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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net income $ 27,598us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 12,030us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 133,185us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 133,226us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net 53us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,851us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Realized gains on marketable investment securities and other investments, net (9)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments (28)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Stock-based compensation 4,175us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 3,557us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Deferred tax provision 17,871us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 22us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Changes in current assets and current liabilities, net 31,730us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital 47,824us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital
Changes in noncurrent assets and noncurrent liabilities, net 1,411us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet (7,134)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet
Other, net 5,548us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement 10,124us-gaap_OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement
Net cash flows from operating activities 221,562us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 201,472us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Purchases of marketable investment securities (250,861)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (299,563)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities 269,588us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 285,985us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Purchases of property and equipment (177,802)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (113,625)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Changes in restricted cash and marketable investment securities (1,046)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashAndInvestments (2,967)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCashAndInvestments
Acquisition of regulatory authorizations (3,428)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets  
Purchase of strategic investments (9)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments (16)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments
Other, net (4,929)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (2,818)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash flows from investing activities (168,487)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (133,004)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (16,508)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations (18,528)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan 8,039us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 5,588us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Net proceeds from issuance of Tracking Stock (Note 2)   10,720sats_NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredTrackingStock
Other 3,521us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 514us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash flows from financing activities (4,948)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,706)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (5,674)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations 1,126us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 42,453us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations 67,888us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 549,053us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 634,119us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 591,506us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 702,007us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:    
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) 10,848us-gaap_InterestPaid 11,933us-gaap_InterestPaid
Capitalized interest 12,485us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized 3,209us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Cash paid for income taxes 1,608us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 3,487us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock 10,711us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan 10,310us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations 2,682us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred 1,292us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net (4,485)us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid 30,193us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid
Net noncash assets transferred from DISH Network in exchange for Tracking Stock (Note 2)   398,095sats_NetAssetsTransferredInExchangeForPreferredTrackingStock
Reduction of capital lease obligation for AMC-15 and AMC-16 satellites $ 4,500sats_ReductionOfCapitalLeaseObligationsAndAssociatedGainValue