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Intangible Assets
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Intangible Assets
Our intangible assets include the following:
  June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
 Weighted
Average
Useful Lives
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated AmortizationNet 
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Value
Accumulated AmortizationNet 
Carrying
Value
Recorded to SiriusXM Reporting Unit:
Indefinite life intangible assets:       
FCC licensesIndefinite$8,610 $— $8,610 $8,610 $— $8,610 
TrademarksIndefinite930 — 930 930 — 930 
Definite life intangible assets:       
Customer relationships
15 years
570 (513)57 570 (494)76 
OEM relationships15 years220 (186)34 220 (178)42 
Licensing agreements15 years285 (267)18 285 (260)25 
Software and technology7 years29 (27)29 (26)
Due to Acquisitions recorded to Pandora
and Off-platform Reporting Unit:
Indefinite life intangible assets:
TrademarksIndefinite312 — 312 312 — 312 
Definite life intangible assets:
Customer relationships8 years442 (409)33 442 (383)59 
Software and technology5 years391 (384)391 (383)
Total intangible assets $11,789 $(1,786)$10,003 $11,789 $(1,724)$10,065 

Indefinite Life Intangible Assets
We have identified our Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses and XM and Pandora trademarks as indefinite life intangible assets after considering the expected use of the assets, the regulatory and economic environment within which they are used and the effects of obsolescence on their use.
We hold FCC licenses to use 35 MHz of contiguous spectrum to operate our satellite digital audio radio service, provide ancillary services and services in the adjacent bands. Each of the FCC licenses authorizes us to use radio spectrum, a reusable resource that does not deplete or exhaust over time. These FCC licenses allow us the use of 25 MHz for our Sirius and XM satellite networks (12.5 MHz for the Sirius network at 2320-2332.5 MHz and 12.5 MHz for the XM network at 2332.5-2345 MHz). In 2024, we acquired the licenses in the Wireless Communications Service (“WCS”) C and D Blocks. This WCS spectrum consists of 5 MHz of unpaired blocks each, with “C block” located at 2315-2320 MHz and “D block” located at 2345-2350 MHz.
Our annual impairment assessment of our identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets is performed as of the fourth quarter of each year. An assessment is performed at other times if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible assets exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. As of June 30, 2026, there were no indicators of impairment, and no impairment loss was recognized for intangible assets with indefinite lives during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Definite Life Intangible Assets
Amortization expense for all definite life intangible assets was $31 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and $62 for each of the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. There were no retirements or impairments of definite lived intangible assets during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
The expected amortization expense for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and for periods thereafter is as follows:
Years ending December 31,Amount
2026 (remaining)$62 
202775 
202815 
2029— 
2030— 
Thereafter— 
Total definite life intangible assets, net$152