Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Other Agreements (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2017
EchoStar Technologies segment \| Share Exchange Agreement \| DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent)		100.00%
Class A common stock \| DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares)	0.23523769

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued And Issuable, Entity Shares Issued Per Acquiree Share

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