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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

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, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 1,773	$ 1,790
Formula One Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	347	253
午夜寻花 SiriusXM Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	1,321	1,454
Braves Group	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 105	83
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASC 606	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Optional exemption utilized	true	听
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASC 606 \| Minimum	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Prepaid data trials, contract period	3 years	听
Sirius XM Holdings \| ASC 606 \| Maximum	听	听
Optional exemption	听	听
Percent of total deferred revenue balance related to contracts that extend beyond one year	6.00%	听
Prepaid data trials, contract period	5 years	听
Self-pay customers, audio subscriptions prepayment period	3 years	听
Formula One and Braves Holdings	听	听
Deferred revenue	听	听
Deferred revenue	$ 466	$ 347

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