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TAXES (Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance $ (143,500,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ 206,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Current:      
Federal tax (benefit) 0us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State tax 20,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 240,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 274,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign tax 2,430,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 898,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 139,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total 2,450,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,138,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 413,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:      
Federal and state tax (benefit) 0gsat_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0gsat_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0gsat_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign tax (benefit) (1,569,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total (1,569,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income tax expense (benefit) $ 881,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 1,138,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 413,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit