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Stock Options and Warrants - Stock Options Activity (Details)

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Stock Options and Warrants - Stock Options Activity (Details) (Global Eagle Stock Option Plan, USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Global Eagle Stock Option Plan
 
Shares:  
Beginning Balance (in shares) 5,771us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Granted (in shares) 795us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Exercised (in shares) (513)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Forfeited (in shares) (121)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
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= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Ending Balance (in shares) 5,932us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Expected to vest (in shares) 5,122us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Exercisable (in shares) 1,471us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share):  
Beginning Balance (in dollar per share) $ 10.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Granted (in dollar per share) $ 13.14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Exercised (in dollar per share) $ 9.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Forfeited (in dollar per share) $ 12.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Ending Balance (in dollar per share) $ 11.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Expected to vest (in dollar per share) $ 10.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Exercisable (in dollar per share) $ 10.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term 3 years 8 months 23 days
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value $ 14,161us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Expected to vest, weighted average remaining contractual term 3 years 7 months 20 days
Expected to vest, aggregate intrinsic value 12,706us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
Exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term 2 years 9 months 0 days
Exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value $ 4,479us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember