Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill (Details)

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Goodwill (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
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Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2020
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Sep. 30, 2019
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Jun. 16, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit     2      
Goodwill $ 3,860,000,000   $ 3,860,000,000     $ 3,843,000,000
Impairment losses for goodwill 0 $ 0 0 $ 0    
Accumulated impairment of goodwill since the merger 4,766,000,000   4,766,000,000      
Simplecast            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Goodwill         $ 17,000,000  
Sirius XM            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Goodwill 2,290,000,000   2,290,000,000     2,290,000,000
Pandora            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Goodwill $ 1,570,000,000   1,570,000,000     $ 1,553,000,000
Pandora | Simplecast            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Additional goodwill     $ 17,000,000