Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended
	Jan. 10, 2024	Jan. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 30, 2024	Nov. 15, 2024	Oct. 10, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 29, 2024	Mar. 15, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 26, 2023	Nov. 15, 2022	May 24, 2021	Dec. 21, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020	Aug. 08, 2016	Jun. 13, 2016
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 21,778,720							$ 21,163,274
Fair Value			20,222,039							16,539,765
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net			(157,662)							(67,215)
Finance lease obligations			67,199							123,658
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations (including current portion)			21,688,257							21,219,717
Less: current portion			(933,481)							(3,041,429)
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion			$ 20,754,776							18,178,288
Interest rate (as a percent)			0.25%
2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.375%						2.375%
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount																	$ 2,000,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.375%
Aggregate principal amount																$ 3,000,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,750,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.75%
Aggregate principal amount											$ 1,500,000	$ 2,000,000
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,500,000
Intercompany Loan
Debt Instrument
Additional debt	$ 4,700,000	$ 4,700,000
DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			4,767,289
Fair Value			4,767,289
EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			1,014,522
Fair Value			1,014,522
Interest rate (as a percent)				11.50%
Outstanding debt			$ 1,015,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value										951,168
Fair Value										944,034
Interest rate (as a percent)									2.375%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value										1,982,544
Fair Value										1,872,275
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.875%		5.875%		5.875%	5.875%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 0% Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 138,403							1,957,197
Fair Value			$ 124,916							$ 1,228,141
Interest rate (as a percent)			0.00%			0.00%				0.00%
Aggregate principal amount														$ 2,000,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 2,000,000							$ 2,000,000
Fair Value			$ 1,678,640							1,388,060
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.75%				7.75%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 45,209							2,908,801
Fair Value			$ 38,495							1,570,753
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.375%			3.375%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 2,750,000							2,750,000
Fair Value			$ 2,507,780							2,366,073
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.25%				5.25%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 3,500,000							3,500,000
Fair Value			$ 3,708,460							3,668,980
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.75%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 1,000,000							1,000,000
Fair Value			$ 715,680							600,160
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.375%				7.375%
Aggregate principal amount															$ 1,000,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 2,500,000							2,500,000
Fair Value			$ 2,143,350							2,013,125
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%				5.75%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 1,500,000							1,500,000
Fair Value			$ 959,610							774,600
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.125%				5.125%
Aggregate principal amount													$ 1,500,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | Other notes payable
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			$ 63,297							113,564
Fair Value			63,297							$ 113,564
DBS Subscriber Co | Term Loan due 2025
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			500,000
Fair Value			$ 500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.00%
Aggregate principal amount			$ 500,000
DBS Subscriber Co | Term Loan due 2029
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			1,800,000
Fair Value			1,800,000
Aggregate principal amount			1,800,000
DBS Subscriber Co | Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value			200,000
Fair Value			200,000
Maximum | EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount			$ 4,500,000	$ 4,500,000