Organization and Business Activities (Details) person in Thousands, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	180 Months Ended
	May 02, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2023 item person	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment person	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) person site	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2024	Nov. 08, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2024 USD ($)
Organization and Business Activities
Number of primary operating business segments | segment					2		3
Fair value of assets sold		$ 246,000
Gain or loss on sale of assets								$ 138,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					0.25%			0.25%
Net carrying value of assets transferred	$ 141,000							$ 140,510
Issuance costs								2,500,000
Aggregate cash purchase price					$ 400,000	$ 400,000	$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | person					7,778			7,778
Number Of wireless subscribers | person					6,995			6,995
Number of nationwide 5G commitments that are met | item			2
Number of nationwide 5G commitments | item			3
Number of Americans nationwide for deployment of 5G services | person			220,000					220,000
Number of American subscribers for 5G broadband service | person			268,000					268,000
Percentage of coverage obligations								80.00%
Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Additional debt		$ 4,700,000		$ 4,700,000
EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)										11.50%
Outstanding debt					$ 1,015,000			$ 1,015,000
2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Organization and Business Activities
Debt repurchased															$ 951,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					2.375%			2.375%							2.375%
10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)					10.75%	10.75%	10.75%	10.75%
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)					2.375%	2.375%	2.375%	2.375%					3.875%
Aggregate principal amount													$ 1,950,000
0% Convertible Notes Due 2025
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)					0.00%			0.00%
Aggregate principal amount												$ 1,819,000
Outstanding debt												138,000
Amounts of indebtedness forgiven								$ 1,819,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026.
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)					3.375%			3.375%
Aggregate principal amount												2,863,000
Outstanding debt												$ 45,000
Amounts of indebtedness forgiven								$ 2,863,000
5G Network Development
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer								$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Number of cell sites deployed | site								24,000
Minimum | MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Organization and Business Activities
Minimum percentage of population having access to average download speed								70.00%
Maximum | EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Aggregate principal amount					$ 4,500,000			$ 4,500,000		$ 4,500,000
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | person					2,092			2,092
DISH DBS | 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)															2.375%
DISH DBS | 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)					5.875%	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%			5.875%			5.875%
DISH DBS | 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Aggregate amount					$ 5,356,000	$ 5,356,000	$ 5,356,000	$ 5,356,000
DISH DBS | 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Aggregate amount					30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000
DISH DBS | EchoStar | Assets transfer | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Organization and Business Activities
Assets transferred					12,003,000			12,003,000
DBS Subscriber Co | New DISH DBS Financing
Organization and Business Activities
Issuance costs					2,500,000	2,500,000
Amount used for redemption or repayment or repurchase 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024					2,047,000	$ 2,047,000	$ 2,047,000	2,047,000						$ 2,047,000
Aggregate principal amount														$ 2,500,000
EchoStar
Organization and Business Activities
Deferred Tax Liabilities Net Noncurrent Excluding Additional paid-in capital					$ 3,775,000			3,775,000
Related party | EchoStar | 700 MHz Spectrum | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Organization and Business Activities
Gain or loss on sale of assets								$ 115,000
Sales value																$ 1,037,000
Dish TV
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | person					5,686			5,686
Wireless
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer								$ 24,000,000
Capitalized Interest
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer								7,000,000
Other income
Organization and Business Activities
Gain or loss on sale of assets								129,000
Additional Paid-In Capital
Organization and Business Activities
Gain or loss on sale of assets								$ 6,000