Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 25, 2014 Class A common stock	Apr. 25, 2014 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	EchoStar CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001415404
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		43,244,359	47,687,039
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1