Property and Equipment - Schedule of Construction in Progress (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Construction in progress | $ 486 | $ 412 |
| Satellite system | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Construction in progress | 321 | 296 |
| Terrestrial repeater network | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Construction in progress | 5 | 5 |
| Capitalized software and hardware | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Construction in progress | 117 | 77 |
| Other | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Construction in progress | $ 43 | $ 34 |
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- Definition Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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