Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) satellite	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 18
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use		$ 0	$ 0
Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment	379	354	327
Disposal of property and equipment	65	94	9
Capitalized interest costs	7	19	17
Capitalized stock-based compensation costs	$ 13	17	$ 13
Number of owned satellites | satellite	6
Insurance recoveries	$ 225
Other Income
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries	5
Impairment, Restructuring and Acquisition Expense
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries	220
Automatic Labs Inc | SXM-7
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on restructuring		$ 13
Satellite system
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges	220
Aggregate coverage under those insurance policies	$ 225