Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Apr. 23, 2021
USD ($)
Oct. 16, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 16, 2020
USD ($)
Feb. 01, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Goodwill         $ 3,151 $ 3,843 $ 3,122
Benefit in amount of contingent consideration, liability         $ 17    
Finite-lived intangible assets       $ 776      
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2020 | Senior Notes              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Stated interest rate (as a percent)             1.75%
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2023              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Stated interest rate (as a percent)         1.75%    
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2023 | Senior Notes              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Stated interest rate (as a percent)         1.75%    
Software and technology              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Weighted average useful lives (years)         7 years    
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Consideration for acquisition $ 27            
Payments to acquire businesses, gross 20            
Consideration transferred, liabilities incurred 3            
Goodwill 23            
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed other assets 5            
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned $ 4            
Stitcher              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Consideration for acquisition   $ 302          
Payments to acquire businesses, gross   266          
Net working capital adjustments         $ 5    
Goodwill   224          
Contingent consideration, liability   36          
Amortizable intangible assets acquired   $ 38          
Simplecast              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Payments to acquire businesses, gross     $ 28        
Goodwill     17        
Amortizable intangible assets acquired     12        
Deferred tax liabilities acquired     1        
Simplecast | Maximum              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Other assets acquired     $ 1        
Pandora              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Consideration for acquisition       2,879      
Equity interest issued or issuable, value assigned       2,285      
Goodwill       1,553   1,553  
Amortizable intangible assets acquired       1,107      
Consideration of common stock and replacement equity awards for pre-combination service       $ 2,355      
Exchange ratio (in shares per share)       1.44      
Sirius XM’s Pandora preferred stock investment (related party fair value instrument) canceled       $ 524      
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired       313      
Gross operating loss carryforwards       1,287      
Revenue of acquire since acquisition date, actual           1,607  
Net loss           $ 303  
Pandora | 1.75% Senior Notes Due 2020 | Senior Notes              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Stated interest rate (as a percent)         1.75%    
Pandora | Trademarks              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Fair value of acquired trademarks       $ 331      
Pandora And Stitcher Acquisition | Customer relationships              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Weighted average useful lives (years)       8 years      
Pandora And Stitcher Acquisition | Software and technology              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Weighted average useful lives (years)       5 years