Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies Satellite Cost Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies Satellite Cost Commitments (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Number of additional pre-payments required 2ent_NumberofAdditionalPrePayments  
Satellite Service Provider    
Satellite Costs Commitments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]    
2015 $ 37,222,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
2016 27,302,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
2017 23,490,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
2018 33,777,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
2019 31,261,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
Thereafter 136,741,000us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
 
Total minimum lease payments 289,793,000us-gaap_OtherCommitment
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
179,800,000us-gaap_OtherCommitment
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_SatelliteServiceProviderMember
New Skies satellites B.V.    
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Up-Front prepayment $ 4,000,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= ent_NewSkiessatellitesB.V.Member