Long term debt and interest expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Long-term debt and interest expense

Summary of long term debt

	December 31,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Syndicated Credit facility:
Revolving credit facility	$	—	$	595
Term Loan A		—		500
Term Loan B		1,960		1,980
2023 Notes		1,000		—
Deferred financing		33		—
Debt discount and issuance costs		(54)		(41)
Obligations under finance leases and other		6		9
Total long-term debt		2,945		3,043
Current portion of long-term debt		(30)		(16)
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$	2,915	$	3,027

Schedule of interest expense on long term debt and other obligations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018			2017
Interest on long-term debt	$	194	$	171	$	57
Interest expense on advance payments from customers		15		26		8
Interest on orbital securitization liability		7		7		8
Imputed interest and other		—		—		1
Capitalized interest		(19)		(7)		—
Loss on debt extinguishment		22		—		23
Interest expense on dissenting stockholder liability		—		3		—
Interest expense, net	$	219	$	200	$	97

Summary of annual contractual principal repayments on long-term debt, net of financing fees

		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter		Total
Syndicated credit facility	$	20	$	20	$	20	$	20	$	1,880	$	—	$	1,960
2023 Notes		—		—		—		1,000		—		—		1,000
Deferred financing		6		6		2		2		2		15		33
Finance leases		2		1		—		—		—		—		3
Debt discount and issuance costs		(11)		(12)		(13)		(13)		(5)				(54)
	$	17	$	15	$	9	$	1,009	$	1,877	$	15	$	2,942