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Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Components of Inventories Included within BA Segment

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

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

Property and Equipment

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

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

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

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

Schedule of Changes in Warranty Reserves

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

Schedule of Changes in Non Current Asset Retirement Obligation

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.

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