COMMITMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified					9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Qualcomm Incorporated [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Qualcomm Incorporated [Member] Inventories [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Qualcomm Incorporated [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Qualcomm Incorporated [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Hughes Network Systems LLC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Hughes Network Systems LLC [Member] First Payment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Hughes Network Systems LLC [Member] Second Payment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Hughes Network Systems LLC [Member] Capitalized Cost [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member] First Payment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member] Second Payment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member] Deferred Payments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Ericsson Next Generation Ground Network [Member] Capitalized Cost [Member]
Commitments [Line Items]
Payment debt						$ 0.5	$ 0.5				$ 0.9	$ 0.7
Deferred payments interest rate incurred					10.00%				6.50%
Accounts payable and accrued expenses								18.8						2.6
Costs incurred under capital expenditure contracts								73.2						6.8
Contract termination liability					20.0					10.0
First principal repayment date									Feb. 01, 2013
Deferred milestone payments													4.2
Percentage of total advances for inventory paid			7.50%	25.00%
Advances for inventory	9.2
Outstanding commitment balances		$ 8.8