Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)
Cover
Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)
Notes to Financial Statements
Business & Basis of Presentation
Acquisitions
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Fair Value Measurements
Earnings per Share
Accounts Receivable, net
Inventory, net
Goodwill
Intangible Assets
Property and Equipment
Related Party Transactions
Investments
Debt
Stockholders' Equity
Benefit Plans
Commitments and Contingencies
Income Taxes
Subsequent Events
Quarterly Financial Data -- Unaudited
Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Accounting Policies
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
Earnings per Share (Tables)
Accounts Receivable, net (Tables)
Inventory, net (Tables)
Intangible Assets (Tables)
Property and Equipment (Tables)
Related Party Transactions (Tables)
Debt (Tables)
Stockholders Equity (Tables)
Benefit Plans (Tables)
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
Income Taxes (Tables)
Quarterly Financial Data -- Unaudited (Tables)
Notes Details
Business & Basis of Presentation - Additional Information 1 (Details)
Business & Basis of Presentation - Additional Information 2 (Details)
Acquisitions (Details)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)
Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details)
Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Details)
Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Details)
Earnings per Share - Earnings per Share (Details)
Earnings per Share - Earnings per Share (Parenthetical) (Details)
Receivable, net - Accounts Receivable, net (Details)
Inventory, net (Details)
Goodwill - Additional Information (Details)
Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details)
Intangible Assets - Years in Which Each of our Licenses Expires (Details)
Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details)
Intangible Assets - Expected Amortization Expense for Each of the Fiscal Years (Details)
Property and Equipment - Schedule of Estimated Useful Life of Asset (Details)
Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details)
Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details)
Property and Equipment - Schedule of Construction in Progress (Details)
Property and Equipment - Schedule of Estimated End of Depreciable Life of Operating Satellites (Details)
Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details)
Related Party Transactions - Summary of Related Party Balances (Details)
Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Revenue and Other Income (Details)
Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Revenue and Other Income (Parenthetical) (Details)
Investments - Additional Information (Details)
Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)
Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Parenthetical) (Details)
Debt - Additional Information (Details)
Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details)
Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Repurchase Agreements (Details)
Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Repurchase Agreements (Parenthetical) (Details)
Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details)
Benefit Plans - Fair Value of Options Granted (Details)
Benefit Plans - Stock Options Activity under Share-Based Payment Plans (Details)
Benefit Plans - Summary of Restricted Stock Unit and Stock Award Activity (Details)
Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)
Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Parenthetical) (Details)
Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)
Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Details)
Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)
Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)
Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax Contingencies (Details)
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details)
Quarterly Financial Data -- Unaudited (Details)
Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details)
Intangible Assets - Years in Which Each of our Licenses Expires (Details)
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Intangible Assets - Years in Which Each of our Licenses Expires (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
SIRIUS FM-1 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2017
SIRIUS FM-2 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2017
SIRIUS FM-3 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2017
SIRIUS FM-5 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2017
SIRIUS FM-6 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2022
XM-3 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2021
XM-4 [Member]
Years in which licenses expires
Year in which our FCC license expires
2022
XM-5 [Member]
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Year in which our FCC license expires
2018
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