Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock	$ 91,433	$ 78,519
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	85,846	93,871
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (in shares)	33	25
Diluted (in shares)	85,879	93,896
Earnings (losses) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07	$ 0.84
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.84