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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments      
2014 $ 144,020,000    
2015 90,022,000    
2016 87,965,000    
2017 87,965,000    
2018 87,807,000    
Thereafter 433,583,000    
Total minimum lease payments 931,362,000    
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 (276,007,000)    
Net minimum lease payments 655,355,000    
Less : Amount representing interest (234,555,000)    
Present value of net minimum lease payments 420,800,000    
Less : Current portion (68,360,000)    
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations 352,440,000    
Sublease rental income 126,700,000 78,900,000 62,200,000
Future minimum sublease rental income $ 875,900,000    
AMC-15
      
Capital lease obligation      
Initial lease term of satellite 10 years    
AMC-16
      
Capital lease obligation      
Initial lease term of satellite 10 years    
Nimiq 5
      
Capital lease obligation      
Initial lease term of satellite 15 years    
QuetzSat-1 | SES Latin America
      
Capital lease obligation      
Agreement term 10 years