CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (62,693)	$ (1,128,422)	$ 2,372,907
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,472,204	1,181,921	717,073
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill		225,017
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, impairments and other	30,730	(77,109)	(25,264)
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives		1,693,387	(1,015,387)
Realized losses (gains) on Sale of Assets to EchoStar (Note1)	(128,788)
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale losses (gains) (Note 13)	(21,310)
EchoStar Exchange Offers debt extinguishment losses (gains) (Note 9)	(688,661)
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	24,945	36,143	71,450
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	(16,251)	(374,910)	702,735
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates	67,214	3,835	(2,616)
Changes in allowance for credit losses	17,323	9,560	5,819
Change in long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	82,368	24,436	86,039
Other, net	152,144	205,199	238,472
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(130,900)	33,189	(24,234)
Prepaid and accrued income taxes	44,977	3,053	(36,115)
Inventory	176,191	2,658	36,722
Other current assets	(61,058)	(36,967)	27,992
Trade accounts payable	108,124	13,507	79,116
Deferred revenue and other	(68,591)	(73,003)	(52,105)
Accrued programming and other accrued expenses	(252,855)	255,545	(90,504)
Net cash flows from operating activities	745,113	1,997,039	3,092,100
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(33,696)	(1,383,102)	(898,326)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	36,842	2,253,639	3,023,236
Purchases of property and equipment (Note 7)	(1,286,132)	(2,828,887)	(2,727,302)
Capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations (Note 2)	(871,807)	(1,162,473)	(984,309)
Purchases of regulatory authorizations, including deposits	(1,104)	(2,009)	(7,206,865)
Sale of Assets to EchoStar (Note 1)	245,800
700 MHz Spectrum Sale to EchoStar (Note 1)	1,036,500
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale (Note 13)	95,435
Other, net (Note 5)	(36,066)	14,075	6,527
Net cash flows from investing activities	(814,228)	(3,108,757)	(8,787,039)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Repayment of long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations	(104,015)	(119,202)	(83,117)
Redemption and repurchases of convertible and senior notes	(2,933,714)	(1,643,469)	(2,056,821)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		1,500,000	2,000,000
Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium		21,635	(51,121)
Proceeds from New DISH DBS Financing (Note 9)	2,500,000
Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium from New DISH DBS Financing	(134,510)
Proceeds from EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan (Note 9)	1,009,460
Early debt extinguishment gains (losses) of convertible and senior notes		73,024
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		8,594	18,132
Purchase of Northstar Manager, LLC's ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum		(109,432)
Other, net	(65)	(4,665)	(18,413)
Net cash flows from financing activities	337,156	(273,515)	(191,340)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	268,041	(1,385,233)	(5,886,279)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (Note 5)	462,748	1,847,981	7,734,260
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period (Note 5)	730,789	$ 462,748	$ 1,847,981
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale losses (gains)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale (Note 13)	$ 95,000