Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table presents basic and diluted EPS amounts for all periods and the corresponding weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculations.

	For the years ended December 31,
	2018			2017		2016
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Amounts attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock:
Net income from continuing operations	$	(40,475	)	$	385,261	$	137,353
Net income from discontinued operations	—			8,509		44,320
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock	$	(40,475	)	$	393,770	$	181,673
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	96,250			95,425		93,795
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding	—			1,316		615
Diluted	96,250			96,741		94,410
Earnings per share:
Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(0.42	)	$	4.04	$	1.46
Discontinued operations	—			0.09		0.48
Total basic earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.42	)	$	4.13	$	1.94
Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(0.42	)	$	3.98	$	1.45
Discontinued operations	—			0.09		0.47
Total diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(0.42	)	$	4.07	$	1.92