Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets

The preliminary valuation of assets we acquired and liabilities we assumed in the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction were derived using primarily unobservable Level 3 inputs, which require significant management judgment and estimation, and resulted in identifiable assets as follows: 

	Amounts
Satellite payload	$	50,738
Regulatory authorization	4,498
Total	$	55,236

	Customer Relationships			Patents			Trademarks and Licenses			Total
Cost:
As of December 31, 2016	$	270,300		$	60,835		$	29,700		$	360,835
Additions	—			465			—			465
As of December 31, 2017	270,300			61,300			29,700			361,300
Write-off	—			(17		)	—			(17		)
As of December 31, 2018	270,300			61,283			29,700			361,283
As of December 31, 2019	$	270,300		$	61,283		$	29,700		$	361,283
Accumulated amortization:
As of December 31, 2016	$	(214,544	)	$	(57,266	)	$	(8,291	)	$	(280,101	)
Amortization expense	(17,098		)	(3,661		)	(1,485		)	(22,244		)
As of December 31, 2017	(231,642		)	(60,927		)	(9,776		)	(302,345		)
Amortization expense	(13,145		)	(94		)	(1,485		)	(14,724		)
Write-off	—			17			—			17
As of December 31, 2018	(244,787		)	(61,004		)	(11,261		)	(317,052		)
Amortization expense	(13,146		)	(93		)	(1,485		)	(14,724		)
As of December 31, 2019	$	(257,933	)	$	(61,097	)	$	(12,746	)	$	(331,776	)
Carrying amount:
As of December 31, 2016	$	55,756		$	3,569		$	21,409		$	80,734
As of December 31, 2017	$	38,658		$	373		$	19,924		$	58,955
As of December 31, 2018	$	25,513		$	279		$	18,439		$	44,231
As of December 31, 2019	$	12,367		$	186		$	16,954		$	29,507
Weighted average useful life	8 years			6 years			20 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