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Business Segments and Major Customers - Summary of Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	$ 150,678	$ 146,495
Equipment revenue	81,147	18,911
Total revenue	231,825	165,406
Segment profit (loss)	11,374	10,719
CA-NA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	88,783	97,145
Equipment revenue	55,038	1,671
Total revenue	143,821	98,816
Segment profit (loss)	1,656	11,159
CA-ROW [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	14,245	9,368
Equipment revenue	4,924	918
Total revenue	19,169	10,286
Segment profit (loss)	(22,605)	(26,555)
BA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	47,650	39,982
Equipment revenue	21,185	16,322
Total revenue	68,835	56,304
Segment profit (loss)	$ 32,323	$ 26,115

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Segment profit (loss), which is calculated as net income (loss) attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain non-cash charges (including amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives and stock-based compensation expense) and other income (expense). Segment profit (loss) is a measure of performance reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and evaluating segment performance.

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