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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 19, 2016	Oct. 02, 2012	Apr. 29, 2011 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016 item	Jun. 30, 2013	May 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012 item	May 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2009 item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 item	Dec. 31, 2008 item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions
Trade accounts receivable													$ 653,948	$ 777,908
Trade accounts payable													393,305	524,704
Equipment sales and other revenue													130,963	178,363	$ 271,934
Subscriber-related expenses													8,919,985	8,913,624	8,821,831
Satellite and transmission expenses													658,017	710,719	741,286
General and Administrative Expense													687,054	735,954	758,985
Capital contribution recorded in additional paid-in-capital for tax credits related to tax-sharing agreement													1,000	1,000	3,000
Noncontrolling interests													492	(2,226)
Net book value of asset													$ 27,154
American Fork Occupancy License Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Term of renewal option													5 years
Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Term of renewal option		1 year
Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions
Notice period for termination of agreement		180 days
gTLD Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transactions
Amount paid to related party															1,000
EchoStar
Related Party Transactions
Trade accounts receivable													$ 2,000	2,000
Trade accounts payable													42,000	276,000
Equipment sales and other revenue													3,000	2,000	48,000
Subscriber-related expenses													71,000	92,000	87,000
Satellite and transmission expenses													353,000	357,000	431,000
General and administrative expenses - EchoStar													$ 29,000	14,000	13,000
EchoStar \| TiVo vs Dish Network and EchoStar Corporation
Related Party Transactions
Settlement amount			$ (500,000)
Initial settlement amount paid			300,000
Aggregate of six annual installment amounts between 2012 and 2017, net of contribution from related party			$ 200,000
Litigation settlement number of annual installments \| item			6
Contribution from related party			$ 10,000
Percentage of litigation settlement amount to be made by related party			95.00%
EchoStar \| El Paso Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Number of consecutive three year renewal options \| item										4
Term of renewal option										3 years
EchoStar \| 90 Inverness Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Number of renewal options \| item													4
Term of renewal option													3 years
EchoStar \| Cheyenne Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Number of renewal options \| item													13
Term of renewal option													1 year
EchoStar \| Gilbert Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Number of renewal options \| item													13
Term of renewal option													1 year
EchoStar \| Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements
Related Party Transactions
Number of renewal options \| item													4
Term of renewal option													3 years
Notice period for termination of agreement													180 days
EchoStar \| EchoStar XVI
Related Party Transactions
Term of renewal option											5 years
Agreement term											4 years
Additional term of renewal option											5 years
EchoStar \| Nimiq 5 Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Agreement term																	15 years
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services \| item											32						32
EchoStar \| DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Agreement term																	10 years
Number of DBS transponders currently used \| item											32						32
EchoStar \| QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Agreement term																		10 years
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services \| item																		32
EchoStar \| QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Number of DBS transponders currently used \| item																		24
Number of transponders subleased \| item								5
EchoStar \| 103 degree orbital location member
Related Party Transactions
Agreement term									10 years
Agreement term from commencement of service date						10 years
EchoStar \| 2012 TT&C Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Minimum required notice period for termination by the reporting entity										60 days
EchoStar \| Professional Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Automatic renewal period													1 year
Notice period for termination of agreement													60 days
Minimum notice period for termination of a specific service													30 days
EchoStar \| Patent Cross-License Agreements
Related Party Transactions
Payments to third party																$ 10,000
Payments to third party by related party under extension option																$ 3,000
EchoStar \| Rovi License Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Agreement term	10 years
Amount paid to related party													$ 0
EchoStar \| Sale of Orange, New Jersey Properties Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transactions
Number of parcels of real estate sold \| item					2
EchoStar \| EchoStar VIII
Related Party Transactions
Notice period for termination of agreement							30 days
EchoStar \| Tax Sharing Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Net amount of the allocated tax attributes payable																			$ 82,000
EchoStar \| EchoStar XV
Related Party Transactions
Notice period for termination of agreement							30 days
EchoStar \| T2 Development Agreement \| T2 satellite
Related Party Transactions
Selling rights to use equipments to related party												$ 55,000
HNS \| Hughes Broadband Sales Agency Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Automatic renewal period				1 year
Notice period for termination of agreement				90 days
Agreement term				5 years
HNS \| Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Broadband equipment purchased from related parties													0	$ 9,000	$ 11,000
HNS \| Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transactions
Broadband equipment purchased from related parties													$ 22,000