Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2026
USD ($)
satellite
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Sep. 30, 2025
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2026
USD ($)
satellite
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Sep. 30, 2025
USD ($)
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | $ 136,000,000 | $ 110,000,000 | $ 390,000,000 | $ 313,000,000 |
| Increase in depreciation | 19,000,000 | 41,000,000 | ||
| Disposal of property and equipment | 6,000,000 | 0 | 14,000,000 | 0 |
| Capitalized interest costs | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 18,000,000 |
| Capitalized stock-based compensation costs | $ 11,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 | $ 33,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 |
| Number of owned satellites | satellite | 7 | 7 | ||
| Number of owned spare satellites | satellite | 2 | 2 | ||
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- Definition Number Of Owned Satellites No definition available.
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- Definition Number Of Owned Spare Satellites No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of property, plant and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of interest capitalized during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of decrease in property, plant, and equipment from disposition. Includes, but is not limited to, land and land improvement; building; machinery and equipment; furniture and fixture; and work of art, historical treasure, or similar asset classified as collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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