Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Revenues	$ 4,043,373	$ 4,095,451	$ 4,209,963	$ 4,330,620	$ 4,446,658	$ 4,449,635	$ 4,486,960	$ 4,497,853	$ 16,679,407	$ 17,881,106	$ 15,493,435
Operating income (loss)	375,342	427,029	692,935	550,360	714,016	717,705	906,738	864,576	2,045,666	3,203,035	2,582,615
Net income (loss)	954,469	429,585	540,007	448,846	565,412	567,520	681,451	641,563	2,372,907	2,455,946	1,873,936
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 935,520	$ 412,230	$ 522,832	$ 432,651	$ 552,329	$ 557,042	$ 671,047	$ 630,224	$ 2,303,233	$ 2,410,642	$ 1,762,673
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76	$ 0.78	$ 0.99	$ 0.82	$ 1.04	$ 1.05	$ 1.27	$ 1.20	$ 4.34	$ 4.57	$ 3.36
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 1.47	$ 0.65	$ 0.82	$ 0.68	$ 0.87	$ 0.88	$ 1.06	$ 0.99	$ 3.61	$ 3.79	$ 3.02