Satellites, Property and other Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of property, plant and equipment [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule of satellites, property and other equipment

	Satellites			Antennas, satellite control & communication equipment			Building, equipment & other			Right-of-use assets(1)			Assets under construction			Total
Cost as at January 1, 2020	$	3,553,115		$	163,667		$	90,571		$	29,141		$	11,175		$	3,847,669
Additions		—			300			1,335			6,813			87,444			95,892
Disposals/retirements		(93,755	)		(2,921	)		(364	)		—			—			(97,040	)
Transfers from assets under construction		—			3,844			619			—			(4,463	)		—
Impact of foreign exchange		(16,028	)		(836	)		(423	)		(438	)		(4,402	)		(22,127	)
Cost as at December 31, 2020		3,443,332			164,054			91,738			35,516			89,754			3,824,394
Additions		—			261			631			10,074			313,909			324,875
Disposals/retirements		(59,500	)		(2,812	)		(4,949	)		(2,760	)		—			(70,021	)
Transfers from assets under construction		—			5,948			3,913			—			(9,861	)		—
Reclassifications(2)		—			4,276			(5,047	)		771			(1,493	)		(1,493	)
Impact of foreign exchange		(5,322	)		58			(551	)		(221	)		318			(5,718	)
Cost as at December 31, 2021	$	3,378,510		$	171,785		$	85,735		$	43,380		$	392,627		$	4,072,037
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at January 1, 2020	$	(2,218,821	)	$	(113,249	)	$	(54,299	)	$	(2,367	)	$	—		$	(2,388,736	)
Depreciation		(200,041	)		(8,678	)		(4,966	)		(3,200	)		—			(216,885	)
Disposals/retirements		93,755			2,702			305			—			—			96,762
Impact of foreign exchange		2,178			404			301			108			—			2,991
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at December 31, 2020		(2,322,929	)		(118,821	)		(58,659	)		(5,459	)		—			(2,505,868	)
Depreciation		(182,848	)		(10,121	)		(7,817	)		(2,986	)		—			(203,772	)
Disposals/retirements		59,500			2,627			4,231			1,420			—			67,778
Reclassifications		—			(3,667	)		4,438			(771	)		—			—
Impact of foreign exchange		910			118			118			454			—			1,600
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at December 31, 2021	$	(2,445,367	)	$	(129,864	)	$	(57,689	)	$	(7,342	)	$	—		$	(2,640,262	)
Net carrying values
As at December 31, 2020	$	1,120,403		$	45,233		$	33,079		$	30,057		$	89,754		$	1,318,526
As at December 31, 2021	$	933,143		$	41,921		$	28,046		$	36,038		$	392,627		$	1,431,775