Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment (Details)

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Property and Equipment (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Satellite system [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 2 years
Satellite system [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 15 years
Terrestrial repeater network [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 5 years
Terrestrial repeater network [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 15 years
Broadcast studio equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years
Broadcast studio equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 15 years
Capitalized software and hardware [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years
Capitalized software and hardware [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 15 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 2 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 20 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 30 years