Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt (Details)

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Debt (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
May 31, 2014
Debt        
Capital leases $ 12,754,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations $ 19,591,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations    
Total Debt 4,501,345,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 3,601,595,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
Less: total current maturities non-related party 7,482,000siri_CurrentDebtExcludingRelatedPartyDebt 496,815,000siri_CurrentDebtExcludingRelatedPartyDebt    
Less: total current maturities related party 0siri_LongtermRelatedPartyDebtCurrent 10,959,000siri_LongtermRelatedPartyDebtCurrent    
Total long-term debt 4,493,863,000siri_LongTermDebtExcludingRelatedPartyDebt 3,093,821,000siri_LongTermDebtExcludingRelatedPartyDebt    
7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
[1] 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
[1] 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
 
Principal Amount 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
[1]      
Debt carrying amount 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
[1] 500,481,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
[1]    
4.25% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
Principal Amount 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
Debt carrying amount 495,529,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 494,809,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
5.875% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
Principal Amount 650,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 650,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
Debt carrying amount 643,790,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2] 642,914,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2]    
5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2] 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2]    
Principal Amount 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2] 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2]    
Debt carrying amount 595,091,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2] 594,499,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
[1],[2]    
4.625% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2] 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2]    
Principal Amount 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2] 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2]    
Debt carrying amount 495,116,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2] 494,653,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FourPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
[1],[2]    
6.00% Senior Note Due July 15, 2024 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
[1],[2],[3]     6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
Principal Amount 1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
[1],[2],[3]     1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
[1],[2],[3]
Debt carrying amount 1,483,918,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
[1],[2],[3] 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SixPercentSeniorNoteDueJulyFifteenTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
[1],[2],[3]    
5.25% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]        
Debt        
Interest rate on instrument 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4] 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4]    
Principal Amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4] 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4]    
Debt carrying amount 395,147,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4] 394,648,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
[1],[2],[4]    
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt        
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 1,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
[5] 1,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
[5] 1,250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Debt carrying amount $ 380,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
[5] $ 460,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
[5]    
[1] The carrying value of the notes are net of the remaining unamortized original issue discount.
[2] Substantially all of our domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries have guaranteed these notes.
[3] In May 2014, Sirius XM issued $1,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Notes due 2024, with an original issuance discount of $16,875.
[4] In April 2014, we entered into a supplemental indenture to the indenture governing the 5.25% Notes pursuant to which we granted a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of Sirius XM and the guarantors to the holders of the 5.25% Notes. The liens securing the 5.25% Notes are equal and ratable to the liens granted to secure the Credit Facility.
[5] In December 2012, Sirius XM entered into a five-year Credit Facility with a syndicate of financial institutions for $1,250,000. Sirius XM's obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of its material domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a lien on substantially all of Sirius XM's assets and the assets of its material domestic subsidiaries. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including dividends, financing of acquisitions and share repurchases. Interest on borrowings is payable on a monthly basis and accrues at a rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable rate. Sirius XM is also required to pay a variable fee on the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility and is payable on a quarterly basis. The variable rate for the unused portion of the Credit Facility was 0.35% per annum as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, $870,000 was available for future borrowing under the Credit Facility. Sirius XM's outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as Long-term debt within our consolidated balance sheets due to the long-term maturity of this debt.