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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue:        
Subscriber-related revenue $ 3,553,828us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue $ 3,408,510us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue $ 10,582,989us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue $ 10,131,098us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue
Equipment sales and other revenue 16,312ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue 24,834ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue 63,819ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue 73,402ddbs_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenue
Equipment sales, services and other revenue - EchoStar 15,232ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty 15,516ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty 47,339ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty 25,540ddbs_EquipmentSalesServicesAndOtherRevenueRelatedParty
Total revenue 3,585,372us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 3,448,860us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 10,694,147us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet 10,230,040us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 6):        
Subscriber-related expenses 2,072,891us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription 1,938,142us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription 6,131,068us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription 5,718,781us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription
Satellite and transmission expenses 179,401us-gaap_CostOfTransmission 139,945us-gaap_CostOfTransmission 506,188us-gaap_CostOfTransmission 394,748us-gaap_CostOfTransmission
Cost of sales - equipment, services and other 24,240us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue 24,073us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue 80,451us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue 64,789us-gaap_OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue
Subscriber acquisition costs:        
Cost of sales - subscriber promotion subsidies 52,755ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies 61,853ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies 170,149ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies 192,567ddbs_CostOfSalesSubscriberPromotionSubsidies
Other subscriber acquisition costs 246,918ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies 280,677ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies 709,308ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies 746,324ddbs_OtherSubscriberPromotionsSubsidies
Subscriber acquisition advertising 152,607ddbs_SubscriberAcquisitionAdvertisingCost 108,227ddbs_SubscriberAcquisitionAdvertisingCost 403,644ddbs_SubscriberAcquisitionAdvertisingCost 337,079ddbs_SubscriberAcquisitionAdvertisingCost
Total subscriber acquisition costs 452,280us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 450,757us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,283,101us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 1,275,970us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
General and administrative expenses 189,961us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 172,100us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 547,926us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 502,974us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation and amortization (Note 6) 246,140us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 229,749us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 719,488us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 663,410us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Total costs and expenses 3,164,913us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 2,954,766us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 9,268,222us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 8,620,672us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss) 420,459us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 494,094us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,425,925us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,609,368us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other Income (Expense):        
Interest income 8,654us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet 10,255us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet 27,518us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet 27,205us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (207,149)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt (220,596)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt (631,405)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt (663,823)us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Other, net (7,156)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 75us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (6,411)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 268us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total other income (expense) (205,651)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (210,266)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (610,298)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (636,350)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes 214,808ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax 283,828ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax 815,627ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax 973,018ddbs_IncomeLossBeforeIncomeTax
Income tax (provision) benefit, net (Note 8) (62,109)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (97,151)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (287,523)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (346,228)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss) 152,699ddbs_ProfitLoss1 186,677ddbs_ProfitLoss1 528,104ddbs_ProfitLoss1 626,790ddbs_ProfitLoss1
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax (2,342)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 150us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (7,575)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 150us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS 155,041us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 186,527us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 535,679us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 626,640us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Comprehensive Income (Loss):        
Net income (loss) 152,699ddbs_ProfitLoss1 186,677ddbs_ProfitLoss1 528,104ddbs_ProfitLoss1 626,790ddbs_ProfitLoss1
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 5,352us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 12,730us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 19,547us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 7,728us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net 66us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (3,620)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (5,298)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (3,104)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 5,418us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 9,110us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 14,249us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 4,624us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Comprehensive income (loss) 158,117us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 195,787us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 542,353us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 631,414us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax (2,342)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 150us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (7,575)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 150us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS $ 160,459us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 195,637us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 549,928us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 631,264us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax