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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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments Additional Information (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Aug. 04, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 43,679,000	$ 0	$ 43,679,000	$ 0
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.30%
Senior Secured Notes \| 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.25%	5.25%			5.25%		5.25%
Debt face amount	$ 0	$ 400,000,000			$ 0		$ 0
Debt repurchase amount		411,433,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 14,322,000
Senior Notes \| 4.25% Senior Notes Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.25%			4.25%	4.25%		4.25%
Debt face amount	$ 0			$ 500,000,000	$ 0		$ 0
Debt repurchase amount				509,565,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 8,393,000
Senior Notes \| 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.75%		5.75%		5.75%		5.75%
Debt face amount	$ 0		$ 600,000,000		$ 0		$ 0
Debt repurchase amount			617,538,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 20,964,000
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.875%				3.875%		3.875%		3.875%
Debt face amount	$ 1,000,000,000				$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Debt unamortized discount									$ 10,291,000
Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.00%				5.00%		5.00%		5.00%
Debt face amount	$ 1,500,000,000				$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt unamortized discount									$ 16,638,000

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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