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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue:      
Subscriber-related revenue $ 13,559,511us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue $ 13,038,611us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue $ 12,959,025us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue
Equipment sales and other revenue 92,618ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue 95,923ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue 64,547ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue
Equipment sales, services and other revenue - EchoStar 43,483ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty 17,066ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty 36,474ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty
Total revenue 13,695,612us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 13,151,600us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 13,060,046us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 6):      
Subscriber-related expenses 7,677,111us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription 7,246,104us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription 6,841,760us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription
Satellite and transmission expenses:      
EchoStar 487,011ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesRelatedParty 419,888ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesRelatedParty 441,613ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesRelatedParty
Other 40,472ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesOther 40,392ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesOther 39,341ddbs_SatelliteAndTransmissionExpensesOther
Cost of sales - equipment, services and other 85,627us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue 96,240us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue 79,563us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue
Subscriber acquisition costs:      
Cost of sales - subscriber promotion subsidies - EchoStar 252,178ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies 264,208ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies 249,440ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies
Other subscriber acquisition costs 1,432,558ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies 1,396,477ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies 1,254,036ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies
Total subscriber acquisition costs 1,684,736us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,660,685us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,503,476us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
General and administrative expenses - EchoStar 69,224ddbs_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty 49,878ddbs_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty 45,188ddbs_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty
General and administrative expenses 617,898us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 616,339us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 570,699us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Litigation expense (Note 11)   730,457us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement (316,949)us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement
Depreciation and amortization (Note 6) 905,987us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 898,682us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 904,955us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Total costs and expenses 11,568,066us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 11,758,665us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 10,109,646us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss) 2,127,546us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,392,935us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 2,950,400us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other Income (Expense):      
Interest income 38,214us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet 22,431us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet 13,209us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (878,550)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt (647,298)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt (552,036)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Other, net (2,833)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 2,124us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 10,957us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total other income (expense) (843,169)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (622,743)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (527,870)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,284,377ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax 770,192ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax 2,422,530ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax
Income tax (provision) benefit, net (Note 8) (459,655)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (285,926)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (896,847)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss) 824,722us-gaap_ProfitLoss 484,266us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,525,683us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (300)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest    
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS 825,022us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 484,266us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 1,525,683us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Comprehensive Income (Loss):      
Net income (loss) 824,722us-gaap_ProfitLoss 484,266us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,525,683us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss):      
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 8,781us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 8,047us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax (5,215)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net (3,672)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (517)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax  
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 5,109us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 7,530us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (5,215)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Comprehensive income (loss) 829,831us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 491,796us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,520,468us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (300)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest    
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS $ 830,131us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 491,796us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 1,520,468us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax