Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Results of Operations

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
2019
Revenues	$	66,035		$	67,103		$	69,193		$	69,682
Income (loss) from operations		(79	)		(196	)		2,290			3,557
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(5,490	)		(6,419	)		(4,013	)		(2,501	)
Net loss per common share-basic:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(0.07	)		(0.08	)		(0.05	)		(0.03	)
Net loss per common share-diluted:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(0.07	)		(0.08	)		(0.05	)		(0.03	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic		79,387			79,688			79,695			78,275
Diluted		79,387			79,688			79,695			78,275
2018
Revenues	$	67,973		$	70,788		$	71,042		$	66,337
Income (loss) from operations		(4,228	)		(1,184	)		2,484			739
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(10,086	)		(7,222	)		(3,295	)		(5,641	)
Net loss per common share-basic:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(0.13	)		(0.09	)		(0.04	)		(0.07	)
Net loss per common share-diluted:
Net loss attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.		(0.13	)		(0.09	)		(0.04	)		(0.07	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic		74,729			78,079			78,649			78,895
Diluted		74,729			78,079			78,649			78,895