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Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Warrants by Exercise Price (Details)

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Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Warrants by Exercise Price (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Row 44 Warrants | Common stock warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Exercise Price Per Warrant (as converted) $ 9.38
Exercisable 721,897
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 3 years 1 month 13 days
Number of warrants 721,897
Row 44 Warrants | Series C-2 Warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Exercise Price Per Warrant (as converted) $ 8.74
Number of Warrants (as converted) 734,451
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 3 years 5 months 9 days
Global Eagle Warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 4 years 0 months 28 days
Number of warrants 23,237,717
Global Eagle Warrants | Public Warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 4 years 0 months 28 days
Exercise price per warrant $ 11.50
Number of warrants 15,571,050
Global Eagle Warrants | Sponsor Warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 4 years 0 months 24 days
Exercise price per warrant $ 11.50
Number of warrants 666,667
Sponsor Warrants | Global Eagle Warrants | Sponsor Warrants
 
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Weighted Average Remaining Life (in years) 4 years 0 months 28 days
Exercise price per warrant $ 11.50
Number of warrants 7,000,000