Business & Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 22, 2017
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Sep. 30, 2017
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satellite_radio_system
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Sep. 30, 2016
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |||
| Number of satellite radio systems | satellite_radio_system | 2 | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||
| Investment in convertible preferred stock | $ 480,000 | $ 0 | |
| Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract] | |||
| Number of reportable segments | segment | 1 | ||
| Pandora | Investee | |||
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| Investment in convertible preferred stock | $ 480,000 | $ 480,000 | |
| Liberty Media | Common Stock | Management | |||
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| Related party ownership percentage | 69.00% | ||
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| Length of prepaid subscriptions, term | 3 months | ||
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| Length of prepaid subscriptions, term | 12 months | ||
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