Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	NOTE 15. Related-Party Transactions In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in related-party transactions with its equity method investees. In June 2012, the Company made a small investment for a less than 20% ownership interest in a joint venture in China. The Company sold $10.5 million, $11.8 million and $9.2 million in products and services to the joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amounts owed to the Company by the joint venture at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were $3.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively. In May 2015, in exchange for a 50% equity interest in a joint venture, Vricon, Inc., the Company committed to provide imagery to the joint venture from its imagery archives on an ongoing basis for the purpose of producing photo-realistic three-dimensional products and digital elevation models. Upon formation, the Company contributed $5.0 million in the form of a note receivable to the joint venture, which is due May 2018. The Company provided $10.0 million in equity financing to the joint venture in 2016.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.