Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 10,290,544	$ 7,887,898
Accumulated depreciation	(4,650,425)	(4,630,111)
Property and equipment, net	$ 5,640,119	3,257,787
Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	40 years
T1 satellite
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	14 years 3 months
Equipment leased to customers
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,318,272	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
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	15 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,215,496	1,197,409
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
5G Network Deployment equipment
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 770,153	76,828
5G Network Deployment equipment \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	3 years
5G Network Deployment equipment \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	15 years
Software
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,354,656	1,076,602
Software \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	3 years
Software \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	6 years
Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 380,519	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	3,170,623	1,309,757
Construction in progress \| Software related projects
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	36,936	39,269
Construction in progress \| Wireless
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 3,133,687	$ 1,270,488

Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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