Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	14. Income taxes For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company’s income tax provision was $173 resulting from a foreign income tax expense of $110 and $63 of amortization of tax goodwill generated from acquisitions. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company’s income tax provision was $145, resulting from a foreign income tax expense of $82 from income generated by ORBCOMM Japan and $63 of amortization of tax goodwill generated from acquisitions. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets, excluding goodwill, attributable to operations in the United States and all other foreign jurisdictions, except for Japan, as the realization of such assets was not considered more likely than not. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $775. There were no changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state examinations by tax authorities from 2008. The Company does not expect any significant changes to its unrecognized tax positions during the next twelve months. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. No interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

14. Income taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company’s income tax provision was $173 resulting from a foreign income tax expense of $110 and $63 of amortization of tax goodwill generated from acquisitions. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company’s income tax provision was $145, resulting from a foreign income tax expense of $82 from income generated by ORBCOMM Japan and $63 of amortization of tax goodwill generated from acquisitions.

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets, excluding goodwill, attributable to operations in the United States and all other foreign jurisdictions, except for Japan, as the realization of such assets was not considered more likely than not.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $775. There were no changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and state examinations by tax authorities from 2008. The Company does not expect any significant changes to its unrecognized tax positions during the next twelve months.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. No interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2014.