Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
$ / shares
Jan. 26, 2022
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Vote / shares
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Preferred stock, shares issued     0 0  
Proceeds from issuance IPO | $     $ 575    
Formula One Group          
Proceeds from issuance IPO | $     $ 575    
Common Class A          
Votes per share | Vote / shares     1    
Number of shares received in exchange for a share of Series B     1    
Common Class A | Formula One Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     1,200,000 0 0
Stock repurchased during period | $     $ 55    
Common Class A | Braves Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     0 0 0
Common Class A | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     3,100,000 4,000,000.0 0
Stock repurchased during period | $     $ 141 $ 174  
Common Class B          
Votes per share | Vote / shares     10    
Series C          
Votes per share | Vote / shares     0    
Series C | Formula One Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     0 0 0
Series C | Braves Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     0 0 0
Series C | Liberty SiriusXM Group          
Stock repurchased during period (Shares)     7,700,000 3,800,000 11,000,000.0
Stock repurchased during period | $     $ 359 $ 144 $ 443
Sirius XM Holdings          
Common stock, dividends declared | $ / shares     $ 0.087846    
Payments of Dividends | $     $ 268 237 226
Dividend paid to parent company | $     $ 210 $ 173 $ 157
Sirius XM Holdings | Subsequent Event          
Common stock, dividends declared | $ / shares $ 0.25 $ 0.0219615