Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details) |
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2018
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Impairment charges | $ 976,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment | 354,000,000 | 327,000,000 | 278,000,000 |
| Disposal of property and equipment | 94,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
| Loss on restructuring | 24,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Capitalized interest costs | 19,000,000 | 17,000,000 | 12,000,000 |
| Capitalized stock-based compensation costs | $ 17,000,000 | 13,000,000 | 0 |
| Number of owned satellites | satellite | 5 | ||
| Construction in progress | $ 510,000,000 | 505,000,000 | |
| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| SXM-7 | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Construction in progress | 220,000,000 | ||
| SXM-7 | Automatic Labs Inc. | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | |||
| Loss on restructuring | $ 13,000,000 | ||
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- Definition Number of Owned Satellites No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of interest capitalized during the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of divestiture of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after cash payment, of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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