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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Expected Contractual Cash Commitments (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 $ 488,432us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear [1]
2016 496,286us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear [1]
2017 436,298us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear [1]
2018 408,410us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear [1]
2019 383,937us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear [1]
Thereafter 6,483,935us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear [1]
Total 8,697,298us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation [1]
Debt obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 5,635us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
2016 4,265us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
2017 928us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
2018 79us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
2019 0us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Thereafter 5,150,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Total 5,160,907us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Cash interest payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 190,804us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
2016 285,703us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
2017 286,315us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
2018 281,813us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
2019 281,813us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
Thereafter 1,007,375us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
Total 2,333,823us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_CashInterestPaymentsMember
Satellite and transmission [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 12,809us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
2016 4,594us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
2017 3,643us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
2018 4,170us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
2019 4,187us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
Thereafter 12,719us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
Total 42,122us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteAndTransmissionMember
Programming and content [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 162,165us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
2016 114,617us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
2017 79,276us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
2018 61,580us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
2019 48,333us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
Thereafter 60,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
Total 525,971us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_ProgrammingAndContentMember
Marketing and distribution [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 16,887us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
2016 13,149us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
2017 9,175us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
2018 8,388us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
2019 6,218us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
Thereafter 1,538us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
Total 55,355us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_MarketingAndDistributionMember
Satellite incentive payments [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 8,710us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
2016 12,367us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
2017 13,296us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
2018 14,302us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
2019 10,652us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
Thereafter 43,527us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
Total 102,854us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_SatelliteIncentivePaymentsMember
Operating lease obligations [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 33,644us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
2016 44,877us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
2017 38,706us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
2018 37,176us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
2019 32,584us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
Thereafter 208,726us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
Total 395,713us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember
Other [Member]  
Expected contractual cash commitments  
2015 57,778us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
2016 16,714us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
2017 4,959us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
2018 902us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
2019 150us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
Thereafter 50us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
Total $ 80,553us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
/ us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= siri_OtherUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsMember
[1] The table does not include our reserve for uncertain tax positions, which at March 31, 2015 totaled $1,432, as the specific timing of any cash payments cannot be projected with reasonable certainty.