Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details)

Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 3,374,457us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	$ 3,359,678us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,896,800)	(1,849,566)
Property and equipment, net	1,477,657us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,510,112us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Satellite system [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	2,397,611	2,397,611
Terrestrial repeater network [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	109,293	108,341
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	48,801	48,677
Broadcast studio equipment [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	61,568	61,306
Capitalized software and hardware [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	360,252	340,738
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	73,044	71,268
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	78,316	78,237
Land [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	38,411	38,411
Building [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	59,393	59,373
Construction in progress [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 147,768	$ 155,716