2.4.0.811120 - Disclosure - Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantorstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q1http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001042642duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-03-31T00:00:002false falsefalseD2012http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001042642duration2012-01-01T00:00:002012-12-31T00:00:001true 1ddbs_FinancialInformationForSubsidiaryGuarantorsAndNonGuarantorsDisclosureAbstractddbs_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors2false 2ddbs_FinancialInformationForSubsidiaryGuarantorsTextBlockddbs_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> 9.              Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors   Our senior notes are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries other than minor subsidiaries and the stand-alone entity DISH DBS has no independent assets or operations.  Therefore, supplemental financial information on a condensed consolidating basis of the guarantor subsidiaries is not required.  There are no restrictions on our ability to obtain cash dividends or other distributions of funds from the guarantor subsidiaries, except those imposed by applicable law. </div>falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> 12.       Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors   Our senior notes are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries other than minor subsidiaries and the stand alone entity DISH DBS has no independent assets or operations.  Therefore, supplemental financial information on a condensed consolidating basis of the guarantor subsidiaries is not required.  There are no restrictions on our ability to obtain cash dividends or other distributions of funds from the guarantor subsidiaries, except those imposed by applicable law.</div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaFinancial information for subsidiary guarantors.No definition available.false0Financial Information for Subsidiary GuarantorsfalseFinancial Information for Subsidiary GuarantorsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.dishnetworkddbs.com/role/DisclosureFinancialInformationForSubsidiaryGuarantors22