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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | $ 1,144us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | $ (525,352)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired |
| Goodwill | 2,205,107us-gaap_Goodwill | 2,204,553us-gaap_Goodwill | |
| Agero, Inc. [Member] | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Increase in goodwill due to adjustment |
554us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = siri_AgeroInc.Member |
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| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired |
1,144us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = siri_AgeroInc.Member |
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| Goodwill |
$ 390,016us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = siri_AgeroInc.Member |
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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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