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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
satellite
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Number of replacement satellites | satellite 2
Copyright Royalty Board Proceeding to Determine the Rate for Statutory Webcasting  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Webcaster fee, non-subscription (usd per transmission) $ 0.0018
Webcaster fee, subscription (usd per transmission) 0.0024
Webcaster fee, non-subscription, proposed rate (usd per transmission) 0.0028
Webcaster fee, subscription, proposed rate (usd per 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
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 6,000,000
Royalty Arrangement  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Future minimum guarantee payments 108,000,000
Minimum guarantee payments due in remainder of 2019 96,000,000
Prepayments made of minimum guarantee payments $ 5,000,000