午夜寻花 Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue recognition - Deferred revenue (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue recognition - Deferred revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 2,113	$ 2,079
Formula One Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	113	93
午夜寻花 Sirius XM Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	1,930	1,932
Braves Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 70	$ 54
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASU 2014-09	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Optional exemption utilized	true	听
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASU 2014-09 \| Minimum	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Prepaid data trials, contract period	听	3 years
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASU 2014-09 \| Maximum	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Percent of total deferred revenue balance related to contracts that extend beyond one year	听	10.00%
Prepaid data trials, contract period	听	5 years
Self-pay customers, audio subscriptions prepayment period	听	3 years
Formula One and Braves Holdings	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 184	$ 154

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