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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Investments in Affiliates (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2019	Oct. 11, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investments in affiliates								$ 90,184	$ 24,574
Accumulated other comprehensive loss								(54,914)	(17,620)
Proportionate share of Telesat Holdco other comprehensive income (loss), Before-Tax Amount								$ (35,793)	22,033
Cumulative effect adjustment attributable to investment in Telesat, net of tax									(26,477)
Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Economic interest in affiliate								62.70%
Voting interest in affiliate								32.60%
Investments in affiliates								$ 90,184	24,574
Operating lease right of use asset			$ 19,600
Operating lease liability			$ 20,000
Proportionate share of Telesat Holdco other comprehensive income (loss), Before-Tax Amount								(35,800)	22,000
Consulting fees payable in cash								5,000
Telesat Canada [Member] \| Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investments in affiliates								(26,500)
Equity method investment, cumulative effect adjustment on retained earnings								(42,200)
Cumulative effect adjustment attributable to investment in Telesat, net of tax								(26,500)
XTAR, LLC [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Investments in affiliates								0	$ 0
Financial support to affiliates								$ 0
Percentage of ownership interest								56.00%
Senior Notes 8.875% [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Interest on notes		8.875%
Extinguishment of debt, amount		$ 500,000
Debt instrument, repurchase date		Oct. 11, 2019
Indenture maturity date		Nov. 15, 2024
Senior Notes 6.500% [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Interest on notes								6.50%
Debt instrument, issuance date								Oct. 11, 2019
Indenture maturity date								Oct. 01, 2027
Senior notes issued and outstanding								$ 550,000
Senior secured notes 4.875% [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Interest on notes								4.875%
Indenture maturity date								Jun. 01, 2027
Senior notes issued and outstanding								$ 400,000
Equity Method Investment Revolving Credit [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Revolving credit borrowings								$ 200,000
Indenture maturity date								Dec. 01, 2024
Equity Method Investment Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Minimum total leverage ratio								4.50
Minimum total leverage ratio to incur debt and make payments								4.63
Term Loan B - U.S. Facility [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Term loan borrowings								$ 1,908,500
Debt instrument, issuance date								Dec. 06, 2019
Indenture maturity date								Dec. 01, 2026
Former Term Loan B - U.S. Facility [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Equity method investment, debt repayment					$ 50,000
Equity method investment, applicable margin on senior credit facility				2.50%		3.00%
Term loan borrowings	$ 0
Debt instrument, repurchase date	Dec. 06, 2019
Restatement Adjustment [Member] \| Telesat Canada [Member]
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]
Immaterial error correction							In the third quarter of 2019, we recorded an out-of-period correction to decrease our investment in Telesat and increase other comprehensive loss by $22.1 million. This non-cash adjustment was made to record the cumulative translation adjustment on our investment in Telesat from November 2007
Proportionate share of Telesat Holdco other comprehensive income (loss), Before-Tax Amount							$ (22,100)