Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Jul. 06, 2018
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Mar. 13, 2017
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Nov. 30, 2020
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Apr. 30, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Commitments and Contingencies              
Number of scheduled baseball games | item           60  
Number of scheduled Formula One events | item           17  
Sirius XM Holdings              
Commitments and Contingencies              
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2021 $ 709,000,000         $ 709,000,000  
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2022 496,000,000         496,000,000  
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2023 234,000,000         234,000,000  
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2024 163,000,000         163,000,000  
Estimate of amounts payable for programming and music royalties in 2025 121,000,000         121,000,000  
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2021 127,000,000         127,000,000  
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2022 31,000,000         31,000,000  
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2023 23,000,000         23,000,000  
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2024 15,000,000         15,000,000  
Sirius XM other contractual arrangements amounts payable in 2025 $ 14,000,000         14,000,000  
Number of additional satellites | item 2            
Aggregate amount covered under insurance policy $ 225,000,000         225,000,000  
Amount capitalized in construction in progress           220,000,000  
Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991 Lawsuit | Sirius XM Holdings              
Commitments and Contingencies              
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Per Violation     $ 500        
Loss Contingency Damages Sought Value Per Willful Violation     $ 1,500        
Payments for Legal Settlements         $ 25,000,000    
Pending Litigation | Copyright Royalty Board Proceeds To Determine Rate For Statutory Webcasting | Sirius XM Holdings              
Commitments and Contingencies              
Performance for non subscription transmissions | $ / item       0.0011      
Performance for subscription transmissions | $ / item       0.0016      
Commercial webcasters per performance for non subscription transmissions | $ / item       0.0028      
Commercial webcasters per performance for subscription transmissions | $ / item       0.0031      
Settled Litigation | Sound exchange Lawsuit | Sirius XM Holdings              
Commitments and Contingencies              
Payments for Legal Settlements   $ 150,000,000          
Remaining liability accrued             $ 69,000,000
Braves Holdings              
Commitments and Contingencies              
Compensation guarantee aggregate total 287,000,000         287,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2021 128,000,000         128,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2022 43,000,000         43,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2023 33,000,000         33,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2024 28,000,000         28,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee in 2025 28,000,000         28,000,000  
Amounts payable under guarantee thereafter $ 27,000,000         $ 27,000,000