CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 Additional Paid-In Capital	2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024	Class A and B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016			$ 4,652	$ 3,071,425	$ 781	$ 1,536,691	$ (2,226)	$ 319,634	$ 4,611,323
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards			5	14,508					14,513
Employee benefits			4	23,160					23,164
Employee Stock Purchase Plan			3	14,058					14,061
Non-cash, stock-based compensation				29,941					29,941
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net					(1,458)				(1,458)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities					532				532
Foreign currency translation					1,027				1,027
Net of deferred taxes	$ 159,869	$ 159,869
Payments made to parent of transferred businesses				(7,378)			274	6	(7,104)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests							2,969	63,750	2,969
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network						2,098,689			2,098,689
Other				(9,095)			(525)		(9,620)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017			4,664	3,296,488	882	3,635,380	492	383,390	6,937,906
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards			3	4,243					4,246
Employee benefits			6	27,316					27,322
Employee Stock Purchase Plan			6	15,729					15,735
Non-cash, stock-based compensation				36,261					36,261
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net					(537)				(537)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities					124				124
Foreign currency translation					(1,343)				(1,343)
ASU 2014-09 cumulative catch-up adjustment | ASU 2014-09						2,319			2,319
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests							3,722	76,678	3,722
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network						1,575,091			1,575,091
Other				(944)			(5,713)		(6,657)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018			4,679	3,379,093	(874)	5,212,790	(1,499)	460,068	8,594,189
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards			7	19,361					19,368
Employee benefits			11	26,993					27,004
Employee Stock Purchase Plan			6	17,061					17,067
Non-cash, stock-based compensation				14,262					14,262
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net					828				828
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities					(195)				(195)
Foreign currency translation					223				223
ASU 2014-09 cumulative catch-up adjustment | ASU 2014-09									1,000
Master Transaction Agreement, net of deferred tax of $166,161			229	496,916					497,145
Stock Rights Offering			298	998,110					998,408
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests							1,050	92,007	1,050
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network						1,399,512			1,399,512
Other				(4,789)					(4,789)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019			$ 5,230	$ 4,947,007	$ (18)	$ 6,612,302	$ (449)	$ 552,075	$ 11,564,072