Organization and Business Activities (Details) person in Millions						1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	204 Months Ended
	May 02, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2023 person item	Jun. 14, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) item segment person	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Spectrum Investments
Fair value of assets sold			$ 246,000,000
Sale of assets to EchoStar								$ 245,800,000
Gain or loss on sale of assets								138,000,000
Sale of intangible assets								1,024,857,000
Trade accounts receivable, net								838,775,000			$ 890,333,000
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable investment securities								212,000,000
Net carrying value of assets transferred	$ 141,000,000							$ 140,510,000
Number of primary operating business segments								3
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								8,074,000
Number Of wireless subscribers | item								7,281,000
Regulatory authorizations, net								$ 30,491,768,000			38,114,249,000
Number of nationwide 5G commitments that are met | item				2
Number of nationwide 5G commitments | item				3
Minimum percentage of population having access to average download speed				70.00%
Number of Americans nationwide for deployment of 5G services | person				200
Number of American subscribers for 5G broadband service | person				250				200
Percentage Of Carrying Value Including Capitalized Interest For Wireless Spectrum								90.00%
Carrying Value								$ 24,956,657,000			$ 21,163,274,000
Intercompany Loan
Spectrum Investments
Additional debt			$ 4,700,000,000			$ 4,700,000,000	$ 4,700,000,000
Carrying Value								$ 4,767,289,000
2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Spectrum Investments
Debt repurchased										$ 951,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)								2.375%		2.375%	2.375%
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Spectrum Investments
Total debts								$ 1,983,000,000
5G Network Development
Spectrum Investments
Payment to customer								$ 30,000,000,000	$ 30,000,000,000
Minimum | MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Spectrum Investments
Minimum percentage of population having access to average download speed				70.00%	70.00%
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								1,998,000
DISH DBS | 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Spectrum Investments
Carrying Value											$ 951,168,000
DISH DBS | 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Spectrum Investments
Interest rate (as a percent)								5.875%			5.875%
Carrying Value								$ 1,982,544,000			$ 1,982,544,000
DISH DBS | EchoStar | Assets transfer | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Spectrum Investments
Assets transferred								12,003,000,000.000
EchoStar
Spectrum Investments
Trade accounts receivable, net								12,000,000			$ 4,000,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities Net Noncurrent Excluding Additional paid-in capital								3,775,000,000
Related party | EchoStar | 700 MHz Spectrum | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Spectrum Investments
Gain or loss on sale of assets								$ 115,000,000
Sales value		$ 1,037,000,000.000
Sale of intangible assets		1,025,000,000.000
Trade accounts receivable, net		$ 12,000,000
Dish TV
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								6,076,000
Wireless
Spectrum Investments
Payment to customer								$ 24,000,000,000
Regulatory authorizations, net								$ 19,839,739,000
Wireless spectrum licenses final build out requirements met percentage								90.00%
Capitalized Interest
Spectrum Investments
Payment to customer								$ 6,000,000,000
Regulatory authorizations, net								6,380,570,000
Other income
Spectrum Investments
Gain or loss on sale of assets								129,000,000
Additional Paid-In Capital
Spectrum Investments
Gain or loss on sale of assets								$ 6,000,000