Organization and Business Activities (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 segment $ / shares	May 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Principal Business
Number of business segments | segment	2
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
EchoStar Technologies segment | DISH Network | Share Exchange Agreement
Principal Business
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent)				100.00%	100.00%
Class A common stock
Principal Business
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
BSS Corp. | Class A and B Common Stock
Principal Business
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
DISH Network | Class A common stock
Principal Business
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares) | shares		22,937,188