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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring (Details)

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
AFS securities $ 7,140,000 $ 0
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
AFS securities 7,140,000  
Total financial assets 7,140,000 0
Earn-out liability 0  
Interest rate swaps 0  
Total financial liabilities 26,090,000 0
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Global Eagle Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 26,090,000 [1]  
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Series C preferred warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 0 0
Quotes Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Common stock warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants   0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
AFS securities 0  
Total financial assets 0 0
Earn-out liability 0  
Interest rate swaps 149,000  
Total financial liabilities 149,000 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Global Eagle Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 0 [1]  
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Series C preferred warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 0 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Common stock warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants   0
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
AFS securities 0  
Total financial assets 0 0
Earn-out liability 1,265,000  
Interest rate swaps 0  
Total financial liabilities 4,356,000 8,178,000
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Global Eagle Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 0 [1]  
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Series C preferred warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 3,091,000 5,482,000
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Common stock warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants   2,696,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
AFS securities 7,140,000  
Total financial assets 7,140,000 0
Earn-out liability 1,265,000  
Interest rate swaps 149,000  
Total financial liabilities 30,595,000 8,178,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure | Global Eagle Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 26,090,000 [1]  
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure | Global Eagle Warrants | Public Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants (in shares) 18,992,500  
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure | Global Eagle Warrants | Sponsor Warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants (in shares) 333,333  
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure | Series C preferred warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants 3,091,000 5,482,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure | Common stock warrants
    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Warrants   $ 2,696,000
[1] Includes 18,992,500 public warrants and 333,333 sponsor warrants.