Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment (Details Textual)

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Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
satellite
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]      
Impairment charges $ 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Depreciation expense on property and equipment 211,407,000us-gaap_Depreciation 203,303,000us-gaap_Depreciation 212,675,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Disposal of property and equipment 19,398,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals 16,039,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals 5,251,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals
Loss on disposal of assets $ 220,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 $ 351,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 $ 657,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Number of owned satellites 9siri_NumberOfOwnedSatellites