CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 3,217,389	$ 3,187,144
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 7):
Subscriber-related expenses	1,960,666	2,005,007
Satellite and transmission expenses	74,852	139,501
Cost of sales - equipment and other	41,710	40,384
Subscriber acquisition costs:
Cost of sales - subscriber promotion subsidies	8,889	6,517
Other subscriber acquisition costs	113,902	80,475
Subscriber acquisition advertising	131,082	106,907
Total subscriber acquisition costs	253,873	193,899
General and administrative expenses	218,972	198,914
Depreciation and amortization (Note 7)	166,820	153,139
Impairment of long-lived assets (Note 7)	356,418
Total costs and expenses	3,073,311	2,730,844
Operating income (loss)	144,078	456,300
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	14,216	15,167
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(15,606)	(5,921)
Other, net	1,592	9,088
Total other income (expense)	202	18,334
Income (loss) before income taxes	144,280	474,634
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(45,006)	(113,335)
Net income (loss)	99,274	361,299
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	26,175	21,538
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 73,099	$ 339,761
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	523,152	467,953
Diluted (in shares)	581,381	526,219
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.73
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.65
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income (loss)	$ 99,274	$ 361,299
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	375	47
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	(208)	1,006
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net	49	(236)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	216	817
Comprehensive income (loss)	99,490	362,116
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	26,175	21,538
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	73,315	340,578
Subscriber-related revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	3,166,041	3,147,770
Equipment sales and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 51,348	$ 39,374