Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of primary operating business segments | segment			3
Total assets	$ 45,570,017		$ 45,570,017		$ 51,413,031
Revenue recorded	3,515,317	$ 3,704,516	10,723,476	$ 11,573,075
Depreciation and amortization	364,199	294,797	1,122,383	806,504
Operating income (loss)	(124,500)	(41,806)	(130,292)	487,951
Interest income	8,627	18,649	31,794	90,907
Other, net (Note 4)	18,019	(151,497)	80,884	(120,726)
Net income (loss)	(210,508)	(116,839)	(432,563)	348,823
Issuance costs			2,500,000
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	377,059	916,500	1,468,235	3,074,626
Wireless services and related revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	778,737	814,267	2,368,138	2,535,296
Wireless equipment and related revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	117,212	76,713	325,192	258,791
Pay-TV video and related revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	2,602,176	2,776,950	7,961,736	8,592,126
Pay-TV
Segment information
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	53,357	64,331	119,111	167,524
Pay-TV | Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	15,855	30,151	59,157	162,246
Wireless | Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	42,833	29,916	106,653	67,902
5 G Network Deployment
Segment information
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	323,702	852,169	1,349,124	2,907,102
New DISH DBS Financing | DBS Subscriber Co
Segment information
Issuance costs	2,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000
Operating segment | Pay-TV
Segment information
Total assets	53,425,068		53,425,068		49,437,958
Revenue recorded	2,618,031	2,807,101	8,020,893	8,754,372
Operating income (loss)	588,501	589,465	1,926,541	1,985,490
Operating segment | Retail Wireless
Segment information
Total assets	600,618		600,618		777,957
Revenue recorded	895,949	890,980	2,693,330	2,794,087
Operating income (loss)	(113,792)	(168,166)	(309,571)	(298,872)
Operating segment | 5 G Network Deployment
Segment information
Total assets	39,526,142		39,526,142		46,793,378
Revenue recorded	42,833	29,916	106,653	67,902
Operating income (loss)	(599,022)	(463,105)	(1,747,262)	(1,198,667)
Eliminations | All Other & Eliminations
Segment information
Total assets	(47,981,811)		(47,981,811)		$ (45,596,262)
Revenue recorded	(41,496)	(23,481)	(97,400)	(43,286)
Operating income (loss)	(187)
All other | Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment information
Eliminations	$ (41,496)	$ (23,481)	$ (97,400)	$ (43,286)