Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

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Related Party Transactions (Tables) (Sirius XM Canada [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Sirius XM Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Summary of Related Party Balances

We had the following related party balances associated with Sirius XM Canada:

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Related party current assets

 

$

3,374

 

 

$

4,344

 

Related party long-term assets

 

$

 

 

$

3,000

 

Related party current liabilities

 

$

4,860

 

 

$

4,340

 

Related party long-term liabilities

 

$

12,925

 

 

$

13,635

 

 

Schedule of Related Party Revenue and Investment Income

We recorded the following revenue and investment income associated with Sirius XM Canada in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income:

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenue (a)

 

$

13,517

 

 

$

11,781

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share of net earnings (b)

 

$

 

 

$

4,326

 

Dividends (c)

 

$

976

 

 

$

 

(a)

Under our agreements with Sirius XM Canada, we receive a percentage-based royalty for certain types of subscription revenue earned by Sirius XM Canada for the distribution of Sirius and XM channels, royalties for activation fees and reimbursements for other charges.  We record revenue from Sirius XM Canada as Other revenue in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

(b)

We recognize our proportionate share of earnings or losses of Sirius XM Canada as they occur as a component of Interest and investment income in our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income on a one month lag.  This amount includes amortization related to the equity method intangible assets of $0 and $363 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(c)

Sirius XM Canada declared dividends to us of $3,977 and $4,445 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These dividends were first recorded as a reduction to our investment balance in Sirius XM Canada to the extent a balance exists and then as Interest and investment income for the remaining portion.