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Business & Basis of Presentation - Additional Information 2 (Details)

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Business & Basis of Presentation - Additional Information 2 (Details) (Common Stock [Member], Liberty Media [Member], Minimum [Member])
Mar. 31, 2015
Common Stock [Member] | Liberty Media [Member] | Minimum [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related party ownership percentage 50.00%siri_RelatedPartyTransactionRelatedPartyOwnershipPercentage
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= siri_LibertyMediaMember
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