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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	May 11, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 27, 2016	Jun. 01, 2011
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 0	$ 414,000	$ 7,097,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs		7,923,000	7,378,000	6,551,000
Sublease rental income		132,000,000	132,000,000	132,000,000
Future minimum sublease rental income		216,000,000
Interest on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Amortization of debt issuance costs		$ 8,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 7,000,000
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate			6.50%
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Principal amount of debt issuance						$ 1,100,000,000
Issue price as percent of principal						100.00%
Outstanding principal balance			$ 990,000,000
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		100.00%
Purchase price due to change of control, as percentage of aggregate principal amount		101.00%
Percent of debt holders required to call debt		25.00%
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate			7.625%
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Principal amount of debt issuance						$ 900,000,000
Issue price as percent of principal						100.00%
Outstanding principal balance		$ 900,000,000	$ 900,000,000
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		100.00%
Purchase price due to change of control, as percentage of aggregate principal amount		101.00%
Percent of debt holders required to call debt		25.00%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate			5.25%
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		100.00%
Purchase price due to change of control, as percentage of aggregate principal amount		101.00%
Percent of debt holders required to call debt		25.00%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Prior to August 1, 2020
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		103.00%
Potential annual redemption, as a percentage of amount outstanding		10.00%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Prior to August 1, 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		105.25%
Potential redemption as a percentage of principal		35.00%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Principal amount of debt issuance					$ 750,000,000
Issue price as percent of principal					100.00%
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate			6.625%
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Prior to August 1, 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		106.625%
Potential redemption as a percentage of principal		35.00%
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Principal amount of debt issuance					$ 750,000,000
Issue price as percent of principal					100.00%
Debt redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount		100.00%
Purchase price due to change of control, as percentage of aggregate principal amount		101.00%
Percent of debt holders required to call debt		25.00%
2026 Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Unregistered note percent exchange	99.98%
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 8,000,000
Senior Secured Notes: \| 6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate		6.50%
Outstanding principal balance		$ 920,836,000	$ 990,000,000
Debt repurchase amount		69,000,000
Loss repurchase of debt		$ 1,000,000
Effective Interest Rate		6.959%
Senior Secured Notes: \| 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate		5.25%
Outstanding principal balance		$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Effective Interest Rate		5.32%
Senior Secured Notes: \| 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC)
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Outstanding principal balance		$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate		7.625%
Outstanding principal balance		$ 900,000,000	900,000,000
Effective Interest Rate		8.062%
Unsecured Debt \| 6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate		6.625%
Outstanding principal balance		$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Effective Interest Rate		6.688%
Minimum \| Capital lease obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Effective Interest Rate		9.10%
Maximum \| Capital lease obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Effective Interest Rate		11.20%
Weighted-average
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Sublease remaining term		2 years
Weighted-average \| Capital lease obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Weighted average interest rate		10.70%