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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details)

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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details)
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May. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based payment expense   $ 23,393,000 $ 21,805,000 $ 62,334,000 $ 57,832,000  
Number of other share-based benefit plans | plan       4    
Deferred compensation plan   $ 0   $ 0    
Sirius XM Savings Plan [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Minimum of employee contributions of pre-tax eligible earnings to Company 401(k) Savings Plan   1.00%   1.00%    
Maximum of employee contributions of pre-tax eligible earnings to Company 401(k) Savings Plan       50.00%    
Percent of Company match of employee's voluntary contributions       50.00%    
Percent of employee's pre-tax salary       6.00%    
Maximum annual contributions per employee, percent   3.00%   3.00%    
Vesting percentage of employer contributions for each year of employment       33.33%    
Savings plan, fully vested period       3 years    
Contributions by employer   $ 1,486,000 1,190,000 $ 6,026,000 4,323,000  
Employee Stock Option [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based payment expense   $ 19,418,000 $ 19,318,000 $ 52,662,000 $ 52,126,000  
Granted, options (in shares) | shares       99,545,000    
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares       $ 0.91 $ 1.05  
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised       $ 85,387,000 $ 62,650,000  
Number of shares issued as a result of exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | shares       12,761,000    
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Third Parties [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Granted, options (in shares) | shares   0 0 0 0  
Restricted Stock Units RSU and Stock Awards [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based payment expense   $ 3,975,000 $ 2,487,000 $ 9,672,000 $ 5,706,000  
Number of shares issued as a result of exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units | shares       1,595,000    
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units and stock awards granted | $ / shares       $ 3.91 $ 3.39  
Total intrinsic value of restricted stock units and stock awards vested       $ 9,565,000 $ 3,924,000  
Restricted Stock Units RSU and Stock Options [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested share based payment awards for restricted stock units, net of estimated forfeitures   $ 215,895,000   $ 215,895,000   $ 162,985,000
Weighted average expected period for recognition of compensation expenses       3 years    
2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Restricted stock conversion to common stock 1          
Common stock available for future grants | shares   292,790,000   292,790,000    
2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]            
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Stock options expiration term 10 years