Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of cash flow statement [text block] [Abstract]

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

As at,	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Cash	$	1,368,559	$	687,967	$	542,537
Short-term investments(1)		81,034		130,411		484,685
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,449,593	$	818,378	$	1,027,222

Schedule of income taxes paid, net of income taxes received

For the years ended December 31,	2021			2020			2019
Income taxes paid	$	(94,290	)	$	(53,842	)	$	(101,952	)
Income taxes received		48			399			6,497
	$	(94,242	)	$	(53,443	)	$	(95,455	)

Schedule of Interest paid, net of interest receivedd

For the years ended December 31,	2021			2020			2019
Interest paid	$	(158,806	)	$	(188,969	)	$	(195,671	)
Interest received		4,373			8,997			19,559
	$	(154,433	)	$	(179,972	)	$	(176,112	)

Schedule of reconciliation of the liabilities arising from financing activities

	Indebtedness			Satellite performance incentive payments			Lease liabilities
Balance as at January 1, 2021	$	3,187,152		$	37,574		$	29,051
Cash outflows		—			(6,914	)		(2,178	)
Cash inflows		619,900			—			—
Debt issue costs		(6,834	)		—			—
Prepayment option at inception – 2026 Senior Secured Notes		1,896			—			—
Amortization of deferred financing costs, prepayment options and loss on repayment		558			—			—
Non-cash additions		—			—			10,074
Interest paid		—			—			(1,499	)
Interest accrued		—			—			1,499
Non-cash disposals		—			—			(939	)
Impact of foreign exchange		(10,075	)		(316	)		(330	)
Balance as at December 31, 2021	$	3,792,597		$	30,344		$	35,678

	Indebtedness			Satellite performance incentive payments			Lease liabilities
Balance as at January 1, 2020	$	3,712,799		$	46,951		$	28,582
Cash outflows		(453,592	)		(9,031	)		(1,793	)
Loss on repayment (Note 24)		2,284			—			—
Amortization of deferred financing costs, prepayment options and loss on repayment		428			—			—
Non-cash additions		—			—			2,788
Interest paid		—			—			(1,649	)
Interest accrued		—			—			1,349
Other		—			182			(91	)
Impact of foreign exchange		(74,767	)		(528	)		(135	)
Balance as at December 31, 2020	$	3,187,152		$	37,574		$	29,051

	Indebtedness			Satellite performance incentive payments			Lease liabilities
Balance as at January 1, 2019	$	3,724,228		$	58,913		$	369
Cash outflows		(3,743,465	)		(9,644	)		(1,252	)
Cash inflows		3,786,082			—			—
Write-off of deferred financing costs, interest rate floor, prepayment option and net gain on repricing/repayment (Note 24)		107,065			—			—
Amortization of deferred financing costs, interest rate floor, prepayment options and net gain on repricing/repayment		22,461			—			—
Debt issue costs		(28,082	)		—			—
Debt issue costs accrued		(573	)		—			—
Prepayment option at inception – Senior Notes		17,829			—			—
Prepayment option at inception – Senior Secured Notes		10,562			—			—
Cumulative effect adjustment(1)		—			—			26,851
Non-cash additions		—			—			2,775
Interest paid		—			—			(984	)
Interest accrued		—			—			1,288
Other		—			296			(236	)
Impact of foreign exchange		(183,308	)		(2,614	)		(229	)
Balance as at December 31, 2019	$	3,712,799		$	46,951		$	28,582

Schedule of net change in operating assets and liabilities

For the years ended December 31,	2021			2020			2019
Trade and other receivables	$	(55,426	)	$	(4,173	)	$	(16,113	)
Financial assets		3,206			161			(3,897	)
Other assets		(21,017	)		(7,286	)		(13,183	)
Trade and other payables		14,071			1,860			1,685
Financial liabilities		4,210			(651	)		(2,125	)
Other liabilities		(3,669	)		25,107			19,691
	$	(58,625	)	$	15,018		$	(13,942	)

Schedule of non-cash investing activities

For the years ended December 31,	2021			2020		2019
Satellite, property and other equipment	$	10,406		$	2,963	$	29,234
Intangible assets	$	—		$	—	$	(3,263	)
C-band clearing proceeds	$	(64,289	)	$	—	$	—