Organization and Business Activities (Details) item in Thousands, person in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	207 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) item site person segment	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) item	Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Organization and Business Activities
Number of primary operating business segments | segment	2
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item	7,397	7,397
Number Of wireless subscribers | item	7,145	7,145
Number of Americans nationwide for deployment of 5G services | person	222
Number of American subscribers for 5G broadband service | person	269
Percentage of coverage obligations	80.00%
EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)			11.50%
Outstanding debt	$ 1,760	$ 1,760
5G Network Development
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer	$ 30,000	$ 30,000
Number of cell sites deployed | site	24,000
Maximum | EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Aggregate principal amount			$ 4,500
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item	1,894	1,894
Dish TV
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item	5,503	5,503
Wireless
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer	$ 24,000
Capitalized Interest
Organization and Business Activities
Payment to customer	$ 7,000