Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of derivative financial instruments [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule maturity of financial assets

	Carrying amount		Contractual cash flows
			2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,449,593	$	1,449,593	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Trade and other receivables, excluding deferred receivables		117,144		117,144		—		—		—		—		—
Deferred receivables		18,250		5,554		4,173		2,936		1,420		1,333		2,834
Other financial assets		3,475		861		1,841		—		—		—		773
	$	1,588,462	$	1,573,152	$	6,014	$	2,936	$	1,420	$	1,333	$	3,607

Schedule of contractual maturities of financial liabilities

	Carrying amount		Contractual cash flows (undiscounted)		2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter
Trade and other payables	$	54,628	$	54,628	$	54,628	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Customer and other deposits		1,851		1,851		1,376		109		17		206		—		143
Satellite performance incentive payments		30,705		37,740		8,903		7,466		5,300		3,111		3,169		9,791
Other financial liabilities		3,106		3,106		3,106		—		—		—		—		—
Interest rate swaps		5,367		5,582		5,582		—		—		—		—		—
Indebtedness(1)		3,814,110		4,671,821		168,905		164,005		164,098		163,058		2,753,742		1,258,013
	$	3,909,767	$	4,774,728	$	242,500	$	171,580	$	169,415	$	166,375	$	2,756,911	$	1,267,947

Schedule of interest payable and interest payments

	Interest payable		Interest payments
Satellite performance incentive payments	$	361	$	7,304
Indebtedness	$	19,453	$	877,164

Schedule of financial assets and financial liabilities and fair values hierarchy

As at December 31, 2021	FVTPL			Amortized cost			Total			Fair value			Fair value hierarchy
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	1,449,593		$	1,449,593		$	1,449,593		Level 1
Trade and other receivables		—			122,698			122,698			122,698		​(3)
Other current financial assets		—			861			861			861		Level 1
Other long-term financial assets(1)		1,038			15,310			16,348			16,348		Level 1, Level 2
Trade and other payables		—			(54,628	)		(54,628	)		(54,628	)	​(3)
Other current financial liabilities		(5,367	)		(31,280	)		(36,647	)		(38,250	)	Level 2
Other long-term financial liabilities		—			(23,835	)		(23,835	)		(24,240	)	Level 2
Indebtedness(2)		—			(3,794,657	)		(3,794,657	)		(3,314,387	)	Level 2
	$	(4,329	)	$	(2,315,938	)	$	(2,320,267	)	$	(1,842,005	)

As at December 31, 2020	FVTPL			Amortized cost			Total			Fair value			Fair value hierarchy
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	818,378		$	818,378		$	818,378		Level 1
Trade and other receivables		—			51,928			51,928			51,928		​(3)
Other current financial assets		—			448			448			448		Level 1
Other long-term financial assets(1)		30,266			23,159			53,425			53,425		Level 1, Level 2
Trade and other payables		—			(30,091	)		(30,091	)		(30,091	)	​(3)
Other current financial liabilities		(12,581	)		(23,299	)		(35,880	)		(37,921	)	Level 2
Other long-term financial liabilities		(5,448	)		(30,051	)		(35,499	)		(36,357	)	Level 2
Indebtedness(2)		—			(3,184,832	)		(3,184,832	)		(3,214,543	)	Level 2
	$	12,237		$	(2,374,360	)	$	(2,362,123	)	$	(2,394,733	)

Schedule of calculation of the fair value of the indebtednes

As at December 31	2021		2020
Term Loan B – U.S. Facility – Senior Secured Credit Facilities	88.25	%	98.88	%
Senior Notes	77.65	%	104.76	%
Senior Secured Notes	88.72	%	103.64	%
2026 Senior Secured Notes	94.09	%	—

Schedule of current and long-term portions of the fair value of the company’s derivative assets and liabilities

As at December 31, 2021	Other long-term financial assets		Other current financial liabilities			Total
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(5,367	)	$	(5,367	)
Prepayment options		1,038		—			1,038
	$	1,038	$	(5,367	)	$	(4,329	)

As at December 31, 2020	Other long-term financial assets		Other current Financial liabilities			Other long-term financial liabilities			Total
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(12,581	)	$	(5,448	)	$	(18,029	)
Prepayment options		30,266		—			—			30,266
	$	30,266	$	(12,581	)	$	(5,448	)	$	12,237

Schedule of reconciliation of fair value of derivative assets and liabilities

Fair value, December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020	$	24,905
Unrealized losses on derivatives
Prepayment options		(2,308	)
Interest rate swaps		(10,807	)
Impact of foreign exchange		447
Fair value, December 31, 2020		12,237
Derivatives recognized at inception
Prepayment option – 2026 Senior Secured Notes		1,896
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
Prepayment options		(31,196	)
Interest rate swaps		12,512
Impact of foreign exchange		222
Fair value, December 31, 2021	$	(4,329	)