Organization and Business Activities (Details) - segment		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business segments		3
DISH Network | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Principal Business
Percentage of economic interest held		80.00%
Hughes Retail Group | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Principal Business
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%	80.00%