Interest Expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of interest income (expense) [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule of interest expense

For the years ended December 31,	2021		2020		2019
Interest on indebtedness	$	151,462	$	164,253	$	239,805
Interest on derivative instruments		12,503		11,625		(13,191	)
Interest on satellite performance incentive payments		2,236		2,930		3,536
Interest on significant financing component		18,854		22,434		25,484
Interest on employee benefit plans (Note 32)		1,440		1,169		1,339
Interest on leases		1,499		1,349		1,288
Interest expense	$	187,994	$	203,760	$	258,261