Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 9,567,178	$ 7,887,898
Accumulated depreciation	(4,566,698)	(4,630,111)
Property and equipment, net	5,000,480	3,257,787
Equipment leased to customers
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,366,141	1,530,943
Equipment leased to customers | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Equipment leased to customers | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	5 years
Satellites
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,718,865	1,734,024
Satellites | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	4 years
Satellites | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	15 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 344,447	567,870
Depreciable Life	15 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 2,657,354	2,350,839
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	20 years
Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 379,618	376,952
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	40 years
Land
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 17,513	17,513
Construction in progress
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	3,083,240	1,309,757
Construction in progress | Software related projects
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	33,766	39,269
Construction in progress | Wireless
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 3,049,474	$ 1,270,488