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Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Stock Options Activity (Details)

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Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Stock Options Activity (Details) - Stock Options - Global Eagle Stock Option Plan
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Shares:  
Beginning Balance (in shares) | shares 5,771
Granted (in shares) | shares 1,443
Exercised (in shares) | shares (588)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares (1,001)
Ending Balance (in shares) | shares 5,625
Exercisable (in shares) | shares 2,555
Vested and expected to vest (in shares) | shares 5,095
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share):  
Beginning Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 10.64
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 12.91
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 9.79
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 11.25
Ending Balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 11.20
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 10.67
Vested and expected to vest (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 11.13
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Term [Abstract]  
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term 3 years 2 months 4 days
Exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term 2 years 9 months
Vested and expected to vest, weighted average remaining contractual term 3 years 1 month 13 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract]  
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value | $ $ 204
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value | $ 99
Vested and expected to vest, aggregate intrinsic value | $ $ 191