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Intangible Assets (Details 1)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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]
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    [2]
XM-2 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires    [2]
XM-3 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2021
XM-4 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2022
XM-5 [Member]
  
Years in which licenses expires  
Year in which our FCC license expires 2018
[1] The FCC license for our FM-6 satellite will be issued for a period of eight years, beginning on the date we certify to the FCC that the satellite has been successfully placed into orbit and that the operations of the satellite fully conform to the terms and conditions of the space station radio authorization.
[2] The FCC license for this satellite has expired. The FCC has granted us special temporary authority to operate this satellite and prepare it for deorbiting maneuvers.