Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Service revenues	$ 27,694	$ 24,011	$ 54,608	$ 47,785
Product sales	22,370	20,872	39,016	39,428
Total revenues	50,064	44,883	93,624	87,213
Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below:
Cost of services	9,351	8,318	18,539	16,022
Cost of product sales	17,200	14,790	28,650	28,738
Gross profit	23,513	21,775	46,435	42,453
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	11,056	11,025	22,812	22,466
Product development	1,952	1,818	3,909	3,426
Depreciation and amortization	11,551	6,640	20,510	13,095
Impairment loss - satellite network		12,748		12,748
Acquisition - related and integration costs	569	1,110	933	3,561
Loss from operations	(1,615)	(11,566)	(1,729)	(12,843)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	95	85	183	156
Other income (expense)	99	204	(91)	392
Interest expense	(2,445)	(1,332)	(4,144)	(2,574)
Total other (expense)	(2,251)	(1,043)	(4,052)	(2,026)
Loss before income taxes	(3,866)	(12,609)	(5,781)	(14,869)
Income taxes	216	(386)	378	91
Net loss	(4,082)	(12,223)	(6,159)	(14,960)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	87	(15)	106	121
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.	(4,169)	(12,208)	(6,265)	(15,081)
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc. common stockholders	$ (4,169)	$ (12,217)	$ (6,265)	$ (15,099)
Per share information-basic:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc. common stockholders	$ (0.06)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.21)
Per share information-diluted:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc. common stockholders	$ (0.06)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.21)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	70,900	70,427	70,800	70,333
Diluted	70,900	70,427	70,800	70,333