Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 $ 654,018us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear [1]    
2016 442,258us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear [1]    
2017 761,786us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear [1]    
2018 349,992us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear [1]    
2019 326,827us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear [1]    
Thereafter 5,180,468us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear [1]    
Total 7,715,349us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation [1]    
Reserve for uncertain tax positions 1,432us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 1,432us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 1,432us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Debt obligations [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 7,482us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
2016 4,266us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
2017 380,928us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
2018 78us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
2019 0us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
Thereafter 4,150,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
Total 4,542,754us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember 		   
Cash interest payments [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 240,874us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
2016 240,551us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
2017 240,803us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
2018 228,063us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
2019 228,063us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
Thereafter 711,750us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
Total 1,890,104us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember 		   
Satellite and transmission [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 15,364us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
2016 4,594us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
2017 3,643us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
2018 4,170us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
2019 4,187us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
Thereafter 12,719us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
Total 44,677us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember 		   
Programming and content [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 231,272us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
2016 109,903us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
2017 74,816us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
2018 60,150us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
2019 48,333us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
Thereafter 60,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
Total 584,474us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember 		   
Marketing and distribution [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 31,645us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
2016 13,114us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
2017 9,185us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
2018 8,298us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
2019 6,218us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
Thereafter 1,538us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
Total 69,998us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember 		   
Satellite incentive payments [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 11,511us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
2016 12,367us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
2017 13,296us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
2018 14,302us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
2019 10,652us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
Thereafter 43,527us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
Total 105,655us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember 		   
Operating lease obligations [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 49,408us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
2016 43,634us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
2017 36,636us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
2018 34,036us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
2019 29,224us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
Thereafter 200,884us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
Total 393,822us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember 		   
Other [Member]      
Expected contractual cash commitments      
2015 66,462us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
2016 13,829us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
2017 2,479us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
2018 895us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
2019 150us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
Thereafter 50us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
Total $ 83,865us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember 		   
[1] The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at December 31, 2014 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.