Debt and Finance Lease Obligations - Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 30, 2024
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		$ 22,342,296	$ 21,778,720
Fair Value		20,852,885	20,222,039
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net		(128,541)	(157,662)
Finance lease obligations		62,524	67,199
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations (including current portion)		22,276,279	21,688,257
Less: current portion		(990,064)	(933,481)
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion		$ 21,286,215	$ 20,754,776
0% Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%	3.375%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%	11.75%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.75%
DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		$ 4,767,289	$ 4,767,289
Fair Value		4,767,289	4,767,289
EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		1,760,081	1,014,522
Fair Value		1,760,081	1,014,522
Interest rate (as a percent)				11.50%
Additional debt		710,000
Intercompany Loan
Debt Instrument
Additional debt	$ 4,700,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 0% Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		138,403	138,403
Fair Value		$ 126,493	124,916
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		$ 2,000,000	2,000,000
Fair Value		$ 1,745,000	$ 1,678,640
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	$ 45,209
Fair Value		$ 38,953	38,495
Interest rate (as a percent)		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		$ 2,530,000	$ 2,507,780
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		3,690,645	3,708,460
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		1,000,000	1,000,000
Fair Value		$ 714,160	$ 715,680
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%	7.375%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		$ 2,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Fair Value		$ 2,122,900	$ 2,143,350
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		$ 976,050	$ 959,610
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%	5.125%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") | Mortgages and other notes payable
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		$ 47,981	$ 63,297
Fair Value		47,981	63,297
DBS Subscriber Co | Term Loan due 2025
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		333,333	500,000
Fair Value		333,333	500,000
Debt repurchased		167,000
DBS Subscriber Co | Term Loan due 2029
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		1,800,000	1,800,000
Fair Value		1,800,000	1,800,000
DBS Subscriber Co | Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		200,000	200,000
Fair Value		$ 200,000	$ 200,000