Segment Reporting - Revenue, Capital Expenditures, and EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 497,387	$ 504,660	$ 1,498,237	$ 1,487,076
Capital expenditures	61,457	89,537	249,374	352,003
EBITDA	145,493	184,341	539,743	644,068
Income (loss) before income taxes	32,745	49,965	170,335	205,851
Interest income, net	(14,183)	(5,725)	(29,677)	(16,914)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	13,845	16,313	43,125	79,848
Depreciation and amortization	110,233	120,596	347,224	368,864
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	2,853	3,192	8,736	6,419
All Other Segments and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	3,234	3,376	9,359	9,460
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	(393)	(89)	(939)	(265)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,841	3,287	8,420	9,195
Capital expenditures	10,674	15,278	72,709	123,362
EBITDA	(32,963)	(14,948)	(16,023)	31,845
Hughes segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	489,565	496,937	1,475,512	1,465,073
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	489,565	496,937	1,475,512	1,465,073
Capital expenditures	50,783	74,259	176,665	228,641
EBITDA	175,010	196,970	546,108	605,742
EchoStar Satellite Services segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,588	4,347	13,366	12,543
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	393	89	939	265
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,981	4,436	14,305	12,808
Capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
EBITDA	$ 3,446	$ 2,319	$ 9,658	$ 6,481