Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) consists of the following:

	December 31,						Estimated Useful  Lives
	2014			2013
Program, service and test equipment	$	164,734		$	114,641		2 to 5 years
Satellite equipment	36,201			17,443			13 years
Furniture and fixtures	17,512			15,803			5 to 8 years
Transmission equipment	47,610			41,391			5 years
Leasehold improvements	54,029			46,655			Term of lease
	320,086			235,933
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(186,242		)	(164,865		)
	$	133,844		$	71,068

Schedule of Capital Leased Asssets [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:

	December 31,
	2014			2013
Satellite equipment	$	36,201		$	17,443
Less accumulated amortization	(11,480		)	(8,836		)
	$	24,721		$	8,607