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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Mar. 13, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
$ / transmission
satellite
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Number of replacement satellites | satellite       2
Telephone Consumer Protection Act Suits        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Non-reversionary settlement fund     $ 25,000,000  
Subscription term awarded to other party (in months) 3 months   3 months  
Copyright Royalty Board Proceeding to Determine the Rate for Statutory Webcasting        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Webcaster fee, non-subscription (usd per transmission) | $ / transmission       0.0018
Webcaster fee, subscription (usd per transmission) | $ / transmission       0.0024
Webcaster fee, non-subscription, proposed rate (usd per transmission) | $ / transmission       0.0028
Webcaster fee, subscription, proposed rate (usd per transmission) | $ / transmission       0.0031
Surety Bond        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Estimate of possible loss       $ 45,000,000
Maximum        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Operating lease obligations, term (years)       15 years
Maximum | Telephone Consumer Protection Act Suits | Pending Litigation        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Damages sought per willful violation   $ 1,500    
Minimum        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Operating lease obligations, term (years)       1 year
XM-5, FM-5, FM-6, XM-3, and XM-4        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Operating performance over design life       15 years
XM-4        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Period beyond expected operating performance of design life for XM-4       5 years
XM-4 | Maximum        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Additional payments required if XM-4 continues to operate above baseline specifications       $ 10,000,000
Advertising sales commitments        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Future minimum guarantee payments       21,000,000
Minimum guarantee payments due in remainder of 2019       6,000,000
Royalty Arrangement        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Future minimum guarantee payments       183,000,000
Minimum guarantee payments due in remainder of 2019       171,000,000
Prepayments made of minimum guarantee payments       $ 5,000,000