Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Transition report pursuant to Rule 13a-10 or 15d-10

Transition report pursuant to Rule 13a-10 or 15d-10

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details)

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended							11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
Total revenue	$ 136,992	$ 180,376	$ 157,355	$ 125,510	$ 125,089	$ 120,005	$ 101,267	$ 80,784	$ 600,233	$ 389,484	$ 427,145	$ 274,340
Cost of revenue:
Cost of Revenue-Content acquisition costs	63,144	86,989	81,880	82,853	76,695	65,713	60,522	55,818	314,866	230,731	258,748	148,708
Cost of revenue-Other	8,605	12,423	11,037	9,779	9,250	8,338	7,514	6,917	41,844	28,740	32,019	22,759
Total cost of revenue	71,749	99,412	92,917	92,632	85,945	74,051	68,036	62,735	356,710	259,471	290,767	171,467
Gross profit	65,243	80,964	64,438	32,878	39,144	45,954	33,231	18,049	243,523	130,013	136,378	102,873
Operating expenses:
Product development	6,179	8,848	7,926	7,033	5,153	4,371	4,475	4,119	29,986	16,191	18,118	13,425
Sales and marketing	33,322	50,575	45,794	40,083	34,084	26,714	23,457	23,460	169,774	94,566	107,715	65,010
General and administrative	14,613	23,038	18,352	14,209	14,333	12,700	10,602	10,612	70,212	43,320	48,247	35,428
Total operating expenses	54,114	82,461	72,072	61,325	53,570	43,785	38,534	38,191	269,972	154,077	174,080	113,863
Loss from operations	11,129	(1,497)	(7,634)	(28,447)	(14,426)	2,169	(5,303)	(20,142)	(26,449)	(24,064)	(37,702)	(10,990)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 11,057	$ (1,700)	$ (7,787)	$ (28,587)	$ (14,557)	$ 2,052	$ (5,415)	$ (20,228)	$ (27,017)	$ (24,462)	$ (38,148)	$ (19,865)
Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted	$ 0.06	$ (0.01)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.16)	$ (0.09)	$ 0.01	$ (0.03)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.23)	$ (0.19)

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The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period.

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