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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 591,506us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 549,053us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Marketable investment securities 1,124,087us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent 1,139,103us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,796 and $14,188, respectively 153,410us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 163,232us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of zero 275,209us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent 251,669us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Inventory 71,069us-gaap_InventoryNet 62,963us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses 68,814us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent 67,164us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred tax assets 78,503us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 87,208us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Other current assets 7,542us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 7,699us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 2,370,140us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 2,328,091us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Noncurrent Assets:    
Restricted cash and marketable investment securities 19,991us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent 18,945us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,727,698 and $2,899,353, respectively 3,249,081us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,194,793us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Regulatory authorizations, net 553,858us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsNet 568,378us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsNet
Goodwill 510,630us-gaap_Goodwill 510,630us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net 178,691us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 195,662us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Other investments 158,213us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 159,962us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Other receivable - DISH Network 90,449us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent 90,241us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
Other noncurrent assets, net 185,578us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 187,296us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total noncurrent assets 4,946,491us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 4,925,907us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
Total assets 7,316,631us-gaap_Assets 7,253,998us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Trade accounts payable 219,296us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent 188,282us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network 36,283us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent 32,474us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations 31,475us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 41,912us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Deferred revenue and prepayments 64,673us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent 71,708us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent
Accrued compensation 32,913us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 32,117us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued royalties 22,683us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrent 27,590us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrent
Accrued interest 44,065us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 8,905us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other 103,882us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 114,745us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities 555,270us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 517,733us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Noncurrent Liabilities:    
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion 2,320,078us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 2,325,775us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Deferred tax liabilities 684,709us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 679,524us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other noncurrent liabilities 104,761us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 107,328us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total noncurrent liabilities 3,109,548us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 3,112,627us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities 3,664,818us-gaap_Liabilities 3,630,360us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)      
Stockholders' Equity:    
Additional paid-in capital 3,731,890us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 3,706,122us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (81,047)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (55,856)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Accumulated earnings (deficit) 10,358us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (19,040)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Treasury stock, at cost (98,162)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (98,162)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total EchoStar stockholders' equity 3,563,143us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 3,533,168us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest in HSS Tracking Stock 78,288sats_PreferredTrackingStockNoncontrollingInterest 80,457sats_PreferredTrackingStockNoncontrollingInterest
Other noncontrolling interests 10,382us-gaap_OtherMinorityInterests 10,013us-gaap_OtherMinorityInterests
Total stockholders' equity 3,651,813us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 3,623,638us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 7,316,631us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 7,253,998us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Class A common stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 50us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Class B common stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock 48us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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Class C common stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock      
Class D common stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Common stock      
Preferred Stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Preferred Stock      
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock    
Stockholders' Equity:    
Preferred Stock $ 6us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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