RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - DISH NETWORK - Overview (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares shares	May 31, 2019 shares	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2009 transponder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
TeleSat Transponder Agreement | Telesat Canada | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services | transponder						32
Common Stock | DISH Network | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Common Stock | BSS Corp. | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Share of BSS common stock issued for each share of Echostar Class A or Class B common stock (in shares) | shares	1
Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Class A common stock | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity shares issued per acquiree share (in shares) | shares		0.235
Class A common stock | DISH Network | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Entity shares issued per acquiree share (in shares) | shares	0.235
Related Party | Share Exchange Agreement | EchoStar Technologies segment | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent)			100.00%
Related Party | DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services | transponder						32
Related Party | Preferred Tracking Stock | Hughes Retail Group | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of economic interest held			80.00%