Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of intangible assets [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule of indefinite life intangible assets

	Orbital slots			Trade name		Intellectual property			Total indefinite life intangible assets
Cost as at January 1, 2020	$	608,021		$	17,000	$	65,822		$	690,843
Additions		—			—		5			5
Disposals/retirements		—			—		(229	)		(229	)
Impact of foreign exchange		(808	)		—		(757	)		(1,565	)
Cost as at December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021		607,213			17,000		64,841			689,054
Additions		—			—		—			—
Disposals/retirements		—			—		—			—
Impact of foreign exchange		(268	)		—		(449	)		(717	)
Cost as at December 31, 2021	$	606,945		$	17,000	$	64,392		$	688,337
Accumulated impairment as at January 1, 2020	$	(1,100	)	$	—	$	—		$	(1,100	)
Impairment		—			—		—			—
Accumulated impairment as at December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021		(1,100	)		—		—			(1,100	)
Impairment		—			—		—			—
Accumulated impairment as at December 31, 2021	$	(1,100	)	$	—	$	—		$	(1,100	)
Net carrying values
As at December 31, 2020	$	606,113		$	17,000	$	64,841		$	687,954
As at December 31, 2021	$	605,845		$	17,000	$	64,392		$	687,237

Schedule of finite life intangible assets

	Revenue backlog			Customer relationships			Customer contracts			Transponder rights			Concession rights			Software			Other			Total finite life intangible assets
Cost as at January 1, 2020	$	223,664		$	198,476		$	12,858		$	16,718		$	30,148		$	—		$	59		$	481,923
Additions		—			—			—			—			24			—			—			24
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,943	)		(240	)		—			—			—			—			(4,183	)
Impact of foreign exchange		—			12			—			—			(7,258	)		—			—			(7,246	)
Cost as at December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021		223,664			194,545			12,618			16,718			22,914			—			59			470,518
Additions		—			—			—			—			75			2,770			—			2,845
Disposals/retirements		—			—			—			—			(411	)		—			—			(411	)
Impact of foreign exchange		—			(19	)		—			—			(1,501	)		—			—			(1,520	)
Cost as at December 31, 2021	$	223,664		$	194,526		$	12,618		$	16,718		$	21,077		$	2,770		$	59		$	471,432
Accumulated amortization and impairment as at January 1, 2020	$	(202,783	)	$	(137,917	)	$	(6,951	)	$	(12,944	)	$	(8,240	)	$	—		$	(40	)	$	(368,875	)
Amortization		(6,198	)		(6,847	)		(834	)		(1,078	)		(2,235	)		—			(3	)		(17,195	)
Disposals/retirements		—			3,943			240			—			—			—			—			4,183
Impact of foreign exchange		—			(70	)		—			—			2,675			—			—			2,605
Accumulated amortization and impairment as at December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021		(208,981	)		(140,891	)		(7,545	)		(14,022	)		(7,800	)		—			(43	)		(379,282	)
Amortization		(5,590	)		(6,894	)		(845	)		(1,078	)		(1,453	)		(277	)		(4	)		(16,141	)
Disposals/retirements		—			—			—			—			411			—			—			411
Impact of foreign exchange		—			13			—			—			408			—			—			421
Accumulated amortization and impairment as at December 31, 2021	$	(214,571	)	$	(147,772	)	$	(8,390	)	$	(15,100	)	$	(8,434	)	$	(277	)	$	(47	)	$	(394,591	)
Net carrying values
As at December 31, 2020	$	14,683		$	53,654		$	5,073		$	2,696		$	15,114		$	—		$	16		$	91,236
As at December 31, 2021	$	9,093		$	46,754		$	4,228		$	1,618		$	12,643		$	2,493		$	12		$	76,841

Schedule of indefinite and finite life intangible assets

	As at December 31, 2021							As at December 31, 2020
	Cost		Accumulated amortization and impairment			Net carrying value		Cost		Accumulated amortization and impairment			Net carrying value
Indefinite life intangibles	$	688,337	$	(1,100	)	$	687,237	$	689,054	$	(1,100	)	$	687,954
Finite life intangibles		471,432		(394,591	)		76,841		470,518		(379,282	)		91,236
Total intangibles	$	1,159,769	$	(395,691	)	$	764,078	$	1,159,572	$	(380,382	)	$	779,190

Schedule of remaining useful lives of the intangible assets

	Years
Revenue backlog	3
Customer relationships	5 to 7
Customer contracts	5
Transponder rights	1
Concession rights	1 to 15
Software	5
Patent	4

Schedule of discount rates

	2021		2020
Geo royalties	7.5	%	8.0	%
Leo royalties	17.5	%	17.5	%

Schedule of growth rate assumptions

	2021		2020
Geo	—	%	—	%
Leo	3.0	%	3.0	%