Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	$ 992
2021	1,032
2022	1,802
2023	1,210
2024	1,926
Thereafter	5,779
Total	12,741
Uncertain tax positions are recognized in other long-term liabilities	11
Debt obligations
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	1
2021	1
2022	1,000
2023	693
2024	1,500
Thereafter	4,750
Total	7,945
Cash interest payments
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	237
2021	390
2022	390
2023	339
2024	321
Thereafter	703
Total	2,380
Satellite and transmission
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	40
2021	50
2022	2
2023	1
2024	1
Thereafter	1
Total	95
Programming and content
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	239
2021	231
2022	151
2023	85
2024	42
Thereafter	97
Total	845
Sales and marketing
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	54
2021	32
2022	24
2023	9
2024	3
Thereafter	8
Total	130
Satellite incentive payments
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	5
2021	8
2022	9
2023	9
2024	9
Thereafter	47
Total	87
Operating lease obligations
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	53
2021	72
2022	64
2023	57
2024	43
Thereafter	173
Total	462
Advertising sales commitments
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	6
2021	15
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0
Thereafter	0
Total	21
Royalties, minimum guarantees and other
Expected contractual cash commitments
2020	357
2021	233
2022	162
2023	17
2024	7
Thereafter	0
Total	$ 776

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