Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details)

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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
satellite
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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