Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 6,355,140	$ 6,126,600
Accumulated depreciation	(2,940,232)	(2,661,129)
Property and equipment, net	$ 3,414,908	3,465,471
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	1 year
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	40 years
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 33,606	33,713
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 174,227	185,148
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	1 year
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	40 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 812,566	736,533
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	1 year
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	12 years
Customer rental equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 1,159,977	929,775
Customer rental equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Customer rental equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	4 years
Satellites - owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 2,816,628	3,064,391
Satellites - owned | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Satellites - owned | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	15 years
Satellites - acquired under capital leases
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 1,051,110	916,820
Satellites - acquired under capital leases | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	10 years
Satellites - acquired under capital leases | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	15 years
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 307,026	$ 260,220