Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings per Share

Tabular disclosure of the effect of income (loss) on the entity's basic and diluted earnings per share

	For the Three Months				For the Nine Months
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013			2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar	$	4,320	$	22,554	$	(1,981	)	$	184,824
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic	89,868		87,279		89,081			87,031
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding	1,398		719		—			721
Diluted	91,266		87,998		89,081			87,752
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic	$	0.05	$	0.26	$	(0.02	)	$	2.12
Diluted	$	0.05	$	0.26	$	(0.02	)	$	2.11