Earnings per Share (Details 2) - Hughes Retail Group - DISH Network - Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction	Feb. 28, 2017	Mar. 02, 2014
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%
Echostar Corporation | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held		51.89%
Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Earnings per Share
Percentage of economic interest held		28.11%