Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Revenue and Other Income, Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
May 24, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Dividend received from unconsolidated entity investment | $ 3,606,000 | $ 7,160,000 | |||
| Sirius XM Canada | Equity Method Investee | |||||
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| Earning recognition lag period | 1 month | ||||
| Equity method investment, dividends, including reduction of investment | $ 0 | 3,796,000 | 7,548,000 | ||
| Dividend received from unconsolidated entity investment | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 3,575,000 | |
| Sirius XM Canada | Equity Method Investee | Sirius Platform | |||||
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| Percentage-based fee | 10.00% | ||||
| Sirius XM Canada | Equity Method Investee | X M Platform | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Percentage-based fee | 15.00% | ||||
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