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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Summary of Related Party Balances |
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Related party
current
assets
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Related party
long-term
assets
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Related party
current
liabilities
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Related party
long-term
liabilities
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Related party
long-term
debt
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2011* |
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2010 |
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Liberty Media
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1,212 |
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$ |
1,571 |
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$ |
9,722 |
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$ |
9,765 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
328,788 |
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$ |
325,907 |
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Sirius XM Canada
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14,702 |
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— |
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53,741 |
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— |
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4,580 |
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— |
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21,741 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Sirius Canada
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— |
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5,613 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1,805 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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XM Canada
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— |
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1,106 |
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— |
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31,904 |
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— |
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4,275 |
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— |
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24,517 |
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— |
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— |
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Total
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$ |
14,702 |
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$ |
6,719 |
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$ |
54,953 |
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$ |
33,475 |
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$ |
14,302 |
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$ |
15,845 |
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$ |
21,741 |
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$ |
24,517 |
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$ |
328,788 |
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$ |
325,907 |
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| * |
Sirius Canada and XM Canada combined in June 2011. The combined entity now operates as Sirius XM Canada. |
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Liberty Media [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Summary of Related Party Long Term Debt |
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December 31,
2011 |
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December 31,
2010 |
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8.75% Senior Notes due 2015
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$ |
150,000 |
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$ |
150,000 |
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9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015
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50,000 |
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50,000 |
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13% Senior Notes due 2013
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76,000 |
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76,000 |
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7% Exchangeable Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014
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11,000 |
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11,000 |
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7.625% Senior Notes due 2018
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50,000 |
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50,000 |
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Total principal debt
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337,000 |
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337,000 |
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Less: discounts
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8,212 |
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11,093 |
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Total carrying value debt
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$ |
328,788 |
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$ |
325,907 |
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SIRIUS XM Canada [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Revenue from Related Party Transactions |
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For the Year Ended
December 31, |
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2011* |
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Royalty income
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$ |
13,735 |
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Amortization of Sirius XM Canada deferred income
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1,388 |
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Licensing fee revenue
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3,000 |
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Advertising reimbursements
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417 |
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Total revenue from Sirius XM Canada
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$ |
18,540 |
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| * |
Sirius XM Canada commenced operations on June 2011. |
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SIRIUS Canada [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Revenue from Related Party Transactions |
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Royalty income
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$ |
9,945 |
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$ |
10,684 |
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$ |
5,797 |
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Dividend income
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460 |
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926 |
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839 |
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Total revenue from Sirius Canada
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$ |
10,405 |
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$ |
11,610 |
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$ |
6,636 |
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| * |
Sirius Canada combined with XM Canada in June 2011. |
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XM Canada [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Revenue from Related Party Transactions |
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For the Years Ended December 31, |
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2011* |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Amortization of XM Canada deferred income
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$ |
1,388 |
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$ |
2,776 |
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$ |
2,776 |
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Subscriber and activation fee royalties
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5,483 |
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10,313 |
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11,603 |
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Licensing fee revenue
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3,000 |
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4,500 |
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6,000 |
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Advertising reimbursements
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833 |
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1,083 |
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1,067 |
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Total revenue from XM Canada
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$ |
10,704 |
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$ |
18,672 |
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$ |
21,446 |
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| * |
XM Canada combined with Sirius Canada in June 2011. |
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General Motors Company and American Honda [Member]
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
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| Revenue from Related Party Transactions |
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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2010*
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2009
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GM
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$ |
12,759 |
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$ |
31,037 |
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American Honda
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4,990 |
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12,254 |
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Total
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$ |
17,749 |
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$ |
43,291 |
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| * |
GM and American Honda were considered related parties through May 27, 2010. |
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| Expenses Incurred with General Motors and American Honda |
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For the Years Ended December 31, |
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2010* |
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2009 |
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GM |
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American
Honda |
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GM |
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American
Honda |
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Sales and marketing
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$ |
13,374 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
31,595 |
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$ |
500 |
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Revenue share and royalties
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15,823 |
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3,167 |
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58,992 |
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6,541 |
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Subscriber acquisition costs
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17,514 |
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1,969 |
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34,895 |
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5,397 |
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Customer service and billing
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125 |
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— |
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268 |
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— |
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Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
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1,421 |
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— |
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4,644 |
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— |
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Total
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$ |
48,257 |
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$ |
5,136 |
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$ |
130,394 |
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$ |
12,438 |
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| * |
GM and American Honda were considered related parties through May 27, 2010. |
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