares 25,961,538us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[2] 11,538,462us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 38,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 12,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[2] 11,538,462us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[2] 28,125,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[3] 78,125,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[3] 15,625,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues [1],[3] 28,125,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 24,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 121,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues    
Shares issued, price per share (USD per share) $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [2] $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [2] $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [2] $ 0.32us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [3] $ 0.32us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [3] $ 0.32us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare [3]          
Amount Invested $ 13,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [2]     $ 6,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [2] $ 6,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [2] $ 9,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [3] $ 25,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [3] $ 5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock [3] $ 9,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 12,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 39,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock   $ 65,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Issuance of stock 47,250,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [2] 20,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues   7,750,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [2] 7,154,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [2] 15,469,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [3] 31,250,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [3] 6,250,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues [3]       114,211,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues  
Loss on sale of shares                   (2,400,000)gsat_GainLossOnEquityIssuanceAgreements      
Thermo Capital Partners LLC                          
Class of Stock [Line Items]                          
Issuance of stock                         82,726,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= gsat_ThermoCapitalPartnersLlcMember
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Scenario, Plan | Option One                          
Class of Stock [Line Items]                          
Shares issued, price per share (USD per share)                       $ 0.52us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityEquityAxis
= gsat_OptionOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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Issuance of stock                       13,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= gsat_ThermoCapitalPartnersLlcMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityEquityAxis
= gsat_OptionOneMember
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= us-gaap_ScenarioPlanMember
 
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Scenario, Plan | Option Two                          
Class of Stock [Line Items]                          
Issuance of stock                       $ 11,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= gsat_ThermoCapitalPartnersLlcMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityEquityAxis
= gsat_OptionTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPlanMember
 
Percentage of average closing price                       85.00%gsat_PurchaseAgreementPercentOfFairMarketValue
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= gsat_ThermoCapitalPartnersLlcMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityEquityAxis
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[1] All shares issued to Thermo in connection with these agreements were shares of the Company’s nonvoting common stock.
[2] Amounts were invested pursuant to the terms of the Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase and Option Agreement. The fair value of these investments of $62.2 million is recorded in additional paid-in-capital on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
[3] Amounts were invested pursuant to the terms of the Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase Agreement. The fair value of these investments of $53.0 million is recorded in additional paid-in-capital on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.