Revenue Recognition - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 501,534	$ 482,582
Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	418,811	430,337
Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	404,856	417,300
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	13,955	13,037
Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	82,723	52,245
Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	25,891	28,527
Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	55,905	21,636
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	927	2,082
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,954	2,634
Corporate and Other | Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,948	2,628
Corporate and Other | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,519	1,091
Corporate and Other | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,429	1,537
Corporate and Other | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	6	6
Corporate and Other | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	6	6
Corporate and Other | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
Corporate and Other | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
Hughes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	494,106	475,859
Hughes | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	494,106	475,859
Hughes | Operating segments | Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	411,389	423,620
Hughes | Operating segments | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	400,402	413,519
Hughes | Operating segments | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	10,987	10,101
Hughes | Operating segments | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	82,717	52,239
Hughes | Operating segments | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	25,885	28,521
Hughes | Operating segments | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	55,905	21,636
Hughes | Operating segments | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	927	2,082
ESS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,276	4,001
ESS | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,474	4,089
ESS | Operating segments | Services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,474	4,089
ESS | Operating segments | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,935	2,690
ESS | Operating segments | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,539	1,399
ESS | Operating segments | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
ESS | Operating segments | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
ESS | Operating segments | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
ESS | Operating segments | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	406,843	405,460
North America | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,947	2,612
North America | Hughes | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	399,422	398,759
North America | ESS | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,474	4,089
South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	42,872	43,030
South and Central America | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
South and Central America | Hughes | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	42,872	43,030
South and Central America | ESS | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	51,819	34,092
Other | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	7	22
Other | Hughes | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	51,812	34,070
Other | ESS | Operating segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 0	$ 0