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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual 1) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
directors
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Mar. 31, 2013
Liberty Media [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Oct. 09, 2013
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Nov. 12, 2013
October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Jan. 23, 2014
Amended October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Level 2 [Member]
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Current Liabilities [Member]
Level 2 [Member]
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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Apr. 25, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member]
Amended October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
Liberty Media [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related party ownership percentage (greater than 50%) | 50.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of related party members on the board of directors | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | $ 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock repurchased and retired during period, value | 160,000,000 | 340,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred repurchase amount | 240,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share price (in dollars per share) | $ 3.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest payable, current | 57,376,000 | 42,085,000 | 257,000 | 64,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives asset (liability), fair value | (42,725,000) | [1] | (15,702,000) | [1] | (42,725,000) | [1] | (15,702,000) | [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense associated with debt | $ 54,092,000 | $ 46,174,000 | $ 277,000 | $ 4,677,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
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