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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Details)

Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Accumulated amortization	$ (363,244)	$ (308,228)
Net carrying value	311,392us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Total intangible assets, Gross carrying value	3,008,290	3,008,290
Total intangible assets, Net carrying value	2,645,046	2,700,062
Subscriber relationships [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	9 years
Gross carrying value	380,000	380,000
Accumulated amortization	(305,755)	(271,372)
Net carrying value	74,245	108,628
Licensing agreements [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	9 years 1 month 6 days
Gross carrying value	45,289	45,289
Accumulated amortization	(23,290)	(19,604)
Net carrying value	21,999	25,685
Proprietary software [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	6 years
Gross carrying value	16,552	16,552
Accumulated amortization	(13,973)	(13,384)
Net carrying value	2,579	3,168
Developed technology [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	10 years
Gross carrying value	2,000	2,000
Accumulated amortization	(1,283)	(1,083)
Net carrying value	717	917
Leasehold interests [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	7 years 4 months 24 days
Gross carrying value	132	132
Accumulated amortization	(114)	(96)
Net carrying value	18	36
FCC licenses [Member]
Summary of indefinite life intangible assets
Carrying value	2,083,654	2,083,654
Trademark [Member]
Summary of indefinite life intangible assets
Carrying value	250,000	250,000
Agero, Inc. [Member] \| Original equipment manufacturer relationships (OEM) [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	15 years
Gross carrying value	220,000	220,000
Accumulated amortization	(17,111)	(2,444)
Net carrying value	202,889	217,556
Agero, Inc. [Member] \| Proprietary software [Member]
Summary of definite life intangible assets
Weighted average useful lives (in years)	10 years
Gross carrying value	10,663	10,663
Accumulated amortization	(1,718)	(245)
Net carrying value	$ 8,945	$ 10,418