Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments Additional Information (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Aug. 04, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 43,679,000	$ 24,229,000	$ 0
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Senior Secured Notes \| 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.25%	5.25%			5.25%	5.25%
Debt face amount	$ 0	$ 400,000,000			$ 0
Debt repurchase amount		411,433,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 14,322,000
Senior Notes \| 4.25% Senior Notes Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.25%			4.25%	4.25%
Debt face amount	$ 0			$ 500,000,000	$ 0
Debt repurchase amount				509,565,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 8,393,000
Senior Notes \| 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.75%		5.75%		5.75%
Debt face amount	$ 0		$ 600,000,000		$ 0
Debt repurchase amount			617,538,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 20,964,000
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.875%				3.875%			3.875%
Debt face amount	$ 1,000,000,000				$ 1,000,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000
Debt unamortized discount								$ 10,291,000
Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.00%				5.00%			5.00%
Debt face amount	$ 1,500,000,000				$ 1,500,000,000			$ 1,500,000,000
Debt unamortized discount								$ 16,638,000

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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