Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Total
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Subscriptions Receivable
Accumulated Deficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014   $ 8us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (30,659)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 645,110us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (503)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (301,331)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 4us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 312,629us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 76,572,627us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 79,626,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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(3,054,000)us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                
Exercise of stock options and warrants (in shares)   532,000ent_StockIssuedDuringPeriodStockOptionsandWarrantsExercisedShares
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Exercise of stock options and warrants       5,323ent_StockIssuedDuringPeriodStockOptionsandWarrantsExercisedValue
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      5,323ent_StockIssuedDuringPeriodStockOptionsandWarrantsExercisedValue
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Issuance of common stock to former Row 44 stockholders (in shares)   0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
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Equity component of convertible senior notes       12,674us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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      12,674us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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Stock-based compensation       2,550us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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      2,550us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
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Interest income on subscription receivable         (6)ent_StockholdersEquityInterestIncomeOnSubscriptionReceivable
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    (6)ent_StockholdersEquityInterestIncomeOnSubscriptionReceivable
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Excess tax benefit related to the exercise of stock option       75us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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      75us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation
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Other comprehensive income 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax           (228)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
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(228)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Net loss (3,431)us-gaap_ProfitLoss         (3,431)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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  (3,431)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2015   $ 8us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (30,659)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 665,732us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (509)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (304,762)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (224)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 329,586us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2015 77,104,388us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 80,158,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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(3,054,000)us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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