Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)

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Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Feb. 28, 2011
Jul. 31, 2008
Jan. 31, 2004
Mar. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2011
Additional Stockholder's Equity (Textual) [Abstract]                
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)         9,000,000,000     9,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)         3,788,755,725     3,753,201,929
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)         3,788,755,725     3,753,201,929
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares)         3,303,857,000      
Number of common shares exchanged under share lending agreements (in shares)     262,400,000          
Exchange fee per common share for loaned shares (in dollars per share)     $ 0.001          
Number of share common shares returned on common stock borrowed (in shares) 202,400,000           60,000,000  
Amortization of costs related to share-lending arrangement and other issuance costs         $ 2,982,000 $ 2,690,000    
Unamortized, debt issuance costs         37,072,000     40,054,000
Unamortized, debt issuance costs recorded in deferred financing fees, net         36,331,000     39,253,000
Unamortized, debt issuance costs recorded in long-term related party assets         741,000     801,000
Service Agreement, Contract term with sports programming provider       7 years        
Common stock delivered under seven agreement with programming provider (in shares)       15,173,070        
Value of common stock delivered under agreement with sports programming provider       40,967,000        
Share-based payment expense related to seven year agreement with sports programming provider           1,568,000    
Undesignated preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)         50,000,000     50,000,000
Number of outstanding warrants to acquire common stock (in shares)         22,506,000     22,506,000
Average exercise price of warrant (in dollars per share)         $ 2.63     $ 2.63
Warrants issuance related expense         $ 0 $ 0    
Warrants exercised to purchase common stock (in shares)   16,500,000            
Issuance of shares of common stock resulting from the exercise of warrants based on the exercise price (in shares)   7,122,951            
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
                
Additional Stockholder's Equity (Textual) [Abstract]                
Issuance of Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (in shares)         0     0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)         0     0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
                
Additional Stockholder's Equity (Textual) [Abstract]                
Issuance of Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (in shares)         12,500,000     12,500,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)         12,500,000     12,500,000
The rate Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock (in shares)         206.9581409      
Percentage of shares Liberty Media would own of our common stock after conversion of Series B Preferred Stock         40.00%