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Intangible Assets (Details 1)

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Intangible Assets (Details 1)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
SIRIUS FM-1 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2017
SIRIUS FM-2 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2017
SIRIUS FM-3 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2017
SIRIUS FM-5 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2017
SIRIUS FM-6 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires    [1]
Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]  
Expected FCC license expiration term from date of launch 8 years
XM-1 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2014
XM-2 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2014
XM-3 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2013
XM-4 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2014
XM-5 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2018
[1] We hold an FCC license for our FM-6 satellite, which will expire eight years from when this satellite is launched and placed into operation.