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

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Common Stock, Stock Options and Warrants - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount   $ 50,000,000.0    
Number of shares authorized 9,000,000      
Income recorded as a result of remeasurement   5,865,000 $ 954,000  
Derivative Liability        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Income recorded as a result of remeasurement   $ 5,900,000 $ 1,000,000  
Restricted stock units        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Employee stock option term 4 years      
Annual vesting percent   25.00%    
Warrants outstanding   630,000   408,000
Restricted stock units | Board Member        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Employee stock options vesting term   13 months    
Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock options        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Employee stock option term 5 years      
Global Eagle Warrants        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Warrants outstanding   6,173,000    
Closing stock price for 20 or 30 days to trigger call of warrants (in dollar per share)   $ 17.50    
Class of warrant or right, threshold days   20 days    
Number of consecutive days   30 days    
Redemption by issuer, price (in dollars per share)   $ 0.01    
Public warrant, exercise by holders, price (in dollar per share)   $ 11.50    
Warrant redemption period   30 days    
Estimated proceeds if warrants called   $ 71,000,000    
Minimum | Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock options        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Employee stock options vesting term 1 year      
Maximum | Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock options        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Employee stock options vesting term 4 years