Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
satellite
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Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
satellite
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Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||||
| Depreciation expense on property and equipment | $ 55,800 | $ 57,580 | $ 165,437 | $ 163,459 |
| Disposal of property and equipment | 583,562 | 12,774 | ||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 12,912 | $ 0 | ||
| Capitalized interest costs | $ 107 | $ 107 | ||
| Number of owned satellites | satellite | 6 | 6 | ||
| Number of owned operating satellites | satellite | 5 | 5 | ||
| Satellite system | ||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||||
| Disposal of property and equipment | $ 542,827 | |||
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- Definition Number of owned operating satellites. No definition available.
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- Definition Number of Owned Satellites No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of interest capitalized during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of divestiture of long-lived, 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, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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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. No definition available.
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