Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Total revenue	$ 4,162,596	$ 4,108,874	$ 4,356,462	$ 4,387,666	$ 4,533,017	$ 4,581,914	$ 4,698,483	$ 4,820,832	$ 17,015,598	$ 18,634,246	$ 19,818,678
Operating income (loss)	(852,126)	(31,349)	252,228	353,338	427,514	472,349	738,535	594,440	(277,909)	2,232,838	3,422,404
Net income (loss)	(2,021,624)	(118,737)	232,692	272,845	1,001,446	448,110	550,094	537,242	(1,634,824)	2,536,892	2,521,435
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar	$ (2,029,882)	$ (138,371)	$ 212,662	$ 253,534	$ 984,264	$ 433,608	$ 536,314	$ 523,534	$ (1,702,057)	$ 2,477,720	$ 2,486,285
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (In dollar per share)	$ (7.48)	$ (0.51)	$ 0.79	$ 0.94	$ 3.65	$ 1.61	$ 1.98	$ 1.93	$ (6.28)	$ 9.17	$ 9.04
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (In dollar per share)	$ (7.48)	$ (0.51)	$ 0.69	$ 0.82	$ 3.21	$ 1.41	$ 1.74	$ 1.69	$ (6.28)	$ 8.05	$ 7.94