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Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 03, 2015
Nov. 02, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Additional paid-in-capital $ 846,950,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital $ 846,950,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital   $ 884,205,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital    
Proceeds received from the issuance of the convertible notes   361,940,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt        
Forward stock repurchase transaction, shares 7.2gogo_SharesPurchasedUnderForwardPurchasingTransactions          
Total debt 570,529,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 570,529,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt   310,252,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Amortization of deferred financing costs   784,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 836,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts      
Debt issuance costs 18,008,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet 18,008,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet   11,296,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet    
Letters of Credit [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Credit facility/letters of credit amount outstanding 7,900,000gogo_RestrictedCashCurrentAndNonCurrent
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7,900,000gogo_RestrictedCashCurrentAndNonCurrent
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Maturity date   Mar. 21, 2018        
Loan origination fees   22,200,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
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Total debt 306,702,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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306,702,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  309,244,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Principal payment   1,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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Non lender fees   4,100,000gogo_NonLenderFees
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Amortization of deferred financing costs   700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Debt issuance costs 10,600,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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10,600,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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  11,296,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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Percentage used for mandatory prepayment   50.00%gogo_PercentageUsedForMandatoryPrepaymentConditionOne
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Percentage of prepayment   25.00%gogo_PercentageUsedForMandatoryPrepaymentConditionTwo
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Mandatory prepayment   0gogo_MandatoryPrepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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  900,000gogo_MandatoryPrepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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Voluntary prepayment percentage 3.00%gogo_VoluntaryPrepaymentPercentagePeriodOne
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3.00%gogo_VoluntaryPrepaymentPercentagePeriodOne
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Voluntary prepayment percentage 3.00%gogo_VoluntaryPrepaymentPercentagePeriodTwo
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3.00%gogo_VoluntaryPrepaymentPercentagePeriodTwo
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Leverage ratio   3.25gogo_LeverageRatioUnderConditionTwoForMandatoryPrepaymentOfExcessCashFlow
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Leverage ratio   2.0gogo_LeverageRatioUnderConditionThreeForMandatoryPrepaymentOfExcessCashFlow
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Leverage ratio   3.25gogo_LeverageRatioUnderConditionOneForMandatoryPrepaymentOfExcessCashFlow
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Leverage ratio   2.0gogo_LeverageRatioUnderConditionTwoForMandatoryPrepaymentOfExcessCashFlow
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-1 Loans [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
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248,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-1 Loans [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate 11.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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11.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-1 Loans [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Statutory rate floor   1.50%gogo_InterestRateOptionOnecStatutoryFloor
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Libor rate loan margin   9.75%gogo_MarginForLiboRateLoan
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-1 Loans [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Base rate floor   2.50%gogo_FloorRateOnInterestBaseRateLoan
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Base rate loan margin   8.75%gogo_MarginForBaseRateLoan
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-2 Loans [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
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75,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-2 Loans [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-2 Loans [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Statutory rate floor   1.00%gogo_InterestRateOptionOnecStatutoryFloor
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Libor rate loan margin   6.50%gogo_MarginForLiboRateLoan
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Amended and Restated Senior Term Facility [Member] | Tranche B-2 Loans [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Interest Rate [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Base rate floor   2.00%gogo_FloorRateOnInterestBaseRateLoan
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Base rate loan margin   5.50%gogo_MarginForBaseRateLoan
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Alaska Facility [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate           10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Amount of credit facility agreement           4,100,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Total debt 882,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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882,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  1,008,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Credit facility, termination date   2015-04        
Payment period for principal amounts outstanding   6 years        
Increase in basis points of revenue share   3.00%gogo_PercentageIncreaseInRevenueShareSubsequentToFirstYear
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Alaska Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Revenue share   100,000gogo_IncrementalRevenueShare
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100,000gogo_IncrementalRevenueShare
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3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal amount of Convertible Notes 361,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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361,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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    361,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate         3.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Option granted to initial purchasers         60,000,000gogo_ConvertibleDebtUnderwritersOverAllotmentOption
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Maturity date         Mar. 01, 2020  
Additional paid-in-capital         100,000,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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Convertible Notes, carrying amount of liability component 262,945,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
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262,945,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
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    261,900,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt
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Effective interest rate on convertible notes 11.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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11.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Proceeds received from the issuance of the convertible notes         361,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt
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Convertible Notes, unamortized discount 99,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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99,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Conversion rate         41.9274us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1
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Principal amount         1,000gogo_ConvertibleDebtPrincipalAmountInitialConversionRate
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Conversion price         $ 23.85us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Multiples of principal amount         1,000gogo_ConvertibleDebtPrincipalAmountConversion
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Debt instrument redemption price, percentage         100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Forward stock repurchase transactions amount         140,000,000gogo_AmountPaidRelatedToForwardPurchasingTransactions
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Forward stock repurchase transaction, shares         7.2gogo_SharesPurchasedUnderForwardPurchasingTransactions
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Forward stock repurchase transaction, settlement date         2020-03-01  
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Common stock price trading days   5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
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Common stock price consecutive trading days   5 days        
Debt instrument redemption price, percentage   98.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Percentage of common share price over conversion price for conversion   130.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdPercentageOfStockPriceTrigger
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Common stock price trading days   20us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
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Common stock price consecutive trading days   30 days        
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Issuance Costs [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Additional paid-in-capital 2,900,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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2,900,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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Loan origination fees   10,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
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Issuance cost recorded to deferred financing costs 7,500,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentGross
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7,500,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentGross
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3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Institutional Buyers [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal amount of Convertible Notes         340,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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3.75% Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Initial Purchasers [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal amount of Convertible Notes         $ 21,900,000gogo_ConvertibleDebtUnderwritersOverAllotmentOptionExercised
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