GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

12. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company attributes equipment revenue to various countries based on the location where equipment is sold.  Service revenue is generally attributed to the various countries based on the Globalstar entity that holds the customer contract.  Long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment and are attributed to various countries based on the physical location of the asset at a given fiscal year-end, except for the Company’s satellites which are included in the long-lived assets of the United States.  The Company’s information by geographic area is as follows (in thousands):    

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Revenues:
Service:
United States	$	56,868	$	50,832	$	46,519
Canada	16,038		14,553		14,584
Europe	6,955		5,738		5,536
Central and South America	2,659		2,407		2,623
Others	549		594		561
Total service revenue	83,069		74,124		69,823
Subscriber equipment:
United States	7,441		7,823		10,931
Canada	3,122		4,339		5,668
Europe	1,533		1,710		2,123
Central and South America	1,413		2,087		1,279
Others	283		407		240
Total subscriber equipment revenue	13,792		16,366		20,241
Total revenue	$	96,861	$	90,490	$	90,064

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	1,035,331	$	1,073,327
Canada	670		510
Europe	408		484
Central and South America	3,084		2,782
Other	226		457
Total long-lived assets	$	1,039,719	$	1,077,560