Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Summary of Related Party Balances
We had the following related party balances at December 31, 2012 and 2011:
 
Related party current assets
 
Related party long-term assets
 
Related party current liabilities
 
Related party long-term liabilities
 
Related party long-term debt
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Liberty Media
$

  
$

  
$
757

  
$
1,212

  
$
3,980

 
$
9,722

  
$

  
$

  
$
208,906

  
$
328,788

Sirius XM Canada
13,167

  
14,702

  
44,197

  
53,741

  
2,776

 
4,580

  
18,966

  
21,741

  

  

Total
$
13,167

  
$
14,702

  
$
44,954

  
$
54,953

  
$
6,756

 
$
14,302

  
$
18,966

  
$
21,741

  
$
208,906

  
$
328,788


Liberty Media [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Summary of Related Party Long Term Debt
Liberty Media has advised us that as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, it also owned the following:
 
December 31,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
8.75% Senior Notes due 2015
$
150,000

  
$
150,000

9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015

  
50,000

13% Senior Notes due 2013

  
76,000

7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
11,000

  
11,000

7.625% Senior Notes due 2018
50,000

  
50,000

Total principal debt
211,000

  
337,000

Less: discounts
2,094

  
8,212

Total carrying value of debt
$
208,906

  
$
328,788

Sirius XM Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Schedule of Current Assets
We had the following related party current asset balances attributable to Sirius XM Canada at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Deferred programming costs and accrued interest
$
4,350


$
2,500

Dividends receivable
6,176



Chip set and other services reimbursement
2,641


7,404

Non-interest bearing note, principal


4,798

Total
$
13,167

  
$
14,702

Schedule of Non Current Assets
We had the following related party long-term asset balances attributable to Sirius XM Canada at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Non-interest bearing note, principal
$
404


$
410

Carrying value of host contract of debenture
3,877


3,490

Carrying value of embedded derivative of debenture
9



Investment balance*
37,983


45,061

Deferred programming costs and accrued interest
1,924


4,780

Total
$
44,197

  
$
53,741

* The investment balance includes equity method goodwill and intangible assets of $27,615 and $28,589 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Schedule of Liabilities
We had the following related party liability balances attributable to Sirius XM Canada at December 31, 2012 and 2011:
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Carrying value of deferred revenue for NHL games
$
21,742

 
$
24,517

Amounts due to Sirius XM Canada

 
1,804

Total current and long-term liabilities
$
21,742

  
$
26,321

Revenue from Related Party Transactions
We recorded the following revenue from Sirius XM Canada as Other revenue in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011 *
Royalty income
$
31,368

 
$
13,735

Amortization of Sirius XM Canada deferred income
2,776

 
1,388

Licensing fee revenue
4,500

 
3,000

Advertising reimbursements
833

 
417

Total revenue from Sirius XM Canada
$
39,477

 
$
18,540


* Sirius XM Canada commenced operations in June 2011.

SIRIUS Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Revenue from Related Party Transactions
We recorded the following revenue from Sirius Canada. Royalty income is included in Other revenue and dividend income is included in Interest and investment income (loss) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2011 *
 
2010
Royalty income
$
9,945

 
$
10,684

Dividend income
460

 
926

Total revenue from Sirius Canada
$
10,405

 
$
11,610


* Sirius Canada combined with XM Canada in June 2011.

XM Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Revenue from Related Party Transactions
We recorded the following revenue from XM Canada as Other revenue in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income:
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2011 *
 
2010
Amortization of XM Canada deferred income
$
1,388

 
$
2,776

Subscriber and activation fee royalties
5,483

 
10,313

Licensing fee revenue
3,000

 
4,500

Advertising reimbursements
833

 
1,083

Total revenue from XM Canada
$
10,704

 
$
18,672


* XM Canada combined with Sirius Canada in June 2011.

General Motors Company and American Honda [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Revenue from Related Party Transactions
We recorded the following total related party revenue from GM and American Honda, primarily consisting of subscriber revenue, in connection with the agreements above:
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
2010 *
GM
$
12,759

American Honda
4,990

Total
$
17,749

*GM and American Honda were considered related parties through May 2010.

Expenses Incurred with General Motors and American Honda
We have incurred the following related party expenses with GM and American Honda:
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
2010 *
 
GM
 
American Honda
Sales and marketing
$
13,374

 
$

Revenue share and royalties
15,823

 
3,167

Subscriber acquisition costs
17,514

 
1,969

Customer service and billing
125

 

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
1,421

 

Total
$
48,257

 
$
5,136

*GM and American Honda were considered related parties through May 2010.