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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual 1) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | |||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
Executives [Member]
director
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Sep. 30, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
Director [Member]
director
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Sep. 30, 2014
Liberty Media [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sirius XM Canada [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Sirius XM Canada [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
M-Way Solutions GmbH [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 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Sirius XM Canada shares owned (in shares) | 47,300,000 | |||||
| Equity method investment, ownership percentage | 37.00% | |||||
| Voting interest | 25.00% | |||||
| Investment balance, carrying value | $ 1,292,000 | $ 26,972,000 | $ 0 | |||
| Loss recognized for other than temporary decline in fair value of investments | $ 2,342,000 | |||||
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Equity method investment number of shares on an as converted basis. No definition available.
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Equity method investment voting interest. No definition available.
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Number of Related Party Members on the Board of Directors No definition available.
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Related Party Transaction, Related Party Ownership Percentage No definition available.
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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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