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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 1,818,719us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | $ 2,207,583us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards |
| GM payments and liabilities | 539siri_DeferredTaxAssetsPaymentsAndLiabilities | 1,984siri_DeferredTaxAssetsPaymentsAndLiabilities |
| Deferred revenue | 691,323us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome | 606,430us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome |
| Severance accrual | 271us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsSeverancePayments | 388us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsSeverancePayments |
| Accrued bonus | 28,170us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBonuses | 25,830us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBonuses |
| Expensed costs capitalized for tax | 19,624siri_DeferredTaxAssetsExpensedCostsCapitalizedForTax | 22,679siri_DeferredTaxAssetsExpensedCostsCapitalizedForTax |
| Deferred financing costs | 958siri_DeferredTaxAssetsLoanFinancingCosts | 664siri_DeferredTaxAssetsLoanFinancingCosts |
| Investments | 46,751us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsEquityMethodInvestments | 45,078us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsEquityMethodInvestments |
| Stock based compensation | 79,296us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost | 71,794us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost |
| Other | 36,597us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther | 31,735us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther |
| Total deferred tax assets | 2,722,248us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 3,014,165us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | (237,971)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (188,675)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| FCC license | (789,857)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets | (778,152)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets |
| Other intangible assets | (213,086)siri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherIntangibleAssets | (233,983)siri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherIntangibleAssets |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,240,914)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities | (1,200,810)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities |
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 1,481,334siri_NetDeferredTaxAssetsBeforeValuationAllowance | 1,813,355siri_NetDeferredTaxAssetsBeforeValuationAllowance |
| Valuation allowance | (4,995)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (7,831)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Total net deferred tax asset | $ 1,476,339us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet | $ 1,805,524us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet |
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Deferred tax assets payments and liabilities. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax liabilities attributable to taxable temporary differences from other intangible assets other than our FCC licenses. No definition available.
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Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from equity method investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee bonuses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from severance costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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