Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards - MSUs Narrative (Details)

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Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards - MSUs Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 performance_period	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 32,754	$ 28,794	$ 103,841	$ 79,473
Market Stock Units (MSUs)
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Number of performance periods \| performance_period	3
Total stockholder return, duration period	90 days
Performance multiplier, percentage point decrease	3.00%
Requisite service period	3 years
Grants in period (in shares) \| shares		0		0	776,000
Grant-date fair value					$ 4,300
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 200	$ 500	$ 600	$ 1,000
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| One-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Vesting percent	33.33%					22.00%
TSR decline (percent)						26.00%
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| Two-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Vesting percent	33.33%
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| Three-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Performance multiplier, percentage point increase	2.00%
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| Maximum \| One-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Performance multiplier	100.00%
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| Maximum \| Two-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Performance multiplier	100.00%
Market Stock Units (MSUs) \| Maximum \| Three-Year Performance Period
Stock-based Compensation Plans and Awards
Performance multiplier	200.00%

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