Earnings per Share (Details)		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016
DISH Network | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held		80.00%
Hughes Retail Group | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%	80.00%
Hughes Retail Group | Echostar Corporation | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held	20.00%
Hughes Retail Group | Echostar Corporation | DISH Network
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held		51.89%
Hughes Retail Group | Echostar Corporation | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held	51.89%	51.89%
Hughes Retail Group | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC) | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held	28.11%	28.11%