Debt repurchase price percentage in event of change of control.

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Long term debt issue price as percentage of principal amount.

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Long term debt redemption price as percentage of principal amount.

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Long term debt redemption prior to June 15 2014 price with net proceeds from equity offerings as percentage of principal amount.

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Long term debt redemption prior to June 15 2014 with net proceeds from equity offerings as percentage of principal amount.

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Long term debt redemption prior to June 15 2015 price with net proceeds from equity offerings as percentage of principal amount.

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Long term debt redemption prior to June 15 2015 with net proceeds from equity offerings as percentage of principal amount.

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- Definition

Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the highest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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When presenting a range of interest rates, the lowest effective rate for funds borrowed under the debt agreement as of the balance sheet date.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital lease obligations	Dec. 31, 2012 Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Dec. 31, 2011 Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Dec. 31, 2010 Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Jun. 02, 2011 Senior Secured Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Jun. 02, 2011 Senior Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Maximum
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Principal amount of debt issuance								$ 1,100,000,000			$ 900,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.50%			7.625%			5.50%	15.75%
Debt instrument issued, issue price (as a percent)							100.00%			100.00%
Percentage of principal amount at which the entity may redeem some or all of the notes to the date of redemption							100.00%			100.00%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes redeemable before June 15, 2014									35.00%			35.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal redeemable any time before June 15, 2014							106.50%			107.625%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes redeemable at any time before June 15, 2015									10.00%
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount of notes redeemable at any time before June 15, 2015							103.00%
Repurchase price in the event of change of control, percentage of principal							101.00%			101.00%
Debt issuance costs	229,000	57,825,000
Debt issuance costs amortized				$ 5,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 0
Effective interest rates for satellite capital lease obligations, minimum (as a percent)			7.78%
Effective interest rates for satellite capital lease obligations, maximum (as a percent)			10.97%
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)			9.35%