SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue, Capital Expenditures, and EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 439,597	$ 501,534
Capital expenditures	44,071	112,138
EBITDA	128,049	253,202
Income (loss) before income taxes	39,280	121,727
Interest income, net	(28,596)	(6,422)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	13,286	14,973
Depreciation and amortization	102,858	120,436
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	1,221	2,488
All Other Segments and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,913	3,152
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	(508)	(198)
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	2,405	2,954
Capital expenditures	(2,954)	51,117
EBITDA	(33,840)	59,341
Hughes segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	431,195	494,106
Hughes segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0
Hughes segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	431,195	494,106
Capital expenditures	47,025	61,021
EBITDA	157,234	191,170
EchoStar Satellite Services segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	5,489	4,276
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	508	198
EchoStar Satellite Services segment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	5,997	4,474
Capital expenditures	0	0
EBITDA	$ 4,655	$ 2,691