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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Jul. 23, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current $ 8 Ìý $ 6 $ 8 Ìý
Provision for Doubtful Accounts Ìý Ìý 47 45 $ 4
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs Ìý Ìý 49 41 1
Total Value Of Fair Value Option Securities 745 Ìý 450 745 Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 2,215 Ìý 2,587 2,215 Ìý
Depreciation Ìý Ìý 207 209 200
Advertising Expense Ìý Ìý 232 226 181
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý $ 204 $ 217 $ 193
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ìý Ìý 338,000,000 342,000,000 355,000,000
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment Ìý Ìý 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000
Diluted, Weighted average number of shares outstanding Ìý Ìý 340,000,000 345,000,000 359,000,000
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from EPS Ìý Ìý 22,000,000 21,000,000 17,000,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized Ìý Ìý $ 56 Ìý Ìý
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Ìý Ìý 2 years 6 months Ìý Ìý
Land [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 124 Ìý $ 101 $ 124 Ìý
Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 162 Ìý 164 162 Ìý
Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 160 Ìý 312 160 Ìý
Satellite system [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 1,590 Ìý 1,628 1,590 Ìý
Construction in Progress [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 179 Ìý 382 179 Ìý
Common Class C Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Shares received in exchange Ìý 2 Ìý Ìý Ìý
SIRIUS XM Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Share-based Compensation Ìý Ìý $ 157 148 $ 133
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Ìý Ìý 3 years Ìý Ìý
SIRIUS XM | Satellite system [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 87
Minimum | Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 10 years Ìý Ìý
Minimum | Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 3 years Ìý Ìý
Minimum | Satellite system [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 2 years Ìý Ìý
Maximum | Building and Improvements [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 40 years Ìý Ìý
Maximum | Equipment [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 20 years Ìý Ìý
Maximum | Satellite system [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life Ìý Ìý 15 years Ìý Ìý
Programming and content expense Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý $ 19 17 15
Customer service and billing Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý 5 5 4
Other cost of subscriber services Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý 8 8 7
Other Operating Income Expense [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý 18 17 14
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense Ìý Ìý $ 154 $ 170 $ 153
Debt Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment 7 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Deferred tax liability Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment $ 931 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý