Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 291,582	$ 268,979	$ 235,746
Satellites - acquired under finance leases	381,163
Property and equipment, net	2,528,738
Property and equipment, net		2,534,666
Satellites - owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,816,303	1,760,252
Satellites - acquired under finance leases
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross		385,592
Satellites - acquired under finance leases | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	10 years
Satellites - acquired under finance leases | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	15 years
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 365,133	277,583
Total satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	130,705	124,987	93,064
Property and equipment, gross		2,423,427
Property and equipment, gross	2,562,599
Accumulated depreciation	(813,023)
Accumulated depreciation		(658,973)
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,749,576
Property and equipment, net		1,764,454
Total satellites | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	7 years
Total satellites | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	15 years
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 28,943	33,571
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation	5,791	11,285	16,976
Property and equipment, gross	$ 113,938	170,816
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]
Depreciation	$ 90,885	82,945	72,208
Property and equipment, gross	$ 855,274	791,035
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]
Depreciation	$ 194,906	174,749	$ 146,562
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,377,914	1,159,977
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
Construction in Progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 52,986	29,443
Total other property and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	2,429,055	2,184,842
Accumulated depreciation	(1,649,893)	(1,414,630)
Property and equipment, net	$ 779,162	$ 770,212