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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 2) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 QuetzSat-1 transponder year satellite | Dec. 31, 2008 QuetzSat-1 year | Sep. 30, 2011 AMC-15 year watt | Sep. 30, 2011 AMC-16 year watt
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value of satellites acquired under capital leases | $ 567,000,000 |  | $ 567,000,000 |  | $ 535,000,000 |  |  |  |
Accumulated depreciation on satellites acquired under capital leases | 289,000,000 |  | 289,000,000 |  | 268,000,000 |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense - capital leases | 7,222,000 | 6,444,000 | 21,265,000 | 21,645,000 |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial lease term of satellite (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10
Decrease in asset value and capital lease obligations |  |  | 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in capital lease obligations |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2011 (three months remaining) | 30,971,000 |  | 30,971,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 | 123,331,000 |  | 123,331,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 | 121,674,000 |  | 121,674,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 | 115,925,000 |  | 115,925,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 | 50,200,000 |  | 50,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter | 429,000,000 |  | 429,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total minimum lease payments | 871,101,000 |  | 871,101,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments | (264,921,000) |  | (264,921,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net minimum lease payments | 606,180,000 |  | 606,180,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: Amount representing interest | (215,436,000) |  | (215,436,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Present value of net minimum lease payments | 390,744,000 |  | 390,744,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: Current portion | (57,028,000) |  | (57,028,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations | $ 333,716,000 |  | $ 333,716,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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