Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

Note 21.    Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2013
Revenues	$	16,720	$	18,559	$	19,693	$	19,240
Income from operations		1,355		1,603		1,210		1,533
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		1,108		1,686		986		819
Net income per common share-basic:
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		0.02		0.04		0.02		0.02
Net income per common share-diluted
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		0.02		0.03		0.02		0.02
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		46,836,841		47,296,131		47,497,956		48,037,156
Diluted		48,143,185		48,430,379		48,810,357		49,482,702
2012
Revenues	$	15,879	$	16,319	$	16,094	$	16,206
Income from operations		1,747		2,370		2,564		2,417
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		2,409		1,882		2,324		2,127
Net income per common share-basic:
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		0.05		0.04		0.05		0.05
Net income per common share-diluted
Net income attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		0.05		0.04		0.05		0.04
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		46,351,444		46,705,574		46,729,345		46,751,378
Diluted		47,192,756		47,448,918		47,558,818		47,562,352