Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Summary of intangible assets
     Intangible assets consist of the following:
                                                         
            September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
            Gross                     Gross              
    Weighted Average     Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying  
    Useful Lives     Value     Amortization     Value     Value     Amortization     Value  
Indefinite life intangible assets:
                                                       
FCC licenses
  Indefinite   $ 2,083,654     $ —     $ 2,083,654     $ 2,083,654     $ —     $ 2,083,654  
Trademark
  Indefinite     250,000       —       250,000       250,000       —       250,000  
 
                                                       
Definite life intangible assets:
                                                       
Subscriber relationships
  9 years     380,000       (179,976 )     200,024       380,000       (144,325 )     235,675  
Licensing agreements
  9.1 years     78,897       (31,641 )     47,256       78,897       (24,130 )     54,767  
Proprietary software
  6 years     16,552       (11,073 )     5,479       16,552       (9,566 )     6,986  
Developed technology
  10 years     2,000       (633 )     1,367       2,000       (483 )     1,517  
Leasehold interests
  7.4 years     132       (57 )     75       132       (43 )     89  
 
                                                       
 
                                         
Total intangible assets
          $ 2,811,235     $ (223,380 )   $ 2,587,855     $ 2,811,235     $ (178,547 )   $ 2,632,688  
 
                                         
Years in which each of our licenses expires
     We hold FCC licenses to operate our satellite digital audio radio service and provide ancillary services. The following table outlines the years in which each of our licenses expires:
     
FCC license   Expiration year
SIRIUS FM-1 satellite
  2017
SIRIUS FM-2 satellite
  2017
SIRIUS FM-3 satellite
  2017
SIRIUS FM-4 satellite(1)
  2017
SIRIUS FM-5 satellite
  2017
SIRIUS FM-6 satellite
  (2)
XM-1 satellite
  2014
XM-2 satellite
  2014
XM-3 satellite
  2013
XM-4 satellite
  2014
XM-5 satellite
  2018
 
(1)   In 2010, we retired our FM-4 ground spare satellite. We still maintain the FCC license for this satellite.
 
(2)   We hold an FCC license for our FM-6 satellite, which will expire eight years from launch of this satellite.
Expected amortization expense for each of the fiscal years
          Amortization expense for definite life intangible assets was $14,570 and $16,228 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $44,833 and $50,342 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Expected amortization expense for the remaining period in 2011, each of the years 2012 through 2015 and for periods thereafter is as follows:
         
Year ending December 31,   Amount  
Remaining 2011
  $ 14,232  
2012
    53,680  
2013
    47,357  
2014
    38,879  
2015
    37,553  
Thereafter
    62,500  
 
     
Total definite life intangibles assets, net
  $ 254,201