Segment Reporting - Revenue, Capital Expenditures, and EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 501,534	$ 482,582
Capital expenditures	112,138	179,235
EBITDA	253,202	258,670
Income (loss) before income taxes	121,727	99,719
Interest income, net	(6,422)	(5,949)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	14,973	34,667
Depreciation and amortization	120,436	129,286
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,488	947
All Other Segments and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	3,152	2,722
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	(198)	(88)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,954	2,634
Capital expenditures	51,117	97,039
EBITDA	59,341	58,173
Hughes segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	494,106	475,859
Hughes segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
Hughes segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	494,106	475,859
Capital expenditures	61,021	82,196
EBITDA	191,170	198,578
EchoStar Satellite Services segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,276	4,001
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	198	88
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,474	4,089
Capital expenditures	0	0
EBITDA	$ 2,691	$ 1,919