Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 02, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		227,922,199
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,435,208