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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt          
Capital leases [1] $ 14,718,000 $ 12,754,000      
Total Debt [1] 5,405,967,000 4,501,345,000      
Less: total current maturities [1] 5,646,000 7,482,000      
Total long-term debt [1] $ 5,400,321,000 4,493,863,000      
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Debt          
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [2] Jun. 16, 2020        
Debt carrying amount [1],[2] $ 290,000,000 $ 380,000,000      
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity $ 1,750,000,000 [2]   $ 1,750,000,000   $ 1,250,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] | 4.25% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3] 4.25% 4.25%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3] May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020      
Principal Amount [3] $ 500,000,000 $ 500,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3] $ 496,090,000 $ 495,529,000      
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.875% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3] 5.875% 5.875%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3] Oct. 01, 2020 Oct. 01, 2020      
Principal Amount [3] $ 650,000,000 $ 650,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3] $ 644,482,000 $ 643,790,000      
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3] 5.75% 5.75%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3] Aug. 01, 2021 Aug. 01, 2021      
Principal Amount [3] $ 600,000,000 $ 600,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3] $ 595,559,000 $ 595,091,000      
Senior Notes [Member] | 4.625% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3] 4.625% 4.625%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3] May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023      
Principal Amount [3] $ 500,000,000 $ 500,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3] $ 495,478,000 $ 495,116,000      
Senior Notes [Member] | 6.00% Senior Note Due July 15, 2024 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3] 6.00% 6.00%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3] Jul. 15, 2024 Jul. 15, 2024      
Principal Amount [3] $ 1,500,000,000 $ 1,500,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3] $ 1,484,869,000 1,483,918,000      
Senior Notes [Member] | 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument 5.375% [3],[4]     5.375%  
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3],[4] Apr. 15, 2025        
Principal Amount $ 1,000,000,000 [3],[4]     $ 1,000,000,000  
Debt carrying amount [1],[3],[4] $ 989,231,000 $ 0      
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]          
Debt          
Interest rate on instrument [3],[5] 5.25% 5.25%      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date [3],[5] Aug. 15, 2022 Aug. 15, 2022      
Principal Amount [3],[5] $ 400,000,000 $ 400,000,000      
Debt carrying amount [1],[3],[5] $ 395,540,000 $ 395,147,000      
[1] The carrying value of the obligations is net of any remaining unamortized original issue discount.
[2] In December 2012, Sirius XM entered into a five-year Credit Facility with a syndicate of financial institutions for $1,250,000. In June 2015, Sirius XM entered into an amendment to increase the total borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility to $1,750,000 and to extend the maturity to June 2020. Sirius XM's obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of its material domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a lien on substantially all of Sirius XM's assets and the assets of its material domestic subsidiaries. Interest on borrowings is payable on a monthly basis and accrues at a rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable rate. Sirius XM is also required to pay a variable fee on the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility which is payable on a quarterly basis. The variable rate for the unused portion of the Credit Facility was 0.30% per annum as of September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, $1,460,000 was available for future borrowing under the Credit Facility. Sirius XM's outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as Long-term debt within our unaudited consolidated balance sheets due to the long-term maturity of this debt.
[3] Substantially all of our domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries have guaranteed these notes.
[4] In March 2015, Sirius XM issued $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025, with an original issuance discount of $11,250.
[5] The liens securing the 5.25% Notes are equal and ratable to the liens granted to secure the Credit Facility.