Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue recognition - Statement of operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | $ 2,619 | $ 2,856 | $ 2,805 | $ 2,012 | $ 2,009 | $ 2,315 | $ 2,199 | $ 1,517 | $ 10,292 | $ 8,040 | $ 7,594 |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 427 | 470 | 499 |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,809 | 1,182 | 1,147 |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (166) | (176) | 1,063 |
Net earnings (loss) | $ 20 | $ 262 | $ 192 | $ (127) | $ 31 | $ 366 | $ 255 | $ 213 | 347 | 865 | 1,890 |
Sirius XM Holdings Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 7,794 | 5,771 | 5,425 |
Revenue Share And Royalties | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of services | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 2,291 | 1,394 | 1,210 |
Other | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 476 | 442 | $ 386 |
ASU 2014-09 | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 4 | Ìý |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1) | Ìý |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (1) | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Subscriber acquisition costs | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 474 | Ìý |
Selling, general and administrative | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,181 | Ìý |
Income tax benefit (expense) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (177) | Ìý |
Net earnings (loss) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 866 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Sirius XM Holdings Revenue | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 95 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Sirius XM Holdings Revenue | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 5,866 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Revenue Share And Royalties | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of services | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 88 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Revenue Share And Royalties | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Cost of services | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,482 | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Other | Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | (2) | Ìý |
ASU 2014-09 | Other | Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Revenue | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 440 | Ìý |