Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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