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Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2014 item	Mar. 31, 2015 item
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Portion of one vote entitled to each share		0.10
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		13,000,000
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)		0.001
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		300
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)		0.001
DISH Network \| Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%
DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| EchoStar and HSSC
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Number of owned satellites transferred	5	5
DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Cash		11.4
DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock \| Echostar Corporation
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Number of shares issued during the period	6,290,499
DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Number of shares issued during the period	81.128
Hughes Retail Group \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Echostar Corporation
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	20.00%
Hughes Retail Group \| DISH Network \| Echostar Corporation
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	51.89%
Hughes Retail Group \| DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Echostar Corporation
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	51.89%
Hughes Retail Group \| DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC")
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	28.11%
Hughes Retail Group \| DISH Network \| Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction \| Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%	80.00%