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Related Party Transactions (Details 2) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016 parcel	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2011 USD ($) installment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2013 subsidiary	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)
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Net amount of the allocated tax attributes receivable					$ 90,359	$ 90,966
DISH Network \| TiVo vs. Dish Network and Echostar Corporation
Related party transactions
Settlement amount				$ 500,000
Initial settlement amount paid				300,000
Aggregate of six annual installment amounts between 2012 and 2017				$ 200,000
Litigation settlement, number of annual installments \| installment				6
Portion of the $300 million initial settlement agreement payment paid by EchoStar				$ 10,000
Estimated percentage of annual future payments payable by EchoStar				5.00%
DISH Network \| Tax Sharing Agreement \| Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities
Related party transactions
Federal tax benefits reflected as a deferred tax asset for depreciation and amortization								$ 81,900
DISH Network \| Tax Sharing Agreement \| Other noncurrent assets, net
Related party transactions
Net amount of the allocated tax attributes receivable								$ 81,900
DISH Network \| Patent Cross-License Agreements
Related party transactions
Maximum aggregate payments required under cross license agreements			$ 10,000
Maximum additional aggregate payments required under cross license agreements if options are exercised			$ 3,000
DISH Network \| Personalized Media Communications, Inc.
Related party transactions
One-time payment towards settlement		$ 5,000
Caltech
Related party transactions
Number of subsidiaries against which lawsuit was filed \| subsidiary							2
Caltech \| DISH Network
Related party transactions
Number of subsidiaries against which lawsuit was filed \| subsidiary							2
Subsequent Event \| DISH Network \| Orange New Jersey [Member]
Related party transactions
Number of Real Estate Properties \| parcel	2