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Segment Reporting Deprecation and Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 2,192	$ 1,614	$ 4,145	$ 3,307
Amortization expense	1,046	1,102	2,143	2,170
Mobile Connectivity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	1,810	1,394	3,370	2,872
Amortization expense	1,046	1,102	2,143	2,170
Intertial Navigation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	254	199	506	395
Amortization expense	0	0	0	0
Other Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation	128	21	269	40
Amortization expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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