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Stock Options and Warrants - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Liability
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Mar. 31, 2014
Public Warrants
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Dec. 31, 2013
Public Warrants
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Mar. 31, 2014
Public Warrants
Derivative Liability
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Mar. 31, 2014
Public Warrants
Global Eagle Warrants
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Jan. 31, 2013
Warrant
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Mar. 31, 2014
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Stock Options
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Mar. 31, 2014
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Stock Options
Board members
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Jan. 31, 2013
Row 44 Warrants
Common stock warrants
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Mar. 31, 2014
Global Eagle Warrants
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Dec. 31, 2013
Global Eagle Warrants
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Mar. 31, 2014
Global Eagle Warrants
Sponsor Warrants
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Number of shares authorized | 7,500,000 | |||||||||||||
| Employee stock option term | 5 years | 5 years | ||||||||||||
| Employee stock options vesting term | 4 years | 2 years | ||||||||||||
| Warrants outstanding | 15,900,983 | 21,062,500 | 23,234,317 | 23,237,717 | ||||||||||
| Number of warrants (as converted) | 721,897 | |||||||||||||
| Expense as result of remeasurement | $ (15,538,000) | $ (4,615,000) | $ 15,500,000 | |||||||||||
| Closing stock price for 20 or 30 days to trigger call of warrants (usd per share) | $ 17.50 | |||||||||||||
| Warrants (in shares) | 15,571,050 | 15,567,650 | 15,567,650 | |||||||||||
| Exercise Price per Warrant | $ 11.50 | |||||||||||||
| Estimated proceeds if warrants called | $ 179,000,000 | |||||||||||||