CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (124,515)	$ (1,634,824)	$ 2,536,892
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,930,193	1,597,923	1,174,895
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill		761,099	711
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, impairments and other	73,217	(46,888)	(72,371)
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives		1,693,387	(1,015,387)
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale losses (gains) (Note 15)	(50,418)
EchoStar Exchange Offers debt extinguishment gains (losses) (Note 10)	(688,661)
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	36,383	51,514	82,994
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	28,281	(337,222)	729,587
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates	73,451	8,099	3,087
Changes in allowance for credit losses	8,238	14,600	6,590
Change in long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	12,555	15,825	83,453
Other, net	183,775	158,284	250,697
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(171,365)	20,622	(74,812)
Prepaid and accrued income taxes	43,430	15,836	(36,115)
Inventory	189,648	(37,981)	16,200
Other current assets	(54,039)	(40,290)	21,737
Trade accounts payable	108,982	4,108	90,721
Deferred revenue and other	(103,718)	(78,555)	(71,709)
Accrued programming and other accrued expenses	(242,740)	267,110	(105,980)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,252,697	2,432,647	3,621,190
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,253,543)	(2,407,546)	(1,965,859)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	573,031	3,710,544	4,159,830
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,544,877)	(3,100,921)	(3,050,472)
Refunds and other receipts of purchases of property and equipment		38,611
Capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations (Note 2)	(951,747)	(1,162,473)	(984,309)
Proceeds from other debt investments		148,448
Purchases of regulatory authorizations, including deposits	(1,104)	(2,009)	(7,206,865)
Sale of assets to CONX (Note 18)	26,719
Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale (Note 15)	95,435
Other, net	7,736	(33,386)	(11,900)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(3,048,350)	(2,808,732)	(9,059,575)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Repayment of long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations	(108,961)	(121,981)	(86,229)
Redemption and repurchases of convertible and senior notes	(2,933,714)	(1,643,469)	(2,056,821)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible and senior notes	5,386,000	1,500,000	2,000,000
Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium	(182,279)	21,635	(51,121)
Proceeds from issuance of PIPE Shares (Note 3)	400,000
Proceeds from New DISH DBS Financing (Note 10)	2,500,000
Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium from New DISH DBS Financing	(134,510)
Early debt extinguishment gains (losses) of convertible and senior notes		73,024
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	4,192	10,598	27,438
Purchase of ownership interest	(441,998)	(109,432)
Treasury share repurchase			(89,303)
Other, net	(5,153)	(7,496)	(18,413)
Net cash flows from financing activities	4,483,577	(277,121)	(274,449)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(5,721)	3,004	(2,306)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	2,682,203	(650,202)	(5,715,140)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (Note 6)	1,911,601	2,561,803	8,276,943
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period (Note 6)	$ 4,593,804	$ 1,911,601	$ 2,561,803