Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 03, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	GOGO
Entity Registrant Name	Gogo Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001537054
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,097,350

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 312,154	$ 112,576
Restricted cash	193	214
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $281 and $1,139, respectively	25,466	24,253
Inventories	16,443	12,149
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,516	6,153
Total current assets	360,772	155,345
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	238,053	197,674
Intangible assets, net	67,080	58,147
Goodwill	3,669	620
Long-term restricted cash	1,390	640
Debt issuance costs	14,630	8,826
Other non-current assets	17,822	10,863
Total non-current assets	342,644	276,770
Total assets	703,416	432,115
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	17,609	16,691
Accrued liabilities	53,231	45,952
Deferred revenue	8,577	6,663
Deferred airborne lease incentives	7,741	5,917
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	6,926	4,091
Total current liabilities	94,084	79,314
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred airborne lease incentives	48,504	40,043
Deferred rent	3,933	4,020
Deferred tax liabilities	5,351	4,949
Long-term debt	238,979	131,450
Asset retirement obligations	4,631	2,637
Other non-current liabilities	1,103	1,101
Total non-current liabilities	302,501	184,200
Total liabilities	396,585	263,514
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable preferred stock
Redeemable preferred stock, value		614,378
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; 500,000,000 and 103,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively; 84,918,761 and 7,619,429 shares issued at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively; and 84,097,350 and 6,798,017 shares outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	8
Additional paid-in-capital	866,960	9,110
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(242)	(20)
Accumulated deficit	(559,895)	(454,867)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	306,831	(445,777)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	703,416	432,115
Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock
Redeemable preferred stock, value		174,199
Class B Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock
Redeemable preferred stock, value		285,035
Junior Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock
Redeemable preferred stock, value		$ 155,144

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowances on accounts receivable	$ 281	$ 1,139
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	103,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	84,918,761	7,619,429
Common stock, shares outstanding	84,097,350	6,798,017
Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Redeemable preferred stock, authorized	0	15,000
Redeemable preferred stock, issued	0	14,126
Redeemable preferred stock, outstanding	0	14,126
Class B Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Redeemable preferred stock, authorized	0	30,000
Redeemable preferred stock, issued	0	22,488
Redeemable preferred stock, outstanding	0	22,488
Junior Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Redeemable preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Redeemable preferred stock, authorized	0	20,000
Redeemable preferred stock, issued	0	19,070
Redeemable preferred stock, outstanding	0	19,070

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenue:
Service revenue	$ 62,000	$ 40,249	$ 116,935	$ 76,664
Equipment revenue	17,437	17,630	33,256	35,488
Total revenue	79,437	57,879	150,191	112,152
Operating expenses:
Cost of service revenue (exclusive of items shown below)	31,135	19,237	57,105	37,065
Cost of equipment revenue (exclusive of items shown below)	8,048	7,284	15,777	14,758
Engineering, design and development	12,333	7,738	24,618	15,312
Sales and marketing	7,060	6,950	13,690	12,740
General and administrative	16,214	12,383	30,809	24,033
Depreciation and amortization	13,709	9,162	27,554	17,427
Total operating expenses	88,499	62,754	169,553	121,335
Operating loss	(9,062)	(4,875)	(19,362)	(9,183)
Other (income) expense:
Interest income	(14)	(15)	(33)	(25)
Interest expense	10,370	530	14,290	599
Fair value derivative adjustment	36,305	(8,513)	36,305	(9,640)
Other income	(1)
Total other (income) expense	46,660	(7,998)	50,562	(9,066)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(55,722)	3,123	(69,924)	(117)
Income tax provision	267	223	542	449
Net income (loss)	(55,989)	2,900	(70,466)	(566)
Class A and Class B senior convertible preferred stock return	(13,994)	(13,377)	(29,277)	(24,905)
Accretion of preferred stock	(2,595)	(2,612)	(5,285)	(5,198)
Net loss attributable to common stock	$ (72,578)	$ (13,089)	$ (105,028)	$ (30,669)
Net loss attributable to common stock per share-basic and diluted	$ (4.98)	$ (1.93)	$ (9.82)	$ (4.51)
Weighted average number of shares-basic and diluted	14,585	6,798	10,694	6,798

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ (55,989)	$ 2,900	$ (70,466)	$ (566)
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(133)		(222)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (56,122)	$ 2,900	$ (70,688)	$ (566)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating activities:
Net Loss	$ (70,466)	$ (566)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	27,554	17,427
Fair value derivative adjustment	36,305	(9,640)
Loss on asset disposals/abandonments	49	505
Deferred income taxes	402	402
Stock compensation expense	1,783	1,695
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,171	40
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(791)	568
Inventories	(4,294)	2,023
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(216)	189
Deposits on satellite services	(4,774)
Other non-current assets	341	(906)
Accounts payable	(801)	(1,924)
Accrued liabilities	2,234	2,916
Deferred airborne lease incentives	6,795	4,340
Deferred revenue	1,914	1,972
Deferred rent	(81)	568
Other non-current liabilities	196	344
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2,679)	19,953
Investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	220	20
Purchases of property and equipment	(58,712)	(24,625)
Acquisition of intangible assets-capitalized software	(7,397)	(6,597)
Acquisition of Airfone, includes $1.0 million in restricted cash at June 30, 2013	(9,344)
(Increase) decrease in investing restricted cash	273	(250)
Net cash used in investing activities	(74,960)	(31,452)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of offering costs	173,387	(2,691)
Proceeds from credit facility	113,000	135,000
Payment of debt, including capital leases	(2,750)	(313)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(6,975)	(9,609)
Other	580	22
Net cash provided by financing activities	277,242	122,409
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(25)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	199,578	110,910
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	112,576	42,591
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	312,154	153,501
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	10,531	122
Cash paid for taxes	217	108
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment in current liabilities	20,190	11,109
Purchases of property and equipment paid by commercial airlines	3,490	1,596
Purchases of property and equipment under capital leases	70	118
Acquisition of intangible assets-capitalized in current liabilities	919	1,171
Asset retirement obligation incurred	110	73
Class A and Class B senior convertible preferred stock return	29,277	24,905
Accretion of preferred stock	5,285	5,198
Equity financing costs included in current liabilities	$ 3,137	$ 1,399

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ (445,777)				$ 9,110		$ (20)	$ (454,867)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012			6,798,017
Net Loss	(70,466)							(70,466)
Class A senior convertible preferred stock and Class B senior convertible preferred stock return	(29,277)							(29,277)
Accretion on preferred stock	(5,285)							(5,285)
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(222)						(222)
Stock compensation expense	1,783				1,783
Stock option exercises	580				580
Stock option exercises, Shares	63,860		63,860
Issuance of common stock, net of fees	170,250		1		170,249
Issuance of common stock, net of fees, Shares			11,000,000
Conversion of convertible preferred stock (including embedded derivative liability)		685,245		7		685,238
Conversion of convertible preferred stock (including embedded derivative liability), Shares				66,235,473
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2013	$ 306,831		$ 8		$ 866,960		$ (242)	$ (559,895)
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2013			84,097,350

Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Jun. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation *The Business—Gogo Inc. (“we, us, our,” etc.) is a holding company, which through its operating subsidiaries is a provider of in-flight connectivity and wireless in-cabin digital entertainment solutions. Effective January 1, 2013, we realigned our operating segments into the following three segments: Commercial Aviation North America or “CA-NA,” Commercial Aviation Rest of World or “CA-ROW” and Business Aviation or “BA”. We previously reported three segments: commercial aviation or CA, International, and BA. The realignment is intended to better align our reporting structure to the way in which we manage our business. The BA segment was not impacted by the realignment. Prior period segment disclosures have been restated to conform to the current year presentation. Our CA-NA business provides “Gogo^®” branded in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to commercial airline passengers flying routes that begin and end within North America, which for this purpose includes the continental United States (including Alaska), Canada and Mexico. Through our CA-ROW business we intend to provide in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to passengers flying on foreign-based commercial airlines and international flights of U.S.-based commercial airlines. This includes routes that begin or end outside of North America (as defined above) for which our international service is provided. Our CA-ROW business is in the start-up phase as we initiated our international expansion efforts in the first quarter of 2012. Our BA business sells equipment for in-flight telecommunications and provides in-flight internet connectivity and other voice and data communications products and services to the business aviation market. BA services include Gogo Biz, our in-flight broadband service that utilizes both our air-to-ground (“ATG”) network and our ATG spectrum, and satellite-based voice and data services through our strategic alliances with satellite companies. Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in conformity with Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our annual audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of interim periods have been made. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature, except as otherwise disclosed. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the financial statements of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and our affiliate, AC Management LLC (“ACM”). We are the managing member of ACM, an affiliate whose units are owned by members of management. ACM was established for the sole purpose of providing an ownership stake in us to members of management, and ACM’s transactions effectively represent a share-based compensation plan. Since we are the managing member of ACM and thereby control ACM, including controlling which members of management are granted ownership interests, ACM is included in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. On June 20, 2013, we priced our Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of 11,000,000 shares of our common stock and such shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 21, 2013. The public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $17.00 per share. Upon consummation of the IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock converted into 66,235,473 shares of common stock. As described in Note 3, “Preferred Stock and Common Stock” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (our “Prospectus”), the liquidation preference associated with our Class A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class A Preferred Stock”) provided for a minimum return upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, such as an IPO. The additional common shares issued in connection with such minimum return upon the consummation of the IPO are included in the number of common shares above into which the preferred stock converted. In connection with our IPO our Board of Directors authorized a 103 for 1 split of our common stock which was effected on June 17, 2013. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the stock split. Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates the significant estimates and bases such estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Under agreements with certain of our airline partners to upgrade certain fleets to our new ATG-4 airborne equipment from our existing ATG airborne equipment, on a quarterly basis we reassess the useful lives of the ATG component parts requiring replacement. As a result of our analysis, we shortened the useful lives of these component parts to be consistent with when the aircraft are expected to be upgraded under this retrofit program. The change in estimated useful lives related to this specific retrofit program resulted in $0.7 million and $3.5 million increases in the accelerated depreciation recorded in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, which increased net loss per basic and fully diluted share by $0.05 and $0.33, respectively, for those periods. We expect to incur an additional $2.9 million of accelerated depreciation through the third quarter of 2014. The weighted average useful life of our ATG component parts scheduled to be upgraded under this retrofit program before and after the reassessment was seven years and 3.7 years, respectively. The useful lives of ATG component parts not scheduled to be upgraded as part of this retrofit program remained at seven years. Comprehensive Income/Loss* - Comprehensive income/loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 is net loss plus unrealized losses on foreign currency translation adjustments.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Jun. 30, 2013
Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, FASB Finalizes New Disclosure Requirements for Reclassification Adjustments Out of AOCI (“ASU 2013-02”). This pronouncement adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). ASU 2013-02 is intended to help entities improve the transparency of changes in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and items reclassified out of AOCI in their financial statements. It does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or OCI in the financial statements. This guidance, which we adopted effective January 1, 2013, did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Net Loss Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Loss Per Share

3. Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share have been calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”), using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Our Class A Preferred Stock, Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class B Preferred Stock”) and Junior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Junior Preferred Stock”) are all considered participating securities requiring the two-class method to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share. In periods of a net loss attributable to common stock, the three classes of preferred stock are excluded from the computation of basic earnings per share either due to the fact that they are not required to fund losses or because the redemption amount is not reduced as a result of losses.

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 all outstanding shares of common stock underlying ACM units and stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding because they were anti-dilutive. Additionally, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock for the period prior to their conversion into common stock upon the IPO were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding because they were anti-dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net income (loss)	$	(55,989	)	$	2,900		$	(70,466	)	$	(566	)
Less: Preferred stock return		13,994			13,377			29,277			24,905
Less: Accretion of preferred stock		2,595			2,612			5,285			5,198

Undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)

Common stock undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)
Class A Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—
Class B Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—
Junior Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—

Undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted		14,585			6,798			10,694			6,798

Net loss attributable to common stock per share-basic and diluted	$	(4.98	)	$	(1.93	)	$	(9.82	)	$	(4.51	)

Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

4. Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of telecommunications systems and parts, and are recorded at the lower of cost (average cost) or market. We evaluate the need for write-downs associated with obsolete, slow-moving, and nonsalable inventory by reviewing net realizable inventory values on a periodic basis.

Inventories as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of which were included within the BA segment, were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Work-in-process component parts	$	12,897	$	9,997
Finished goods		3,546		2,152

	$	16,443	$	12,149

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

5. Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts

Property and equipment as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Office equipment, furniture, and fixtures	$	17,604		$	15,895
Leasehold improvements		7,293			7,152
Airborne equipment		203,390			163,896
Network equipment		114,813			96,000

		343,100			282,943
Accumulated depreciation		(105,047	)		(85,269	)

Property and equipment, net	$	238,053		$	197,674

Other non-current assets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Canadian ATG license payments ⁽¹⁾	$	2,855	$	3,080
Deposits on satellite technology solutions equipment and airborne equipment		8,434		5,747
Deposits on satellite services		4,774		—
Other		1,759		2,036

Total other non-current assets	$	17,822	$	10,863

(1)

See Note 19, “Canadian ATG License” for further information.

Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Employee benefits	$	8,755	$	11,212
Airline revenue share		8,183		6,261
Property, use, sales, and income tax		2,632		2,917
Airborne installation costs		4,825		2,866
Airborne equipment		6,618		9,343
Accrued equity financing costs		3,032		170
Airfone Acquisition related liabilities ⁽¹⁾		4,073		—
Other		15,113		13,183

Total accrued liabilities	$	53,231	$	45,952

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Airfone Acquisition	6 Months Ended
Airfone Acquisition	Jun. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Airfone Acquisition	6. Airfone Acquisition On April 11, 2013, we consummated the acquisition of LiveTV Airfone, LLC (“Airfone”) which had more than 1,000 subscribers for its airborne voice communication services and a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) license for 1 MHz of ATG spectrum held by LiveTV, LLC (“LiveTV”). The purchase price for the acquisition was $9.3 million. In connection with the acquisition, we also agreed to license certain intellectual property rights from LiveTV. In connection with our ongoing integration of Airfone, we have determined that Airfone over-billed its customers for and may have under-remitted FCC-mandated Federal Universal Service Fund (“FUSF”) fees to Universal Services Administrative Company (“USAC”). As a result, Airfone may need to remit additional amounts to USAC and, due to the difference between amounts collected and remitted, may owe refunds to its customers. Although we are continuing to review Airfone’s records, based on facts currently known by us, we believe that the aggregate amount of any under-remittances to USAC and liability to Airfone customers for the period beginning January 1, 2009 and ending March 31, 2013 is approximately $3.0 million. As we continue our review the aggregate amount of Airfone’s liability both to USAC and to Airfone customers could increase or decrease, possibly materially. In addition, to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Airfone under-remitted FUSF fees to USAC, Airfone may be subject to enforcement action by the FCC, which could result in, among other things, interest payments, penalties and fines. To the extent that it is ultimately determined that Airfone has a liability to the FCC, USAC and/or to Airfone’s customers, we believe that we have the benefit of an indemnity provision, including a $1 million escrow account, under our purchase agreement with LiveTV. If for any reason the indemnification under the LiveTV purchase agreement is unavailable or insufficient to cover such liabilities, our financial position, cash flows and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. The Airfone acquisition is being accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price included $0.4 million of trade receivables, $0.2 million of prepaid expenses and other current assets, $2.2 million of property and equipment, $8.3 million of intangibles (which includes $7.1 million for customer lists, $0.2 million for trademarks and $1.0 million of indefinite lived assets related to the 1MHz of ATG spectrum), $3.0 million of goodwill, $3.1 million of accrued liabilities (which includes the potential liability to the FCC, USAC and/or Airfone’s customers as noted above) and $1.7 million of asset retirement obligations. Of the $9.3 million purchase price, $1.0 million remained in escrow and is included in long-term restricted cash along with a corresponding amount in accrued liabilities in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair market value of the identifiable net assets acquired and is equal to the $3.0 million estimated liability to the FCC, USAC and/or customers noted above. This purchase price allocation is preliminary as we are in the process of determining the following: 1) valuation amounts for certain intangible assets acquired; 2) the acquisition date fair value of certain prepaid assets and liabilities assumed, including the potential liability to the FCC, USAC and/or Airfone’s customers noted above, and the assumed asset retirement obligations; and 3) the associated resulting goodwill. We have recorded preliminary estimates for certain of the items noted above, and will record adjustments, if any, to the preliminary amounts upon finalization of the valuations. This acquisition did not have a material impact on our financial statements. Accordingly, we have not presented pro forma disclosures.

Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

7. Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets are comprised of both indefinite and finite-lived intangible assets. Intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. We perform our annual impairment tests of our indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. We reevaluate the useful life of the FCC License each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. The results of our annual indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill impairment assessments in the fourth quarter of 2012 indicated no impairment.

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):


	CA-NA		CA-ROW		BA		Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	—	$	—	$	620	$	620
Acquisition of Airfone ⁽¹⁾		—		—		3,049		3,049

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—	$	—	$	3,669	$	3,669

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Our finite-lived intangible assets, other than software, relate exclusively to our BA segment. We amortize our finite-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. Our intangible assets, other than goodwill, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted average remaining useful life):


	Weighted
	Average		As of June 30, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
	Remaining		Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Useful Life		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	(in years)		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
Software		3.2	$	63,866	$	(38,918	)	$	24,948	$	58,765	$	(35,263	)	$	23,502
Trademark/trade name ⁽¹⁾		4.8		3,072		(2,863	)		209		2,852		(2,852	)		—
Aircell Axxess technology		1.6		4,129		(3,688	)		441		4,129		(3,549	)		580
OEM and dealer relationships		3.6		6,724		(4,314	)		2,410		6,724		(3,978	)		2,746
Service customer relationships ⁽¹⁾		4.8		8,081		(1,292	)		6,789		981		(981	)		—

Total amortized intangible assets			$	85,872	$	(51,075	)	$	34,797	$	73,451	$	(46,623	)	$	26,828

Unamortized intangible assets:
FCC Licenses ⁽¹⁾			$	32,283	$	—		$	32,283	$	31,319	$	—		$	31,319

Total intangible assets			$	118,155	$	(51,075	)	$	67,080	$	104,770	$	(46,623	)	$	58,147

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Amortization expense was $2.6 million and $4.9 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $1.7 million and $3.4 million for the comparable prior year periods.

Amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):


	Amortization
Years ending December 31,	Expense
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	5,019
2014	$	9,687
2015	$	7,355
2016	$	5,542
2017	$	3,863
Thereafter	$	3,331

Actual future amortization expense could differ from the estimated amount as the result of future investments and other factors.

Warranties	6 Months Ended
Warranties	Jun. 30, 2013
Guarantees [Abstract]
Warranties	8. Warranties Our BA segment provides warranties on parts and labor for our systems. Our warranty terms range from two to five years. Warranty reserves are established for costs that are estimated to be incurred after the sale, delivery, and installation of the products under warranty. The warranty reserves are determined based on known product failures, historical experience, and other available evidence, and are included in accrued liabilities in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our warranty reserve balance was $0.8 million and $0.9 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities

9. Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities

Senior Term Facility - On June 21, 2012, we borrowed $135.0 million under a five-year term loan that matures on June 21, 2017 (the “Senior Term Facility”), the terms of which are set forth in a Credit Agreement dated as of June 21, 2012 among Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC (“GIH”), Aircell Business Aviation Services LLC (“ABAS”), and Gogo LLC, as borrowers, the lenders named therein, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. We received net cash proceeds of $125.4 million following the payment of debt issuance fees of $9.6 million under the Senior Term Facility. On April 4, 2013, we borrowed $113.0 million (the “New Borrowing”) under an amendment to the Credit Agreement governing the Senior Term Facility, dated as of June 21, 2012, among GIH, ABAS and Gogo LLC, as borrowers, the lenders named therein, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. We refer to our existing Senior Term Facility, as so amended, as the “Amended Senior Term Facility.” The amendment increased the size of the Senior Term Facility from $135.0 million to $248.0 million. We received net cash proceeds from the New Borrowing of $103.0 million following the payment of debt issuance fees of $10.0 million. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 we had $243.9 million and $133.3 million, respectively, outstanding under the Amended Senior Term Facility. We will use the proceeds from the Amended Senior Term Facility for general corporate purposes, including upgrading certain fleets of certain airline partners to ATG-4 technology and funding our international expansion to the extent permitted by the Amended Senior Term Facility.

GIH, Gogo LLC and ABAS are the borrowers under the Amended Senior Term Facility. The obligations of the borrowers under the Amended Senior Term Facility are guaranteed by each of our direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by applicable law, regulation and contractual provision. In addition, the Amended Senior Term Facility and the guarantees thereunder are secured by security interests in (i) all of the capital stock of all direct domestic subsidiaries owned by the borrowers and the guarantors, (ii) 65% of the capital stock of each direct foreign subsidiary owned by any borrower or any guarantor (it being understood that a foreign subsidiary holding company will be deemed a foreign subsidiary), and (iii) substantially all other tangible and intangible assets (including intellectual property) of the borrowers and the guarantors, subject in each case to certain exceptions.

The Amended Senior Term Facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and definitions of events of default. If an event of default occurs and so long as such event of default is continuing, the amounts outstanding will accrue interest at an increased rate and payments of such outstanding amounts could be accelerated. We do not have maintenance covenants under the terms of the Amended Senior Term Facility but as part of its affirmative covenants, we need to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5.0 million, comply with certain reporting and notice requirements and periodic financial statement reporting on a borrowing entity basis. As of June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with our reporting and notice requirements and no event of default had occurred.

The Amended Senior Term Facility contains a number of covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the borrowers and the guarantors to dispose of assets, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, prepay certain subordinated indebtedness, modify certain terms of certain material agreements (including intercompany agreements), make dividends and other restricted payments, issue additional preferred stock, make investments (including a cap on investments in our international business during the term of the Senior Term Facility), incur or maintain liens, make capital expenditures, engage in mergers and certain other fundamental changes, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, enter into sale-leaseback arrangements or enter into agreements restricting dividends or other distributions by subsidiaries to the borrowers or any of their subsidiaries.

Under the Senior Term Facility, principal payments of $0.8 million were due on the last day of each calendar quarter starting on September 30, 2012 and ending on March 31, 2013, and under the Amended Senior Term Facility, principal payments of $1.6 million are due on the last day of each calendar quarter starting on June 30, 2013 and ending March 31, 2017, with the remaining unpaid principal amount of the loan due and payable at maturity.

The loans outstanding under the Amended Senior Term Facility bear interest, at our option, either: (i) at the base rate, which is defined as the highest of (a) the rate of interest published by the Wall Street Journal, from time to time, as the prime rate, (b) ¹/₂ of 1% per annum above the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, (c) an adjusted London inter-bank offered rate (adjusted for statutory reserve requirements and with a rate floor of 1.5%) (“LIBO Rate”) for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and (d) 2.50% or (ii) at the LIBO Rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin is 9.75% per annum with respect to any LIBO Rate loan and 8.75% per annum with respect to any base rate loan, per annum. As of June 30, 2013, the interest rate on the Amended Senior Term Facility was 11.25% and all loans were outstanding as three month LIBOR Rate loans.

We paid $9.6 million of loan origination fees and financing costs related to the Senior Term Facility, all of which has been accounted for as deferred financing costs. We paid $10.0 million of additional fees related to the New Borrowing. As the New Borrowing is treated as a modified loan, we recorded $7.0 million of fees paid directly to the lenders as deferred financing costs. The remaining $3.0 million of fees not paid directly to the lenders in connection with the New Borrowing were expensed to interest expense. See Note 10, “Interest Costs” for additional details. Total amortization expense of the deferred financing costs was $0.8 million and $1.2 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and an amount of less than $0.1 million for the comparable prior year periods. Amortization expense is included in interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2013, the balance of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Amended Senior Term Facility was $14.6 million and was included as a separate line in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2013, the mandatory principal payments under the Amended Senior Term Facility for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


	Credit
Years ending December 31,	Facility
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	3,100
2014	$	6,200
2015	$	6,200
2016	$	6,200
2017	$	222,219
Thereafter	$	—

The credit agreement executed in connection with our Amended Senior Term Facility provides for mandatory prepayments and the ability to make optional prepayments. The credit agreement provides that any mandatory prepayments will be calculated based on the excess cash flows (as defined in the credit agreement) of ABAS only. This calculation is made at the end of each fiscal year beginning with the year ending December 31, 2013, with any required payments due no later than the 95th day following the end of the applicable fiscal year, and is based on ABAS’ debt leverage ratio. A leverage ratio of 3.25x or higher will trigger a mandatory prepayment of 50% of excess cash flows for the year, a leverage ratio of 2.0x or higher but less than 3.25x will trigger a mandatory prepayment of 25% of excess cash flows for the year and a leverage ratio of less than 2.0x will not trigger any mandatory prepayment of excess cash flows. The amount of any required mandatory prepayments will be reduced by the amount of any optional prepayments made during the applicable fiscal year. In the event actual results or a change in estimates trigger the mandatory prepayment, such prepayment amount will be reclassified from non-current liabilities to current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

We may voluntarily prepay the loans subject to conditions, prices and premiums as follows:

(i)

On and prior to June 20, 2015 we may prepay the loans at par plus (a) 3.0% of the principal amount of the loans prepaid and b) a “make whole” premium based on a discounted present value of the interest and principal payments due on such prepaid loans through June 20, 2015;

(ii)

On and after June 21, 2015 but prior to June 21, 2016, we may prepay the loans at par plus 3.0% of the principal amount of loans prepaid;

(iii)

On and after June 21, 2016, we may prepay the loans at par.

Alaska Financing — On November 2, 2010, we entered into a $4.1 million standby credit facility agreement (the “Alaska Facility”) with Alaska Airlines, Inc. (“Alaska Airlines”) to finance the construction of ATG network sites in Alaska. The Alaska Facility has a six-year term and an interest rate of 10% per annum, compounded and payable quarterly. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had $1.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, outstanding under the Alaska Facility. No further draws can be made under the Alaska Facility and principal amounts outstanding are payable in quarterly installments over a five-year period commencing on November 12, 2011, or can be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty at our option. The Alaska Facility is secured by a first-priority interest in our cell tower leases and other personal property located at the cell sites in Alaska.

The Alaska Facility contains representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this type. There are no financial covenants; however, other covenants include limitations on liens on the collateral assets as well as mergers, consolidations, and similar fundamental corporate events, and a requirement that we continue as the in-flight connectivity service provider to Alaska Airlines.

Pursuant to our equipment and revenue agreement with Alaska Airlines, the share of service revenue (“revenue share”) we pay Alaska Airlines increases as long as any amounts are outstanding under the Alaska Facility. Alaska Airlines revenue share increases by 500 basis points for the one-year period following the first date on which our Gogo^® service is used on the ATG network in Alaska, and 300 basis points thereafter, until the principal and all accrued interest is paid in full. This incremental Alaska Airlines’ revenue share was an amount less than $0.1 million for three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and is included in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as part of our interest expense.

Principal payments under the Alaska Facility in each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


	Alaska
Years ending December 31,	Facility
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	252
2014	$	504
2015	$	504
2016	$	504
2017	$	—
Thereafter	$	—

Letters of Credit — We maintain several letters of credit totaling $0.6 million and $0.9 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The letters of credit require us to maintain restricted cash accounts in a similar amount, and are issued for the benefit of the landlords at our office locations in Itasca, Illinois; Bensenville, Illinois; and Broomfield, Colorado and for the benefit of certain vendors in the ordinary course of business.

Interest Costs

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Interest Costs

10. Interest Costs

We capitalize a portion of our interest on funds borrowed during the active construction period of major capital projects. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying asset and amortized over the useful lives of the assets. We commenced capitalizing interest on major capital projects when we entered into the Senior Term Facility on June 21, 2012.

The following is a summary of our interest costs for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense	$	6,603	$	490	$	10,137	$	559
Amortization of deferred financing costs		785		40		1,171		40
Non lender fees ⁽¹⁾		2,982		—		2,982		—

Interest costs charged to expense	$	10,370	$	530	$	14,290	$	599
Interest costs capitalized to property and equipment		210		—		402		—
Interest costs capitalized to software		128		—		209		—

Total interest costs	$	10,708	$	530	$	14,901	$	599

(1)

Primarily consists of fees paid to legal counsel and underwriters in connection with the New Borrowing.

Leases

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Leases

11. Leases

Arrangements with Commercial Airlines — Pursuant to contractual agreements with our airline partners, we place our equipment on commercial aircraft operated by the airlines for the purpose of delivering the Gogo^® service to passengers on the aircraft. We are generally responsible for the costs of installing and deinstalling the equipment. Under one type of connectivity agreement we maintain legal title to our equipment; however, under a second type of connectivity agreement some of our airline partners make an upfront payment and take legal title to such equipment. The majority of the equipment transactions where legal title transfers are not deemed to be sales transactions for accounting purposes because the risks and rewards of ownership are not fully transferred due to our continuing involvement with the equipment, the length of the term of our agreements with the airlines and restrictions in the agreements regarding the airlines’ use of the equipment. We account for these equipment transactions as operating leases of space for our equipment on the aircraft. The assets are recorded as airborne equipment on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, as noted in Note 5, “Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts.” Any upfront equipment payments are accounted for as a lease incentive and recorded as deferred airborne lease incentives on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and are recognized as a reduction of the cost of service revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement with the airline. We recognized $1.8 million and $3.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $1.0 million and $1.7 million for the comparable prior year periods as a reduction to our cost of service revenue in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2013, deferred airborne lease incentives of $7.7 million and $48.5 million are included in current and non-current liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2012, deferred airborne lease incentives of $5.9 million and $40.0 million are included in current and non-current liabilities, respectively, in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The revenue share paid to the airlines represents an operating lease payment and is deemed to be contingent rental payments, as the payments due to each airline are based on a percentage of our CA-NA service revenue generated from that airline’s passengers, which is unknown until realized. As such, we cannot estimate the lease payments due to an airline at the commencement of our contract with such airline. Rental expense related to the arrangements with commercial airlines included in cost of service revenue is primarily comprised of these revenue share payments offset by the amortization of the deferred airborne lease incentives discussed above. Such rental expenses totaled a net charge of $8.3 million and $15.4 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $5.1 million and $9.6 million for the comparable prior year periods.

Leases and Cell Site Contracts — We have lease agreements relating to certain facilities and equipment, which are considered operating leases. Rent expense for such operating leases was $1.5 million and $2.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $1.2 million and $2.4 million for the comparable prior year periods. Additionally, we have operating leases with wireless service providers for tower space and base station capacity on a volume usage basis (“cell site leases”), some of which provide for minimum annual payments. Our cell site leases generally provide for an initial noncancelable term of up to five years with up to four five-year renewal options. Total cell site rental expense was $1.9 million and $3.6 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $1.5 million and $2.9 million for the comparable prior year periods.

Annual future minimum obligations for operating leases for each of the next five years and thereafter, other than the arrangements we have with our commercial airline partners, as of June 30, 2013, are as follows (in thousands):


	Operating
Years ending December 31,	Leases
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	6,389
2014	$	11,065
2015	$	9,866
2016	$	8,632
2017	$	6,815
Thereafter	$	21,836

Equipment Leases – We lease certain computer equipment under capital leases, for which interest has been imputed with an annual interest rate of 10.0%. As of June 30, 2013 these leases were classified as part of office equipment, furniture, and fixtures in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at a gross cost of $0.7 million. Annual future minimum obligations under capital leases for each of the next five years and thereafter, as of June 30, 2013, are as follows (in thousands):


	Amortization
Years ending December 31,	Expense
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	137
2014		212
2015		88
2016		14
2017		—
Thereafter		—

Total minimum lease payments		451
Less: Amount representing interest		(44	)

Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	407

The $0.4 million present value of net minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2013 has a current portion of $0.2 million and a non-current portion of $0.2 million.

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	12. Commitments and Contingencies Contractual Commitments — We have an agreement with a third party under which the third party develops software that is used in providing in-flight connectivity services. Cash obligations under this agreement include three milestone installment payments of $1.9 million each for total consideration of $5.6 million. The milestone payments were made in May 2011, January 2012, and February 2013. One contract with one of our airline partners requires us to provide our airline partner with an annual cash rebate of $1.8 million and a reduction in certain charges beginning in June 2014 if our service is available on a specified number of aircraft in our airline partner’s fleet by such date. Provided that the number of aircraft on which our service is available remains above the specified threshold, the cash payments will be due each June thereafter through 2023. We have an agreement with one of our airborne equipment vendors that committed us to purchase $21.4 million in satellite based antenna and radome systems as of June 30, 2013, of which $7.0 million remains to be paid. The remaining $7.0 million will become payable once the vendor has received Parts Manufacturing Authority, or PMA, from the Federal Aviation Authority and this product can be shipped to us. We have agreements with two different vendors to provide us with transponder and teleport satellite services. These agreements vary in length and amount and commit us to purchase transponder and teleport satellite services totaling approximately $12.7 million in 2013 (July through December), $30.3 million in 2014, $34.0 million in 2015, $35.2 million in 2016, $34.1 million in 2017, $17.5 million in 2018 and less than $0.1 million in 2019. Damages and Penalties—Certain of our agreements with our airline partners may require us to incur additional obligations as a result of the occurrence of specified events, some of which may be out of our control. One contract covering the international fleet of one of our airline partners requires us to provide a credit or refund of up to $25 million to our airline partner if a competing airline installs satellite connectivity systems on a certain number of aircraft in its international fleet more quickly than we install our system on our airline partner’s international fleet. The refund or credit would be eliminated in its entirety if we complete full installation of our airline partner’s international fleet by January 1, 2015, which date may be extended by up to six months as a result of certain excusable delays. The amount of any such refund or credit depends on a number of facts and circumstances, such as the pace at which we install satellite systems on aircraft delivered to us by our airline partner, as well as some that are not under our control, including, but not limited to, the number of installable aircraft made available to us from our airline partner’s international fleet, our competitor’s ability to install an equal or greater quantity of satellite systems on such competing airlines’ international fleet and any current or future regulatory delays to the extent they are not excusable delays. Any refund or credit may only be applied toward the purchase of, or for a refund of amounts paid by the airline for previously purchased, equipment. This contract also obligates us to pay our airline partner one time liquidated damages in the range of $1 million to $5 million if we fail to obtain certain regulatory approvals related to the provision of satellite-based services by specified deadlines. One contract with another of our airline partners obligates us to pay our airline partner up to $6 million in penalties and installation and other costs if we fail to receive certain regulatory approvals or begin the installation of equipment related to the provision of satellite-based service by specified deadlines. We have entered into a number of agreements with our airline partners that require us to provide a credit or pay liquidated damages to our airline partners on a per aircraft, per day or per hour basis if we are unable to install our equipment on aircraft by specified timelines. The maximum amount of future credits or payments we could be required to make under these agreements is uncertain because the amount of future credits or payments is based on certain variable inputs, including the number of aircraft that are not installed on schedule, the length of time by which the installation is delayed, and the unit of time by which the delay is measured. Indemnifications and Guarantees — In accordance with Delaware law, we indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under this indemnification is uncertain and may be unlimited, depending upon circumstances. However, our Directors’ and Officers’ insurance does provide coverage for certain of these losses. In the ordinary course of business we may occasionally enter into agreements pursuant to which we may be obligated to pay for the failure of performance of others, such as the use of corporate credit cards issued to employees. Based on historical experience, we believe that any material loss related to such guarantees is remote. We have entered into a number of agreements, including our agreements with commercial airlines, pursuant to which we indemnify the other party for losses and expenses suffered or incurred in connection with any patent, copyright, or trademark infringement or misappropriation claim asserted by a third party with respect to our equipment or services. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is uncertain and is typically not limited by the terms of the agreements. American Airlines Bankruptcy—On November 29, 2011, American Airlines filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. While American Airlines has announced that it will continue to operate its business and fly normal flight schedules, there can be no assurance that the filing will not have an adverse effect on our revenue or results of operations in the short- or long-term. Revenue from passengers purchasing our service while flying on aircraft owned by American Airlines accounted for approximately 15% and 15% of consolidated revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and approximately 13% and 13% for the comparable prior year periods. Revenue from passengers purchasing our service while flying on aircraft owned by American Airlines accounted for approximately 23% and 24% of CA-NA revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and approximately 23% and 23% for the comparable prior year periods. Advanced Media Networks Litigation—On December 19, 2011, Advanced Media Networks, L.L.C. (“AMN”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against us for allegedly infringing one of its patents and seeking injunctive relief that would affect both our CA-NA and BA businesses and unspecified monetary damages. On April 9, 2012, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint that named as additional defendants certain of our commercial airline partners and BA customers. On July 31, 2013, we entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement with AMN pursuant to which AMN agreed to dismiss its claims against us and all other defendants with prejudice, and agreed not to sue us, our airline partners or our BA customers in the future for infringement of any patent currently owned by AMN or any related patent based on our products, services or systems, in exchange for us paying an immaterial amount. Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC Litigation—In May 2012, Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against a number of defendants, including Delta Airlines and AirTran Airways, for alleged infringement of several patents in the field of wireless local area networking. AirTran and Delta have requested indemnification from us and under our contracts we are required to indemnify these airlines for defense costs and any damages arising from such litigation to the extent it relates to Gogo technology or services. We intend to seek indemnification, in turn, from certain of our equipment vendors. We have not accrued any liability related to this matter because, due to the early stage of the litigation, the strength of our defenses and a range of possible loss, if any, cannot be determined. The outcome of this matter is inherently uncertain and may have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Stewart Litigation—On April 10, 2013, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted our motion to dismiss, without prejudice, a lawsuit filed on October 4, 2012 by James Stewart against us, on behalf of putative classes of national purchasers and a subclass of California purchasers of our service, alleging claims for monopolization and exclusive dealing under the federal antitrust laws and California state antitrust and unfair practices laws related to the Gogo service offered through our domestic commercial airline partners. The court granted the plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint and the deadline for such filing is August 19, 2013. We have not accrued any liability related to this matter because, due to the early stage of the litigation, the strength of our defenses and a range of possible loss, if any, cannot be determined. Based on currently available information, we believe that we have strong defenses and, in the event an amended complaint is filed by the plaintiffs, intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously, but the outcome of this matter is inherently uncertain and may have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Equity

13. Equity

Preferred and Common Stock—On June 20, 2013, we priced our IPO of 11,000,000 shares of common stock and such shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 21, 2013. The public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $17.00 per share. Upon consummation of the IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock converted into 66,235,473 shares of common stock, which includes 2,135,602 common shares issued in connection with the liquidation preference associated with our Class A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock.

Please refer to Note 3, “Preferred Stock and Common Stock” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus for further information regarding our Preferred Stock and Common Stock.

Preferred Stock Activity

A summary of our preferred stock activity during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):


	Preferred Stock
	Class A			Class B			Junior			Total
Balance at April 1, 2013	$	180,367		$	295,051		$	156,933		$	632,351
Preferred stock return		5,563			8,431			—			13,994
Accretion of preferred stock		493			374			1,728			2,595
Conversion to common stock		(186,423	)		(303,856	)		(158,661	)		(648,940	)

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—


	Preferred Stock
	Class A			Class B			Junior			Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	174,199		$	285,035		$	155,144		$	614,378
Preferred stock return		11,219			18,058			—			29,277
Accretion of preferred stock		1,005			763			3,517			5,285
Conversion to common stock		(186,423	)		(303,856	)		(158,661	)		(648,940	)

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Effective upon the closing of the IPO in June 2013, our previously issued preferred stock was no longer outstanding as all such preferred stock was converted into our common stock. Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 100,000,000 shares of new preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 per share. No shares of this new preferred stock have been issued. The preferred stock may be issued, from time to time, in one or more series as authorized by the Board of Directors, which has the authority to designate the terms of any series of preferred stock issued, including, without limitation, the number of shares to be included in the series of preferred stock, any dividend, redemption, conversion rights or voting powers and the designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights.

Our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorized an additional 397,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share bringing the total authorized shares of common stock to 500,000,000 shares.

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

14. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

A three-tier fair value hierarchy has been established which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include:

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Level 1 — defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

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Level 2 — defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

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Level 3 — defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

Long-Term Debt:

Our financial assets and liabilities that are disclosed but not measured at fair value include the Amended Senior Term Facility and the Alaska Facility, both of which are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet at cost, as defined in Note 9, “Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities”. Based on market conditions as of June 30, 2013, the fair value of the Amended Senior Term Facility and the Alaska Facility approximated their carrying values of $243.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively (see Note 9, “Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities”). These fair value measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy since they are determined based upon significant inputs observable in the market including interest rates on recent financings by entities with credit profiles similar to ours. We estimated the fair values of the Amended Senior Term Facility and the Alaska Facility by calculating the upfront cash payment a market participant would require to assume these obligations. The upfront cash payment, excluding any issuance costs, is the amount that a market participant would be able to lend at June 30, 2013 to an entity with a credit rating similar to ours and achieve sufficient cash inflows to cover the scheduled cash outflows under the Amended Senior Term Facility and the Alaska Facility.

Derivative Liabilities:

As described in Note 3, “Preferred Stock and Common Stock” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus, the liquidation preference associated with our Class A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock is considered an embedded derivative as it provided for a minimum return upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, such as an IPO. Upon consummation of the IPO, 2,135,602 common shares were issued in connection with the liquidation preference minimum return. As the public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $17.00 per share, the value of the liquidation preference was $36.3 million, which we believe constitutes Level 2 observable inputs.

As discussed in Note 3, “Preferred Stock and Common Stock,” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus, our Class A Preferred Stock and Junior Preferred Stock included features that qualified as embedded derivatives. The embedded derivatives were bifurcated from the host contract and separately accounted for as a derivative liability. As derivative liabilities, these features are required to be initially recorded at the fair value on date of issuance and marked to fair value at the end of each reporting period, resulting in a noncash charge/benefit to other (income) expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the derivatives was valued using an income approach and a probability-weighted expected return method (“PWERM”) using Level 3 unobservable inputs, as the income approach and PWERM were deemed to best represent the valuation models investors would likely use in valuing us.

The following table presents the fair value reconciliation of Level 3 derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):


	2012
Class A Preferred Stock Balance at April 1	$	8,513
Included in other (income) expense		(8,513	)

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at June 30	$	—

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at January 1	$	9,640
Included in other (income) expense		(9,640	)

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at June 30	$	—

Income Tax	6 Months Ended
Income Tax	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax	15. Income Tax The effective income tax rates for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 were (0.5%) and (0.8%), respectively, and 7.1% and (383.8%) for the comparable prior year periods. Income tax expense recorded in each period was similar, with differences in pre-tax income causing the change in the effective tax rate. The difference between our effective tax rates and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was primarily due to the recording of a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets and the effect of the fair value adjustments to our derivative liabilities, which are excluded from taxable income (loss). We are subject to taxation in the United States, Canada and various states. With few exceptions, as of June 30, 2013, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, or local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009. We record penalties and interest relating to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision line item in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. No penalties or interest related to uncertain tax positions were recorded for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, we did not have a liability recorded for interest or potential penalties. It is reasonably possible that there will be a decrease of $0.2 million in the unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months because of an expected settlement with the tax authorities.

Business Segments and Major Customers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments and Major Customers

16. Business Segments and Major Customers

Effective January 1, 2013, we realigned our reporting segments into the following three segments: Commercial Aviation North America, or “CA-NA,” Commercial Aviation Rest of World, or “CA-ROW,” and Business Aviation, or “BA”. We previously reported three segments: commercial aviation or CA, International, and BA. The realignment is intended to better align our reporting structure to the way in which we manage our business. The BA segment was not impacted by the realignment. Prior period segment disclosures have been restated to conform to the current year presentation.

CA-NA Segment: Our CA-NA segment provides in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to commercial airline passengers flying routes that begin and end within North America, which for this purpose includes the continental United States (including Alaska), Canada and Mexico.

CA-ROW Segment: Through our CA-ROW segment we intend to provide in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to passengers flying on foreign-based commercial airlines and international flights of North American based commercial airlines. This includes routes that begin or end outside of North America (as defined above) for which our international service is provided. Our CA-ROW business is in the start-up phase as we initiated our international expansion efforts in the first quarter of 2012.

BA Segment: Our BA business provides equipment for in-flight connectivity along with voice and data services to the business aviation market. BA services include Gogo Biz, our in-flight broadband service that utilizes both our ATG network and our ATG spectrum, and satellite-based voice and data services through strategic alliances with satellite companies. Customers include business aircraft manufacturers, owners, and operators, as well as government and military entities.

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus. Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation. There are no revenue transactions between segments. We currently do not generate a significant amount of foreign revenue. We do not segregate assets between segments for internal reporting. Therefore, asset-related information has not been presented.

Management evaluates performance and allocates resources to each segment based on segment profit (loss), which is calculated internally as net income (loss) attributable to common stock before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain non-cash charges (including amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives, stock compensation expense, fair value derivative adjustments, Class A and Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock Return, accretion of preferred stock, and write off of deferred equity financing costs). Segment profit (loss) is a measure of performance reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and evaluating segment performance. In addition, segment profit (loss) is included herein in conformity with ASC 280-10, Segment Reporting. Management believes that segment profit (loss) provides useful information for analyzing and evaluating the underlying operating results of each segment. However, segment profit (loss) should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to common stock or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, our computation of segment profit (loss) may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies.

Information regarding our reportable segments is as follows: (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	49,346		$	71		$	12,583	$	62,000
Equipment revenue		426			148			16,863		17,437

Total revenue	$	49,772		$	219		$	29,446	$	79,437

Segment profit (loss)	$	2,669		$	(9,372	)	$	10,491	$	3,788


	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	32,115		$	—		$	8,134	$	40,249
Equipment revenue		412			480			16,738		17,630

Total revenue	$	32,527		$	480		$	24,872	$	57,879

Segment profit (loss)	$	(2,522	)	$	(3,038	)	$	9,740	$	4,180


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	92,152		$	1,269		$	23,514	$	116,935
Equipment revenue		985			168			32,103		33,256

Total revenue	$	93,137		$	1,437		$	55,617	$	150,191

Segment profit (loss)	$	2,284		$	(15,592	)	$	19,947	$	6,639


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	61,309		$	—		$	15,355	$	76,664
Equipment revenue		839			480			34,169		35,488

Total revenue	$	62,148		$	480		$	49,524	$	112,152

Segment profit (loss)	$	(4,913	)	$	(5,598	)	$	18,744	$	8,233

A reconciliation of segment profit (loss) to the relevant consolidated amounts is as follows (in thousands):


	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
CA-NA segment profit (loss)	$	2,669		$	(2,522	)	$	2,284		$	(4,913	)
CA-ROW segment loss		(9,372	)		(3,038	)		(15,592	)		(5,598	)
BA segment profit		10,491			9,740			19,947			18,744

Total segment profit		3,788			4,180			6,639			8,233
Interest income		14			15			33			25
Interest expense		(10,370	)		(530	)		(14,290	)		(599	)
Depreciation and amortization		(13,709	)		(9,162	)		(27,554	)		(17,427	)
Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives ⁽¹⁾		1,764			953			3,336			1,706
Stock compensation expense		(905	)		(846	)		(1,783	)		(1,695	)
Fair value derivative adjustments		(36,305	)		8,513			(36,305	)		9,640
Other income		1			—			—			—

Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(55,722	)	$	3,123		$	(69,924	)	$	(117	)

(1)

Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentive only relates to our CA-NA segment. See Note 11, “Leases” for further information.

Major Customers and Airline Partnerships—During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, no customer accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue. As of June 30, 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated accounts receivable. In CA-NA, one party made up approximately 15% of consolidated accounts receivable as of December 31, 2012.

In our CA-NA segment, revenue from passengers using the Gogo service while flying on aircraft owned by two of our airline partners accounted for approximately 41% of consolidated revenue for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, and approximately 39% and 38% for the comparable prior year periods.

Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits	6 Months Ended
Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits	Jun. 30, 2013
Text Block [Abstract]
Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits	17. Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Share-Based Compensation—We have awards outstanding under two share-based compensation plans as of June 30, 2013, the Aircell Holdings Inc. Stock Option Plan and the AC Management LLC plan. See Note 11, “Share-Based Compensation” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus for further information regarding these plans. For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, 1,286,882 stock options were granted, 170,053 stock options were forfeited, 23,278 stock options were expired, and 63,860 stock options were exercised. Share-based compensation totaled $0.9 million and $1.8 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the comparable prior year periods. 401(k) Plan — Under our 401(k) plan, all employees who are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan are entitled to make tax-deferred contributions of up to 15% of annual compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. We match 100% of the employee’s first 4% of contributions made, subject to annual limitations. Our matching contributions for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $0.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the comparable prior year periods. Bonus Arrangements — We have not paid certain cash bonuses under the discretionary incentive plan in 2008. We did commit, however, to paying these bonuses in the future if certain conditions were satisfied. We have committed to pay bonuses to CA-NA employees at and above the Vice President level if and when we achieve positive cash flow for one fiscal quarter. In general, to be eligible for such bonus payouts, the employee must remain employed by us on the payment date. The amount of the contingent payout is approximately $0.4 million in the aggregate, but such amount has not been accrued as of June 30, 2013, as the payout cannot be deemed probable at this time.

Research and Development Costs	6 Months Ended
Research and Development Costs	Jun. 30, 2013
Research And Development [Abstract]
Research and Development Costs	18. Research and Development Costs Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs were $7.4 million and $15.1 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $5.5 million and $10.9 million for the comparable prior year periods. Research and development costs are reported as a component of engineering, design and development expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Canadian ATG Spectrum License

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Text Block [Abstract]

Canadian ATG Spectrum License

19. Canadian ATG Spectrum License

On July 17, 2012, Industry Canada issued to our Canadian subsidiary a subordinate license that allows us to use Canadian ATG spectrum of which SkySurf Canada Communications Inc. (“SkySurf”) is the primary licensee. On July 24, 2012 we entered into a subordinate license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with SkySurf and on August 14, 2012 the agreement commenced. The License Agreement supersedes the spectrum manager lease agreement (the “Spectrum Agreement”) that we entered into with SkySurf on July 27, 2011. The License Agreement provides for our exclusive rights to use SkySurf’s ATG spectrum licenses in Canada. The License Agreement has an initial term of ten years commencing on August 14, 2012 and, provided that the primary spectrum license agreement issued by Industry Canada to SkySurf remains in effect, is renewable at our option for an additional ten-year term following the initial expiration and thereafter for a further five-year term. We made a one-time payment of C$3.3 million, which was equivalent to approximately U.S. $3.3 million (“one-time payment”). The renewal of the primary spectrum license will depend upon the satisfaction by Gogo and SkySurf of certain conditions set forth in the license, including, without limitation, a network build-out requirement. The term of the License Agreement, including the initial ten-year term and any renewals, is contingent on the effectiveness and renewal of the primary spectrum license issued by Industry Canada to SkySurf on June 30, 2009, which expires on June 29, 2019. We are to pay SkySurf C$0.1 million, which is equivalent to U.S. $0.1 million, monthly during the initial ten-year term of the License Agreement. Additionally, we are to make variable monthly payments based on the number of cell sites in Canada and the number of Canadian-domiciled commercial aircraft on which we provide our service.

As the License Agreement is for our exclusive use of a license, which is considered a right to use an intangible asset and thus not property, plant, or equipment, the agreement is not considered a lease for accounting purposes. As such, we recorded the SkySurf one-time payment as an asset in our consolidated balance sheet at the time of payment. As of June 30, 2013, the one-time payment had balances of $0.1 million and $2.9 million included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other non-current assets, respectively, in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The one-time payment will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated term of the agreement of 25-years. Amortization expense for the one-time payment for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):


	SkySurf
Years ending December 31,	Amortization
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	62
2014	$	124
2015	$	124
2016	$	124
2017	$	124
Thereafter	$	2,421

Amortization expense totaled less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

The monthly payments are expensed as incurred and totaled approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Jun. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation *The Business—Gogo Inc. (“we, us, our,” etc.) is a holding company, which through its operating subsidiaries is a provider of in-flight connectivity and wireless in-cabin digital entertainment solutions. Effective January 1, 2013, we realigned our operating segments into the following three segments: Commercial Aviation North America or “CA-NA,” Commercial Aviation Rest of World or “CA-ROW” and Business Aviation or “BA”. We previously reported three segments: commercial aviation or CA, International, and BA. The realignment is intended to better align our reporting structure to the way in which we manage our business. The BA segment was not impacted by the realignment. Prior period segment disclosures have been restated to conform to the current year presentation. Our CA-NA business provides “Gogo^®” branded in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to commercial airline passengers flying routes that begin and end within North America, which for this purpose includes the continental United States (including Alaska), Canada and Mexico. Through our CA-ROW business we intend to provide in-flight connectivity and wireless digital entertainment solutions to passengers flying on foreign-based commercial airlines and international flights of U.S.-based commercial airlines. This includes routes that begin or end outside of North America (as defined above) for which our international service is provided. Our CA-ROW business is in the start-up phase as we initiated our international expansion efforts in the first quarter of 2012. Our BA business sells equipment for in-flight telecommunications and provides in-flight internet connectivity and other voice and data communications products and services to the business aviation market. BA services include Gogo Biz, our in-flight broadband service that utilizes both our air-to-ground (“ATG”) network and our ATG spectrum, and satellite-based voice and data services through our strategic alliances with satellite companies. Basis of Presentation*—The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in conformity with Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our annual audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of interim periods have been made. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature, except as otherwise disclosed. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the financial statements of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and our affiliate, AC Management LLC (“ACM”). We are the managing member of ACM, an affiliate whose units are owned by members of management. ACM was established for the sole purpose of providing an ownership stake in us to members of management, and ACM’s transactions effectively represent a share-based compensation plan. Since we are the managing member of ACM and thereby control ACM, including controlling which members of management are granted ownership interests, ACM is included in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. On June 20, 2013, we priced our Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of 11,000,000 shares of our common stock and such shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 21, 2013. The public offering price of the shares sold in the offering was $17.00 per share. Upon consummation of the IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock converted into 66,235,473 shares of common stock. As described in Note 3, “Preferred Stock and Common Stock” to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in our Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 (our “Prospectus”), the liquidation preference associated with our Class A Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class A Preferred Stock”) provided for a minimum return upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, such as an IPO. The additional common shares issued in connection with such minimum return upon the consummation of the IPO are included in the number of common shares above into which the preferred stock converted. In connection with our IPO our Board of Directors authorized a 103 for 1 split of our common stock which was effected on June 17, 2013. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the stock split.
Use of Estimates	*Use of Estimates*—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates the significant estimates and bases such estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Under agreements with certain of our airline partners to upgrade certain fleets to our new ATG-4 airborne equipment from our existing ATG airborne equipment, on a quarterly basis we reassess the useful lives of the ATG component parts requiring replacement. As a result of our analysis, we shortened the useful lives of these component parts to be consistent with when the aircraft are expected to be upgraded under this retrofit program. The change in estimated useful lives related to this specific retrofit program resulted in $0.7 million and $3.5 million increases in the accelerated depreciation recorded in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively, which increased net loss per basic and fully diluted share by $0.05 and $0.33, respectively, for those periods. We expect to incur an additional $2.9 million of accelerated depreciation through the third quarter of 2014. The weighted average useful life of our ATG component parts scheduled to be upgraded under this retrofit program before and after the reassessment was seven years and 3.7 years, respectively. The useful lives of ATG component parts not scheduled to be upgraded as part of this retrofit program remained at seven years.
Comprehensive Income/Loss	Comprehensive Income/Loss - Comprehensive income/loss for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 is net loss plus unrealized losses on foreign currency translation adjustments.
Earnings Per Share	Basic and diluted net loss per share have been calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”), using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Our Class A Preferred Stock, Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Class B Preferred Stock”) and Junior Convertible Preferred Stock (“Junior Preferred Stock”) are all considered participating securities requiring the two-class method to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share. In periods of a net loss attributable to common stock, the three classes of preferred stock are excluded from the computation of basic earnings per share either due to the fact that they are not required to fund losses or because the redemption amount is not reduced as a result of losses. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 all outstanding shares of common stock underlying ACM units and stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding because they were anti-dilutive. Additionally, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock for the period prior to their conversion into common stock upon the IPO were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding because they were anti-dilutive.

Net Loss Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share using Two-Class Method

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net income (loss)	$	(55,989	)	$	2,900		$	(70,466	)	$	(566	)
Less: Preferred stock return		13,994			13,377			29,277			24,905
Less: Accretion of preferred stock		2,595			2,612			5,285			5,198

Undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)

Common stock undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)
Class A Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—
Class B Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—
Junior Preferred Stock undistributed losses		—			—			—			—

Undistributed losses	$	(72,578	)	$	(13,089	)	$	(105,028	)	$	(30,669	)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted		14,585			6,798			10,694			6,798

Net loss attributable to common stock per share-basic and diluted	$	(4.98	)	$	(1.93	)	$	(9.82	)	$	(4.51	)

Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Inventories Included within BA Segment

Inventories as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of which were included within the BA segment, were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Work-in-process component parts	$	12,897	$	9,997
Finished goods		3,546		2,152

	$	16,443	$	12,149

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Office equipment, furniture, and fixtures	$	17,604		$	15,895
Leasehold improvements		7,293			7,152
Airborne equipment		203,390			163,896
Network equipment		114,813			96,000

		343,100			282,943
Accumulated depreciation		(105,047	)		(85,269	)

Property and equipment, net	$	238,053		$	197,674

Other Non-Current Assets

Other non-current assets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Canadian ATG license payments ⁽¹⁾	$	2,855	$	3,080
Deposits on satellite technology solutions equipment and airborne equipment		8,434		5,747
Deposits on satellite services		4,774		—
Other		1,759		2,036

Total other non-current assets	$	17,822	$	10,863

(1)

See Note 19, “Canadian ATG License” for further information.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Employee benefits	$	8,755	$	11,212
Airline revenue share		8,183		6,261
Property, use, sales, and income tax		2,632		2,917
Airborne installation costs		4,825		2,866
Airborne equipment		6,618		9,343
Accrued equity financing costs		3,032		170
Airfone Acquisition related liabilities ⁽¹⁾		4,073		—
Other		15,113		13,183

Total accrued liabilities	$	53,231	$	45,952

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):


	CA-NA		CA-ROW		BA		Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	—	$	—	$	620	$	620
Acquisition of Airfone ⁽¹⁾		—		—		3,049		3,049

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—	$	—	$	3,669	$	3,669

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Schedule of Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill

Our intangible assets, other than goodwill, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands, except for weighted average remaining useful life):


	Weighted
	Average		As of June 30, 2013							As of December 31, 2012
	Remaining		Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Useful Life		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	(in years)		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
Software		3.2	$	63,866	$	(38,918	)	$	24,948	$	58,765	$	(35,263	)	$	23,502
Trademark/trade name ⁽¹⁾		4.8		3,072		(2,863	)		209		2,852		(2,852	)		—
Aircell Axxess technology		1.6		4,129		(3,688	)		441		4,129		(3,549	)		580
OEM and dealer relationships		3.6		6,724		(4,314	)		2,410		6,724		(3,978	)		2,746
Service customer relationships ⁽¹⁾		4.8		8,081		(1,292	)		6,789		981		(981	)		—

Total amortized intangible assets			$	85,872	$	(51,075	)	$	34,797	$	73,451	$	(46,623	)	$	26,828

Unamortized intangible assets:
FCC Licenses ⁽¹⁾			$	32,283	$	—		$	32,283	$	31,319	$	—		$	31,319

Total intangible assets			$	118,155	$	(51,075	)	$	67,080	$	104,770	$	(46,623	)	$	58,147

(1)

See Note 6, “Airfone Acquisition” for further information.

Summary of Amortization Expenses

Amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):


	Amortization
Years ending December 31,	Expense
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	5,019
2014	$	9,687
2015	$	7,355
2016	$	5,542
2017	$	3,863
Thereafter	$	3,331

Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]

Principal Repayments under Long Term Debt

As of June 30, 2013, the mandatory principal payments under the Amended Senior Term Facility for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


	Credit
Years ending December 31,	Facility
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	3,100
2014	$	6,200
2015	$	6,200
2016	$	6,200
2017	$	222,219
Thereafter	$	—

Alaska Facility [Member]

Principal Repayments under Long Term Debt

Principal payments under the Alaska Facility in each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


	Alaska
Years ending December 31,	Facility
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	252
2014	$	504
2015	$	504
2016	$	504
2017	$	—
Thereafter	$	—

Interest Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Text Block [Abstract]

Summary of Interest Costs

The following is a summary of our interest costs for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense	$	6,603	$	490	$	10,137	$	559
Amortization of deferred financing costs		785		40		1,171		40
Non lender fees ⁽¹⁾		2,982		—		2,982		—

Interest costs charged to expense	$	10,370	$	530	$	14,290	$	599
Interest costs capitalized to property and equipment		210		—		402		—
Interest costs capitalized to software		128		—		209		—

Total interest costs	$	10,708	$	530	$	14,901	$	599

(1)

Primarily consists of fees paid to legal counsel and underwriters in connection with the New Borrowing.

Leases (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Text Block [Abstract]

Annual Future Minimum Obligations for Operating Leases Other than Arrangements with Commercial Airline Partners


	Operating
Years ending December 31,	Leases
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	6,389
2014	$	11,065
2015	$	9,866
2016	$	8,632
2017	$	6,815
Thereafter	$	21,836

Annual Future Minimum Obligations under Capital Leases

Annual future minimum obligations under capital leases for each of the next five years and thereafter, as of June 30, 2013, are as follows (in thousands):


	Amortization
Years ending December 31,	Expense
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	137
2014		212
2015		88
2016		14
2017		—
Thereafter		—

Total minimum lease payments		451
Less: Amount representing interest		(44	)

Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	407

Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Text Block [Abstract]

Summary of Preferred Stock Activity

A summary of our preferred stock activity during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):


	Preferred Stock
	Class A			Class B			Junior			Total
Balance at April 1, 2013	$	180,367		$	295,051		$	156,933		$	632,351
Preferred stock return		5,563			8,431			—			13,994
Accretion of preferred stock		493			374			1,728			2,595
Conversion to common stock		(186,423	)		(303,856	)		(158,661	)		(648,940	)

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—


	Preferred Stock
	Class A			Class B			Junior			Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	174,199		$	285,035		$	155,144		$	614,378
Preferred stock return		11,219			18,058			—			29,277
Accretion of preferred stock		1,005			763			3,517			5,285
Conversion to common stock		(186,423	)		(303,856	)		(158,661	)		(648,940	)

Balance at June 30, 2013	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities on Recurring Basis


	2012
Class A Preferred Stock Balance at April 1	$	8,513
Included in other (income) expense		(8,513	)

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at June 30	$	—

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at January 1	$	9,640
Included in other (income) expense		(9,640	)

Class A Preferred Stock Balance at June 30	$	—

Business Segments and Major Customers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Reportable Segments

Information regarding our reportable segments is as follows: (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	49,346		$	71		$	12,583	$	62,000
Equipment revenue		426			148			16,863		17,437

Total revenue	$	49,772		$	219		$	29,446	$	79,437

Segment profit (loss)	$	2,669		$	(9,372	)	$	10,491	$	3,788


	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	32,115		$	—		$	8,134	$	40,249
Equipment revenue		412			480			16,738		17,630

Total revenue	$	32,527		$	480		$	24,872	$	57,879

Segment profit (loss)	$	(2,522	)	$	(3,038	)	$	9,740	$	4,180


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2013
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	92,152		$	1,269		$	23,514	$	116,935
Equipment revenue		985			168			32,103		33,256

Total revenue	$	93,137		$	1,437		$	55,617	$	150,191

Segment profit (loss)	$	2,284		$	(15,592	)	$	19,947	$	6,639


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012
	CA-NA			CA-ROW			BA		Total
Service revenue	$	61,309		$	—		$	15,355	$	76,664
Equipment revenue		839			480			34,169		35,488

Total revenue	$	62,148		$	480		$	49,524	$	112,152

Segment profit (loss)	$	(4,913	)	$	(5,598	)	$	18,744	$	8,233

Reconciliation of Segment Profit (loss)

A reconciliation of segment profit (loss) to the relevant consolidated amounts is as follows (in thousands):


	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
CA-NA segment profit (loss)	$	2,669		$	(2,522	)	$	2,284		$	(4,913	)
CA-ROW segment loss		(9,372	)		(3,038	)		(15,592	)		(5,598	)
BA segment profit		10,491			9,740			19,947			18,744

Total segment profit		3,788			4,180			6,639			8,233
Interest income		14			15			33			25
Interest expense		(10,370	)		(530	)		(14,290	)		(599	)
Depreciation and amortization		(13,709	)		(9,162	)		(27,554	)		(17,427	)
Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives ⁽¹⁾		1,764			953			3,336			1,706
Stock compensation expense		(905	)		(846	)		(1,783	)		(1,695	)
Fair value derivative adjustments		(36,305	)		8,513			(36,305	)		9,640
Other income		1			—			—			—

Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(55,722	)	$	3,123		$	(69,924	)	$	(117	)

(1)

Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentive only relates to our CA-NA segment. See Note 11, “Leases” for further information.

Canadian ATG Spectrum License (Tables) (License Agreement [Member])

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

License Agreement [Member]

Summary of Amortization Expense

Amortization expense for the one-time payment for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):


	SkySurf
Years ending December 31,	Amortization
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$	62
2014	$	124
2015	$	124
2016	$	124
2017	$	124
Thereafter	$	2,421

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Segment	Jun. 30, 2013 Equipment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Estimated Useful Lives [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Estimated Useful Lives [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Estimated Useful Lives [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jun. 21, 2013 IPO [Member]	Jun. 17, 2013 IPO [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments	3
Common Stock Shares Issued						11,000,000
Initial Public Offering (IPO) price per share						$ 17.00
Initial public offering trade date						Jun. 21, 2013
Number of convertible preferred stock converted into common stock						66,235,473
Stock split ratio, per 1 share of common stock							103
Increase in depreciation expense			$ 0.7	$ 3.5
Increased net loss per basic and fully diluted share			$ 0.05	$ 0.33
Expected additional accelerated depreciation			$ 2.9
Weighted average useful life of ATG component parts scheduled to be upgraded under retrofit program after analysis		7 years			3 years 8 months 12 days

Net Loss Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share using Two-Class Method (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ (55,989)	$ 2,900	$ (70,466)	$ (566)
Less: Preferred stock return	13,994	13,377	29,277	24,905
Less: Accretion of preferred stock	2,595	2,612	5,285	5,198
Undistributed losses	(72,578)	(13,089)	(105,028)	(30,669)
Common Stock Undistributed losses	(72,578)	(13,089)	(105,028)	(30,669)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted	14,585	6,798	10,694	6,798
Net loss attributable to common stock per share-basic and diluted	$ (4.98)	$ (1.93)	$ (9.82)	$ (4.51)
Common Stock [Member]
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Common Stock Undistributed losses	(72,578)	(13,089)	(105,028)	(30,669)
Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Less: Preferred stock return	5,563		11,219
Less: Accretion of preferred stock	493		1,005
Common Stock Undistributed losses
Class B Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Less: Preferred stock return	8,431		18,058
Less: Accretion of preferred stock	374		763
Common Stock Undistributed losses
Junior Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Less: Accretion of preferred stock	1,728		3,517
Common Stock Undistributed losses

Inventories - Components of Inventories Included within BA Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Work-in-process component parts	$ 12,897	$ 9,997
Finished goods	3,546	2,152
Inventory, Total	$ 16,443	$ 12,149

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts - Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 343,100	$ 282,943
Accumulated depreciation	(105,047)	(85,269)
Property and equipment, net	238,053	197,674
Office equipment, furniture, and fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	17,604	15,895
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	7,293	7,152
Airborne equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	203,390	163,896
Network equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 114,813	$ 96,000

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts - Other Non-Current Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Assets [Abstract]
Canadian ATG license payments	$ 2,855	$ 3,080
Deposits on satellite technology solutions equipment and airborne equipment	8,434	5,747
Deposits on satellite services	4,774
Other	1,759	2,036
Total other non-current assets	$ 17,822	$ 10,863

Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts - Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Employee benefits	$ 8,755	$ 11,212
Airline revenue share	8,183	6,261
Property, use, sales, and income tax	2,632	2,917
Airborne installation costs	4,825	2,866
Airborne equipment	6,618	9,343
Accrued equity financing costs	3,032	170
Airfone Acquisition related liabilities (1)	4,073
Other	15,113	13,183
Total accrued liabilities	$ 53,231	$ 45,952

Airfone Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 11, 2013 Airfone [Member] Customer	Mar. 31, 2013 Airfone [Member]	Apr. 11, 2013 Airfone [Member] Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of subscribers for airborne voice communication services		1,000
Purchase price of acquisition	$ 9,344,000	$ 9,344,000
Potential Telecom Liability			3,000,000
Benefit of indemnity provision, including escrow account	1,000,000	1,000,000
Purchase price allocation, Trade receivables		400,000
Purchase price allocation, Prepaid expenses and other current assets		200,000
Purchase price allocation, Property and equipment		2,200,000
Purchase price allocation, other intangible assets		8,300,000
Purchase price allocation, customer lists				7,100,000
Purchase price allocation, trademarks				200,000
Purchase price allocation, indefinite lived assets				1,000,000
Purchase price allocation, Goodwill	3,049,000	3,049,000
Purchase price allocation, Accrued liabilities		3,100,000
Purchase price allocation, Asset retirement obligations		$ 1,700,000

Intangible Assets - Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at January 1, 2013	$ 620
Acquisition of Airfone	3,049
Balance at June 30, 2013	3,669
CA-NA [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at January 1, 2013
Acquisition of Airfone
Balance at June 30, 2013
CA-ROW [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at January 1, 2013
Acquisition of Airfone
Balance at June 30, 2013
BA [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at January 1, 2013	620
Acquisition of Airfone	3,049
Balance at June 30, 2013	$ 3,669

Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Total intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 118,155	$ 104,770
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	85,872	73,451
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(51,075)	(46,623)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	34,797	26,828
Total intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	67,080	58,147
Software [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)	3 years 2 months 12 days
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	63,866	58,765
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(38,918)	(35,263)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	24,948	23,502
Trademark/Trade Name [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	3,072	2,852
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,863)	(2,852)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	209
Aircell Axxess Technology [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)	1 year 7 months 6 days
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	4,129	4,129
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(3,688)	(3,549)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	441	580
OEM and Dealer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)	3 years 7 months 6 days
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	6,724	6,724
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,314)	(3,978)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	2,410	2,746
Service Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in years)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	8,081	981
Amortized intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization	(1,292)	(981)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	6,789
FCC Licenses [Member]
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Total unamortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	32,283	31,319
Total unamortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Amount	$ 32,283	$ 31,319

Intangible Assets - Summary of Amortization Expenses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$ 5,019
2014	9,687
2015	7,355
2016	5,542
2017	3,863
Thereafter	$ 3,331

Warranties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantees [Abstract]
Warranty reserve balance	$ 0.8	$ 0.9
Warranty period, maximum	5 years
Warranty period, minimum	2 years

Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Letters of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Letters of Credit [Member]	Apr. 04, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member] Interest Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Interest Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member] Base Rate [Member] Interest Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Nov. 12, 2011 Alaska Facility [Member]	Nov. 02, 2010 Alaska Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Alaska Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Alaska Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Alaska Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Alaska Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Alaska Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Alaska Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 21, 2012 Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net cash proceeds from borrowings								$ 103,000,000																	$ 125,400,000
Debt issuance fees			6,975,000	9,609,000																					9,609,000
Borrowings under credit facilities			113,000,000	135,000,000				113,000,000
Amount of credit facility agreement									248,000,000	248,000,000								4,100,000							135,000,000
Additional fees paid, New borrowing								10,000,000
Credit facility amount outstanding									243,900,000	243,900,000	133,300,000								1,800,000	2,000,000
Percentage owned of capital stock of direct foreign subsidiary										65.00%
Minimum cash balance									5,000,000	5,000,000
Principal payment										1,600,000																	800,000
Weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions												0.50%
Statutory Rate floor												1.50%
LIBOR premium 1												1.00%
LIBOR premium 2												2.50%
Libor rate loan margin													9.75%
Base rate loan margin														8.75%
Interest rate on outstanding LIBOR loans												11.25%
Interest expense related to new borrowing	2,982,000		2,982,000							2,982,000
Amortization of deferred financing cost	785,000	40,000	1,171,000	40,000					785,000	1,171,000																40,000		40,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs	14,630,000		14,630,000		8,826,000				14,630,000	14,630,000
Leverage ratio																3.25
Percentage used for mandatory prepayment										50.00%
Leverage ratio															3.25	2.0
Percentage of prepayment										25.00%
Leverage ratio															2.0
Voluntary prepayment percentage									3.00%	3.00%
Voluntary prepayment percentage									3.00%	3.00%
Interest rate outstanding																		10.00%
Term of credit facility																	5 years	6 years
Increase in basis points of revenue share																			5.00%
Increase in basis points thereafter of revenue share																			3.00%
Revenue share																					100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
Credit facility/Letters of creidt amount outstanding						$ 600,000	$ 900,000

Long-Term Debt and Other Liabilities - Principal Repayments under Long Term Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Senior Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$ 3,100
2014	6,200
2015	6,200
2016	6,200
2017	222,219
Alaska Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	252
2014	504
2015	504
2016	504
2017
Thereafter

Interest Costs - Summary of Interest Costs (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Interest [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 6,603	$ 490	$ 10,137	$ 559
Amortization of deferred financing costs	785	40	1,171	40
Non lender fees	2,982		2,982
Interest costs charged to expense	10,370	530	14,290	599
Total interest costs	10,708	530	14,901	599
Property and Equipment [Member]
Schedule Of Interest [Line Items]
Interest costs capitalized	210		402
Software [Member]
Schedule Of Interest [Line Items]
Interest costs capitalized	$ 128		$ 209

Leases - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Leases [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives	$ 1,764	$ 953	$ 3,336	$ 1,706
Deferred airborne lease incentives included in current liabilities	7,741		7,741		5,917
Deferred airborne lease incentives included in non-current liabilities	48,504		48,504		40,043
Property, plant and equipment	238,053		238,053		197,674
Present value of net minimum lease payments	407		407
Present value of net minimum lease payments, Current portion	200		200
Present value of net minimum lease payments, Non-current portion	200		200
Computer Equipment [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Annual interest rate imputed			10.00%
Property, plant and equipment	700		700
Airborne Lease [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Revenue share expense, net of amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives	8,300	5,100	15,400	9,600
Certain Facilities and Equipment [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Rental expense	1,500	1,200	2,800	2,400
Cell Site Leases [Member]
Leases [Line Items]
Rental expense	$ 1,900	$ 1,500	$ 3,600	$ 2,900
Initial noncancelable term			5 years
Number of lease renewals			4

Leases - Annual Future Minimum Obligations for Operating Leases Other than Arrangements with Commercial Airline Partners (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Leases [Abstract]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$ 6,389
2014	11,065
2015	9,866
2016	8,632
2017	6,815
Thereafter	$ 21,836

Leases - Annual Future Minimum Obligation under Capital Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Leases [Abstract]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$ 137
2014	212
2015	88
2016	14
2017
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments	451
Less: Amount representing interest	(44)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$ 407

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Installment payments for milestone			$ 1.9
Number of milestone installment payments over the term of agreement	3		3
Total consideration for milestone payments over the term of agreement			5.6
Contingent annual cash rebate			1.8
Commitment to purchase satellite based antenna and radome systems			21.4
Payment due to purchase satellite based antenna and radome systems	7.0		7.0
Number of vendors			2
Agreement of equipment purchase in fiscal year	12.7		12.7
Agreement of equipment purchase in second year	30.3		30.3
Agreement of equipment purchase in third year	34.0		34.0
Agreement of equipment purchase in fourth year	35.2		35.2
Agreement of equipment purchase in fifth year	34.1		34.1
Agreement of equipment purchase in sixth year	17.5		17.5
Agreement of equipment purchase in seventh year	0.1		0.1
Refund to airline partner			25
Installation of our airline partner's international fleet			Jan. 01, 2015
Penalties, installation and other costs			6
Airline Partners [Member] \| CA-NA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenue earned on aircraft owned by our airline partners as part of segment revenue	23.00%	23.00%	24.00%	23.00%
Airline Partners [Member] \| American Airlines [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenue earned on aircraft owned by our airline partners as part of consolidated revenue	15.00%	13.00%	15.00%	13.00%
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
One time liquidated damages			1
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
One time liquidated damages			$ 5

Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 21, 2013 IPO [Member]	Jun. 21, 2013 IPO [Member] Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Common Stock Shares Issued			11,000,000	2,135,602
Initial Public Offering (IPO) price per share			$ 17.00
Initial public offering trade date			Jun. 21, 2013
Number of convertible preferred stock converted into common stock			66,235,473
Preferred stock share authorized	100,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01
Preferred stock share issued	0
Additional Common Stock Shares authorized	397,000,000
Par value of common stock shares	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Total authorized shares of common stock	500,000,000	103,000,000

Equity - Summary of Preferred Stock Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 632,351		$ 614,378
Preferred stock return	13,994	13,377	29,277	24,905
Accretion of preferred stock	2,595	2,612	5,285	5,198
Conversion to common stock	(648,940)		(648,940)
Ending Balance
Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance	180,367		174,199
Preferred stock return	5,563		11,219
Accretion of preferred stock	493		1,005
Conversion to common stock	(186,423)		(186,423)
Ending Balance
Class B Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance	295,051		285,035
Preferred stock return	8,431		18,058
Accretion of preferred stock	374		763
Conversion to common stock	(303,856)		(303,856)
Ending Balance
Junior Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance	156,933		155,144
Accretion of preferred stock	1,728		3,517
Conversion to common stock	(158,661)		(158,661)
Ending Balance

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 21, 2013 IPO [Member]	Jun. 21, 2013 IPO [Member] Class A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Senior Term Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Alaska Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Alaska Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value of Long term debt							$ 243,900,000	$ 133,300,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 2,000,000
Common Stock Shares Issued					11,000,000	2,135,602
Initial Public Offering IPO) price per share					$ 17.00
Value of liquidation preference	$ (36,305,000)	$ 8,513,000	$ (36,305,000)	$ 9,640,000		$ (36,305,000)

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Class A Preferred Stock [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 8,513	$ 9,640
Included in other (income) expense	$ (8,513)	$ (9,640)

Income Tax - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	(0.50%)	7.10%	(0.80%)	(383.80%)
U.S Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$ 0		$ 0
Liabilities For Interest and Potential Penalties	0		0
Unrecognized tax benefits			$ 0.2

Business Segments and Major Customers - Summary of Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	$ 62,000	$ 40,249	$ 116,935	$ 76,664
Equipment revenue	17,437	17,630	33,256	35,488
Total revenue	79,437	57,879	150,191	112,152
Segment profit (loss)	3,788	4,180	6,639	8,233
CA-NA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	49,346	32,115	92,152	61,309
Equipment revenue	426	412	985	839
Total revenue	49,772	32,527	93,137	62,148
Segment profit (loss)	2,669	(2,522)	2,284	(4,913)
CA-ROW [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	71		1,269
Equipment revenue	148	480	168	480
Total revenue	219	480	1,437	480
Segment profit (loss)	(9,372)	(3,038)	(15,592)	(5,598)
BA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Service revenue	12,583	8,134	23,514	15,355
Equipment revenue	16,863	16,738	32,103	34,169
Total revenue	29,446	24,872	55,617	49,524
Segment profit (loss)	$ 10,491	$ 9,740	$ 19,947	$ 18,744

Business Segments and Major Customers - Reconciliation of Segment Profit (loss) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	$ 3,788	$ 4,180	$ 6,639	$ 8,233
Interest income	14	15	33	25
Interest expense	(10,370)	(530)	(14,290)	(599)
Depreciation and amortization	(13,709)	(9,162)	(27,554)	(17,427)
Amortization of deferred airborne lease incentives	1,764	953	3,336	1,706
Stock compensation expense	905	846	1,783	1,695
Fair value derivative adjustments	(36,305)	8,513	(36,305)	9,640
Other income	1
Income (loss) before income taxes	(55,722)	3,123	(69,924)	(117)
CA-NA [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	2,669	(2,522)	2,284	(4,913)
CA-ROW [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	(9,372)	(3,038)	(15,592)	(5,598)
BA [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	$ 10,491	$ 9,740	$ 19,947	$ 18,744

Business Segments and Major Customers - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Revenue [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2012 Revenue [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Revenue [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2012 Revenue [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 CA-NA [Member] Airline Partners [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2012 CA-NA [Member] Airline Partners [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 CA-NA [Member] Airline Partners [Member] Customer	Jun. 30, 2012 CA-NA [Member] Airline Partners [Member] Customer	Dec. 31, 2012 CA-NA [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of customers meeting concentration risk threshold	0	0	0	0	0					1
Percentage of benchmark	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	41.00%	39.00%	41.00%	38.00%	15.00%
Number of airline partners subject to benchmark measurement						2	2	2	2

Employee Retirement and Postretirement Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Plans	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Plans	Jun. 30, 2012
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Stock Options, Granted			1,286,882
Stock Options, Forfeited			170,053
Stock Options, Expired			23,278
Stock Options, Exercised			63,860
Number of share based compensation plans	2		2
Stock compensation expense	$ 905,000	$ 846,000	$ 1,783,000	$ 1,695,000
Maximum percentage of annual gross salary allowable			15.00%
Employee Contribution			100.00%
Percentage of employees contribution matched by the company			4.00%
Employer Contribution	500,000	400,000	1,100,000	800,000
Contingent bonus payout not yet accrued	$ 400,000		$ 400,000

Canadian ATG Spectrum License - Additional Information (Detail)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2012 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2012 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] CAD	Jun. 30, 2013 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 License Agreement [Member] Canadian ATG Spectrum License Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member] USD ($)
Agreements [Line Items]
Initial term of agreement			10 years	10 years
Commencement date of agreement			Aug. 14, 2012	Aug. 14, 2012
Additional renewal period following the initial expiration			10 years	10 years
Renewable period thereafter			5 years	5 years
One-time agreement payment			$ 3,300,000	3,300,000
Expiration date of agreement between SkySurf with Industry Canada			Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019
Monthly payment during the initial term of agreement			100,000	100,000
One-time payment included in prepaid expenses					100,000	100,000
One-time payment included in other current assets and other non-current assets	2,855,000	3,080,000			2,855,000	2,855,000
Amortization period of agreement						25 years
Total amortization expenses							100,000	100,000
Total amount of monthly payments incurred					$ 200,000	$ 500,000

Canadian ATG Spectrum License - Summary of Amortization Expense (Detail) (Licensing Agreements [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense [Line Items]
2013 (period from July 1 to December 31)	$ 62
2014	124
2015	124
2016	124
2017	124
Thereafter	$ 2,421

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Acquisition of Airfone, restricted cash	$ 1.0