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Investment Securities (Details 4) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Realized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities      
Realized losses from the sales of marketable investment securities $ 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses $ 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses  
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale marketable investment securities 87,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities  
Fair value of marketable investment securities in a loss position      
Less than 12 months 848,813,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue   968,941,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
12 months or more 14,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue    
Total 862,813,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue   968,941,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
Unrealized losses on marketable investment securities in a loss position      
Less than 12 months (2,875,000)sats_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLossesAccumulatedInInvestments   (4,929,000)sats_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLossesAccumulatedInInvestments
12 months or more (3,000)sats_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLossesAccumulatedInInvestments    
Total $ (2,878,000)sats_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLossesAccumulatedInInvestments   $ (4,929,000)sats_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLossesAccumulatedInInvestments