Segment Reporting - Revenue, Capital Expenditures, and EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 499,316	$ 499,834	$ 1,000,850	$ 982,416
Capital expenditures	75,779	83,232	187,917	262,466
EBITDA	141,048	201,057	394,250	459,727
Income (loss) before income taxes	15,863	56,167	137,590	155,886
Interest income, net	(9,072)	(5,240)	(15,494)	(11,189)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	14,307	28,868	29,280	63,535
Depreciation and amortization	116,555	118,982	236,991	248,268
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	3,395	2,280	5,883	3,227
All Other Segments and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,973	3,363	6,125	6,084
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	(348)	(88)	(546)	(176)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,625	3,275	5,579	5,908
Capital expenditures	10,918	11,045	62,035	108,084
EBITDA	(42,401)	(11,380)	16,940	46,793
Hughes segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	491,841	492,276	985,947	968,136
Hughes segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Hughes segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	491,841	492,276	985,947	968,136
Capital expenditures	64,861	72,187	125,882	154,382
EBITDA	179,928	210,194	371,098	408,772
EchoStar Satellite Services segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,502	4,195	8,778	8,196
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	348	88	546	176
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,850	4,283	9,324	8,372
Capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
EBITDA	$ 3,521	$ 2,243	$ 6,212	$ 4,162