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Earnings per Share - Earnings per Share (Parenthetical) (Details)

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Earnings per Share - Earnings per Share (Parenthetical) (Details)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares) 105,796us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 386,975us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 [Member]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)   272,856us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
Interest rate on instrument   7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= siri_SevenPercentExchangeableSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandFourteenMember