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Basis Of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)

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Basis Of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2013
Lease Agreements [Member]
Jan. 18, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Jan. 18, 2013
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Jan. 18, 2013
FCC licences [Member]
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Pro Forma [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Pro Forma [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Pro Forma [Member]
SIRIUS XM [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 10,372,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Other Noncash Consideration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 253,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Revenue, Net 1,078,000,000 135,000,000 1,867,000,000 170,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,667,000,000 0 Ìý 970,000,000 1,808,000,000 Ìý
Assets, Current 2,365,000,000 Ìý 2,365,000,000 Ìý Ìý 2,211,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4,039,000,000
ownership percentage acquired Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 50.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Related Party Costs 6,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Purchase of shares in equity method investee Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 50,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 161,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 10,286,000,000 10,841,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 21,466,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 7,500,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 10,215,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share $ 0.01 Ìý $ 0.01 Ìý Ìý $ 0.01 Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 0.001 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,293,509,076 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Cash and Cash Equivalents Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 569,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Receivables Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 210,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Property, Plant and Equipment Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,714,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 14,021,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Not Amortizable Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 930,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý 8,600,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Amortizable Intangible Assets Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 930,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 480,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (2,490,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Liabilities, Deferred Revenue Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (1,565,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Other Liabilities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (1,033,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Deferred Taxes Asset (Liability), Net, Noncurrent Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (900,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangibles Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 21,466,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 50.00% Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments 3,415,000,000 Ìý 3,415,000,000 Ìý Ìý 3,341,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 278,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 859,000,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 1,773,000,000 Ìý 1,773,000,000 Ìý Ìý 157,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,871,000,000
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Total 23,895,000,000 Ìý 23,895,000,000 Ìý Ìý 344,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 23,895,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 987,000,000 Ìý 987,000,000 Ìý 987,000,000 108,000,000 108,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,036,000,000
Other Assets, Noncurrent 179,000,000 Ìý 179,000,000 Ìý Ìý 32,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,980,000,000
Assets 33,884,000,000 Ìý 33,884,000,000 Ìý Ìý 8,325,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 29,455,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 33,680,000,000
Long-term Debt 4,363,000,000 Ìý 4,363,000,000 Ìý Ìý 0 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,486,000,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 2,936,000,000
Other Liabilities Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3,894,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 9,937,000,000 Ìý 9,937,000,000 Ìý Ìý (8,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 10,833,000,000
Operating Income (Loss) 236,000,000 2,000,000 396,000,000 (30,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 205,000,000 351,000,000 Ìý
Interest Expense (28,000,000) (2,000,000) (39,000,000) (5,000,000) Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý (49,000,000) (106,000,000) Ìý
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments (21,000,000) 1,281,000,000 (4,000,000) 1,293,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 5,000,000 (16,000,000) Ìý
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 62,000,000 1,000,000 110,000,000 2,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,584,000,000 1,629,000,000 Ìý
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 96,000,000 937,000,000 8,158,000,000 1,087,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 1,636,000,000 1,752,000,000 Ìý
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 13.75 $ 14.60 Ìý
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 13.30 $ 14.13 Ìý
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $ 14,376,000,000 Ìý $ 14,376,000,000 Ìý Ìý $ 6,440,000,000 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý $ 13,531,000,000