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Capital leases imputed annual interest rate.

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Contingent airline rebate beginning in 2014 if our service is available on a specified number of aircraft.

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This element represents the upfront payments made by our airline partners for equipment placed on their aircraft, which is anticipated to be recognized for financial reporting purposes within on year of the reporting date. The payments are accounted for as a lease incentive and recognized as a reduction to cost of service revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement with the airline partner.

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This element represents the upfront payments made by our airline partners for equipment placed on their aircraft, which is anticipated to be recognized for financial reporting purposes more than one year from the reporting date. The payments are accounted for as a lease incentive and recognized as a reduction to cost of service revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement with the airline partner.

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Rental Expense Net Of Amortization Of Deferred Incentive

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Amount of capital lease obligation due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date.

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Present value of minimum lease payments for capital leases net of executory costs, including amounts paid by the lessee to the lessor for insurance, maintenance and taxes.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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