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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Schedule of property and equipment | Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
| As of December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Globalstar System: |  |  |
Space component | $ | 1,230,975 |  |  | $ | 1,246,343 |
Ground component | 106,757 |  |  | 102,567 |
Construction in progress: |  |  |
Space component | 240,732 |  |  | 110,068 |
Ground component | 6,814 |  |  | 5,316 |
Other | 9,574 |  |  | 9,167 |
Total Globalstar System | 1,594,852 |  |  | 1,473,461 |
Internally developed and purchased software | 23,310 |  |  | 22,509 |
Equipment | 11,905 |  |  | 8,042 |
Land and buildings | 2,677 |  |  | 1,681 |
Leasehold improvements | 2,147 |  |  | 2,083 |
Total property and equipment | 1,634,891 |  |  | 1,507,776 |
Accumulated depreciation | (1,010,889) |  |  | (947,405) |
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 624,002 |  |  | $ | 560,371 |
The table below reflects the amounts recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet (amounts in thousands).
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2023 |  | 2022
Satellite Procurement Agreement |  |  |  |
Construction in progress |  | $ | 198,884 |  |  | $ | 98,491 |
Vendor financing liability |  | — |  |  | 59,575 |
Accrued construction costs |  | 55,627 |  |  | 36,386 |
Prepaid construction costs |  | 6,683 |  |  | 11,470 |
Launch Services Agreement |  |  |  |
Construction in progress |  | $ | 6,400 |  |  | $ | — |
Accrued construction costs |  | 2,560 |  |  | — |
Prepaid construction costs |  | 5,760 |  |  | — |
Capitalized interest | The following table summarizes capitalized interest for the periods indicated below (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Interest cost eligible to be capitalized | $ | 39,143 |  |  | $ | 45,609 |  |  | $ | 47,580 |
Interest cost recorded in interest income (expense), net | (15,271) |  |  | (29,836) |  |  | (43,325) |
Net interest capitalized | $ | 23,872 |  |  | $ | 15,773 |  |  | $ | 4,255 |
Depreciation expense | The following table summarizes depreciation expense for the periods indicated below (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Depreciation Expense | $ | 87,213 |  |  | $ | 85,475 |  |  | $ | 84,225 |
Amortization expense | The following table summarizes amortization expense for the periods indicated below (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Amortization Expense | $ | 978 |  |  | $ | 8,409 |  |  | $ | 12,012 |
Geographic location of property and equipment | The Company’s information by geographic area is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Property and equipment: |  |  |
North America | $ | 581,535 |  |  | $ | 524,880 |
Central and South America | 16,122 |  |  | 12,678 |
Africa | 12,379 |  |  | 11,507 |
Asia Pacific | 11,411 |  |  | 8,913 |
Europe | 2,555 |  |  | 2,393 |
Total property and equipment | $ | 624,002 |  |  | $ | 560,371 |

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