Regulatory Authorizations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of regulatory authorizations with finite and indefinite useful lives

Our regulatory authorizations consisted of the following:

	Finite lived
	Cost			Accumulated Amortization			Total			Indefinite lived			Total
As of December 31, 2016	$	87,959		$	(14,983	)	$	72,976		$	406,042		$	479,018
Impairment	—			—			—			(6,000		)	(6,000		)
Amortization expense	—			(5,097		)	(5,097		)	—			(5,097		)
Currency translation adjustments	4,662			(1,262		)	3,400			—			3,400
As of December 31, 2017	92,621			(21,342		)	71,279			400,042			471,321
Impairment	(37,476		)	7,848			(29,628		)	—			(29,628		)
Amortization expense	—			(5,190		)	(5,190		)	—			(5,190		)
Currency translation adjustments	(8,358		)	1,894			(6,464		)	—			(6,464		)
As of December 31, 2018	46,787			(16,790		)	29,997			400,042			430,039
Additions	12,833			—			12,833			39,491			52,324
Amortization expense	—			(3,672		)	(3,672		)	—			(3,672		)
Currency translation adjustments	(1,169		)	318			(851		)	758			(93		)
As of December 31, 2019	$	58,451		$	(20,144	)	$	38,307		$	440,291		$	478,598
Weighted average useful life				13 years

Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets

As of December 31, 2019, our estimated future amortization of our regulatory authorizations with finite lives was as follows:

	Amount
For the years ending December 31,
2020	$	4,467
2021	4,458
2022	4,458
2023	4,458
2024	4,467
Thereafter	15,999
Total	$	38,307

As of December 31, 2019, our estimated future amortization of other intangible assets was as follows:

	Amount
For the years ending December 31,
2020	$	11,074
2021	4,449
2022	1,485
2023	1,485
2024	1,485
Thereafter	9,529
Total	$	29,507