Long-term debt and interest expense, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Long-term debt and interest expense, net

Summary of long term debt

	December 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Syndicated Credit facility:
Term Loan B	$	1,444	$	1,960
2023 Notes		850		1,000
2027 Notes		150		—
Deferred financing		32		33
Debt discount and issuance costs		(57)		(54)
Obligations under finance leases and other		3		6
Total long-term debt		2,422		2,945
Current portion of long-term debt		(8)		(30)
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$	2,414	$	2,915

Schedule of interest expense on long term debt and other obligations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019			2018
Interest on long-term debt	$	191	$	194	$	171
Interest on orbital securitization liability		5		7		7
Interest expense on advance payments from customers		3		15		26
Imputed interest and other		2		—		—
Loss on debt extinguishment		7		22		—
Interest expense on dissenting stockholder liability		—		—		3
Capitalized interest		(33)		(19)		(7)
Interest expense, net	$	175	$	219	$	200

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

		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		Total
Syndicated Credit Facility	$	—	$	10	$	20	$	1,414	$	—	$	—	$	1,444
2023 Notes		—		—		850		—		—		—		850
2027 Notes		—		—		—		—		—		150		150
Deferred financing		6		7		2		2		2		13		32
Finance leases and other		2		1		—		—		—		—		3
Debt discount and issuance costs		(12)		(13)		(14)		(7)		(3)		(8)		(57)
	$	(4)	$	5	$	858	$	1,409	$	(1)	$	155	$	2,422