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Capital Lease (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) hub
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Leased assets, Useful Life	7 years
Capital Leases, Income Statement, Amortization Expense	$ 78
Satellite hubs for HTS network [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	5 years
Number of satellite hubs leased | hub	3
Revenue-generating assets
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 3,068
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Property, Plant, and Equipment Other, Accumulated Depreciation	$ 78

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The charge for the use of long-lived depreciable capital leased assets for the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 840
-Section 55
-Paragraph 1
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Amount before depreciation of leased long-lived, physical assets used to produce goods and services and not intended for resale meeting the criteria for capitalization, classified as other.

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