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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) director shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 09, 2013 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during period, value			$ 2,015,947,000	$ 2,472,645,000	$ 1,764,969,000
Loss on change in value of derivatives			0	34,485,000	20,393,000
Current portion of deferred revenue			1,771,915,000	1,632,381,000
Deferred revenue, noncurrent			157,609,000	151,901,000
Common Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during period, value			$ 0	0	0
Liberty Media [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loss on change in value of derivatives				34,485,000	20,393,000
Related Party Transactions interest expense				1,025,000	$ 13,514,000
Liberty Media [Member] \| 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate on instrument			7.625%
Liberty Media [Member] \| 8.75% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate on instrument			8.75%
Liberty Media [Member] \| Executives [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of related party members on the board of directors \| director			2
Liberty Media [Member] \| Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of related party members on the board of directors \| director			1
Liberty Media [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| October 2013 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 500,000,000
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 340,000,000	$ 160,000,000
Share price \| $ / shares	$ 3.66
Liberty Media [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party ownership percentage			50.00%
Sirius XM Canada [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity method investment, equity interest			37.00%
Equity method investment, voting interest			25.00%
Current portion of deferred revenue			$ 2,776,000	2,776,000
Deferred revenue, noncurrent			$ 10,639,000	$ 13,415,000
Sirius XM Canada [Member] \| Related Party Class A Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares owned on a converted basis \| shares			47.3