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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)				12 Months Ended				180 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Sep. 29, 2023	Jul. 13, 2016	Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item site	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2022 USD ($)
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				$ 7,218,274,000
2026				14,119,091,000
2027				6,999,381,000
2028				5,584,805,000
2029				3,238,585,000
Thereafter				7,309,449,000
Total				44,469,585,000
Unrecognized tax benefits				678,096,000	$ 436,128,000	$ 431,640,000	$ 388,837,000	$ 431,640,000
Unrecognized tax benefits To Be settle in Next 12 months				0
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 30,840,398,000	38,114,249,000
Litigation accrual										$ 3,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				0.25%
Carrying amount				$ 63,629,000
Contractual Obligation				$ 44,469,585,000
Percentage of coverage obligations				80.00%
Impairment of long-lived assets					225,017,000
5G Network Development
Commitment and Contingencies
Payment to customer				$ 30,000,000,000				$ 30,000,000,000
Number of Cell Sites Deployed \| site				24,000
600 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 6,192,575,000	6,213,335,000
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended				75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline				80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device				75.00%
Minimum percentage offering 5G broadband service				80.00%
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 7,329,093,000	7,327,989,000
Acceleration Term of Final Build-Out Requirement, if Interim Build-out Requirement is Not Met				1 year
Certain of Other AWS-3 and SNR Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended				75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline				80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device				75.00%
Minimum percentage offering 5G broadband service				80.00%
Certain of 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses areas
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				85.00%
H Block Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 1,671,506,000	1,671,506,000
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended				75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline				80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device				75.00%
Minimum percentage offering 5G broadband service				80.00%
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 6,811,062,000	8,523,682,000
Certain of other 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				80.00%
Certain of 600 MHz License Areas
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				85.00%
Certain of 600 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				80.00%
MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended				70.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline				80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device				75.00%
Minimum percentage offering 5G broadband service				80.00%
Certain of AWS-3 license areas
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				85.00%
Certain of AWS-3 other licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area				80.00%
Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Programming Contracts term				10 years
Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services	70.00%
Programming Contracts term				1 year
Minimum \| MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum percentage of population having access to average download speed				70.00%
SNR Wireless Management LLC
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 4,271,459,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan balance maturity period		10 years
Wireless
Commitment and Contingencies
Payment to customer				24,000,000,000
Regulatory authorizations, net				19,757,877,000	19,838,635,000
Number of Americans, Provided With Five G Deployment Services											220,000,000
Network development current and future expenditures					10,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000
DBS Licenses.
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				677,409,000
600 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				6,192,575,000
Ghz 3.45 to 3.55
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				7,329,093,000
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				972,000
AWS 3 Auction
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				5,557,828,000
AWS-4 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				1,928,688,000
700 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				701,803,000
H Block Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				1,671,506,000
MVDDS
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				24,000,000
28 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				2,883,000
24 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				11,772,000
37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				202,392,000
3550-3650 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				912,200,000
Ghz 3.7 to 3.98
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				2,969,000
Capitalized Interest
Commitment and Contingencies
Payment to customer				7,000,000,000
Regulatory authorizations, net				6,811,062,000
EchoStar
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 5,458,213,000
5 G Network Deployment
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of Americans To Whom Five G Broadband Service Is Provided											268,000,000
Northstar Spectrum
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Value of ownership rights accrued									$ 109,000,000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco \| AWS-3 Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit				25.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim payment percentage				15.00%
Re-Auction payment				$ 1,892,000,000
Overpayment of interim payment				$ 334,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item				261
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Bidding credit value			$ 1,961,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| SNR Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit			25.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations, net				$ 4,271,459,000	$ 4,271,459,000
Non-payment gross winning bids				$ 1,211,000,000
Interim payment percentage				15.00%
Re-Auction payment				$ 1,029,000,000.000
Overpayment of interim payment				$ 182,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item				244
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| SNR Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Bidding credit value			$ 1,370,000,000
Prior Arrangement \| Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids				$ 2,226,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Number of licenses returned \| item				84
Prior Arrangement \| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| SNR Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Number of licenses returned \| item				113
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.75%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.75%
Long-term debt obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				$ 908,009,000
2026				10,455,195,000
2027				4,341,543,000
2028				3,549,860,000
2029				1,502,650,000
Thereafter				1,021,463,000
Total				21,778,720,000
Contractual Obligation				21,778,720,000
Interest expense on long-term debt
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				1,639,592,000
2026				1,563,992,000
2027				918,593,000
2028				474,955,000
2029				233,360,000
Thereafter				199,527,000
Total				5,030,019,000
Contractual Obligation				5,030,019,000
Finance lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				30,381,000
2026				34,290,000
2027				2,528,000
Total				67,199,000
Contractual Obligation				67,199,000
Interest expense on finance lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				5,011,000
2026				2,298,000
2027				46,000
Total				7,355,000
Contractual Obligation				7,355,000
Satellite-related obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				1,882,823,000
2026				1,481,336,000
2027				1,157,410,000
2028				1,023,439,000
2029				979,359,000
Thereafter				3,165,382,000
Total				9,689,749,000
Contractual Obligation				9,689,749,000
Operating lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				545,077,000
2026				577,160,000
2027				579,203,000
2028				536,551,000
2029				523,216,000
Thereafter				2,923,077,000
Total				5,684,284,000
Contractual Obligation				5,684,284,000
Purchase obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2025				2,207,381,000
2026				4,820,000
2027				58,000
Total				2,212,259,000
Contractual Obligation				$ 2,212,259,000