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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

6. Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

Inventories as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, all of which were included within the BA segment, were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Work-in-process component parts

   $ 10,146       $ 9,997   

Finished goods

     3,500         2,152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventory

   $ 13,646       $ 12,149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Deposits on satellite services

   $ 4,774       $ —     

Airfone acquisition related other current assets (1)

     2,847         —     

Restricted cash

     1,006         214   

Other

     7,660         6,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets

   $ 16,287       $ 6,367   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 7, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

 

Property and equipment as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013     2012  

Office equipment, furniture, and fixtures

   $ 19,695      $ 15,895   

Leasehold improvements

     7,747        7,152   

Airborne equipment

     227,866        163,896   

Network equipment

     135,072        96,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     390,380        282,943   

Accumulated depreciation

     (124,746     (85,269
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 265,634      $ 197,674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other non-current assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Canadian ATG license payments (1)

   $ 2,749       $ 3,080   

Deposits on satellite and other airborne equipment

     5,629         5,747   

Other

     1,168         2,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other non-current assets

   $ 9,546       $ 10,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 18, “Canadian ATG Spectrum License” for further information.

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Employee benefits

   $ 17,320       $ 11,212   

Airborne equipment and installation costs

     4,981         12,209   

Airfone acquisition related liabilities (1)

     4,791         —     

Other

     22,054         16,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

   $ 49,146       $ 39,691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 7, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Other non-current liabilities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Asset retirement obligations

   $ 4,382       $ 2,637   

Deferred rent

     3,982         4,020   

Capital leases

     3,011         229   

Deferred revenue

     1,878         249   

Other

     1,183         623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other non-current liabilities

   $ 14,436       $ 7,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Changes in our warranty reserve for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Warranty
Reserve
 

Balance—January 1, 2011

   $ 415   

Accruals for warranties issued

     1,254   

Settlements of warranties

     (997
  

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2011

     672   

Accruals for warranties issued

     480   

Settlements of warranties

     (282
  

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2012

     870   

Accruals for warranties issued

     622   

Settlements of warranties

     (612
  

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2013

   $ 880   
  

 

 

 

Changes in our non-current asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Asset
Retirement
Obligation
 

Balance—January 1, 2012

   $ 2,112   

Liabilities incurred

     293   

Liabilities settled

     (39

Accretion expense

     271   
  

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2012

     2,637   

Liabilities incurred (1)

     1,454   

Liabilities settled

     (72

Accretion expense

     363   
  

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2013

   $ 4,382   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes $1.0 million related to a change in estimate in the expected cash flows for our estimated liabilities.

The changes in our non-current asset retirement obligations exclude asset retirement obligations acquired as part of the Airfone acquisition as we expect to wind down the business and related assets within a year and have thus classified such obligations as current liabilities as of December 31, 2013.