CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 419,246	$ 1,821,376
Marketable investment securities	101,331	623,044
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $107,498 and $74,390, respectively	1,052,855	1,122,139
Inventory	557,257	665,169
Prepaids and other assets	642,158	644,005
Other current assets	15,019	16,081
Total current assets	2,787,866	4,891,814
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	143,429	118,065
Property and equipment, net	9,427,192	9,561,834
Regulatory authorizations, net	39,053,041	38,572,980
Other investments, net	243,191	314,370
Operating lease assets	3,137,306	3,065,448
Intangible assets, net	86,992	172,892
Other noncurrent assets, net	376,176	411,491
Total noncurrent assets	52,467,327	52,217,080
Total assets	55,255,193	57,108,894
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	655,455	774,011
Deferred revenue and other	670,439	754,658
Accrued programming	1,546,377	1,427,762
Accrued interest	289,302	297,678
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	1,732,389	1,717,826
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations (Note 9)	2,082,919	3,046,654
Total current liabilities	6,976,881	8,018,589
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (Note 9)	19,678,708	19,717,266
Deferred tax liabilities, net	4,975,164	5,014,309
Operating lease liabilities	3,115,265	3,121,307
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	877,224	849,131
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	28,646,361	28,702,013
Total liabilities	35,623,242	36,720,602
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 2)		438,382
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	8,326,880	8,301,979
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(179,126)	(160,056)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	11,425,016	11,737,983
Total EchoStar stockholders' equity (deficit)	19,573,041	19,880,177
Noncontrolling interests	58,910	69,733
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	19,631,951	19,949,910
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	55,255,193	57,108,894
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	140	140
Class B common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	$ 131	$ 131