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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    
Programming costs $ 2,521dtv_ProgrammingCostsCurrent $ 2,368dtv_ProgrammingCostsCurrent
Accounts payable 1,584us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 1,070us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Payroll and employee benefits 411us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 392us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other 532us-gaap_OtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 855us-gaap_OtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities 5,048us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 4,685us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accounts payable to vendors for property and equipment 23dtv_AccountsPayableToVendorForPropertyAndEquipmentCurrent 70dtv_AccountsPayableToVendorForPropertyAndEquipmentCurrent
Accounts payable to vendors for satellites $ 0dtv_AccountsPayableToVendorForSatellitesCurrent $ 0dtv_AccountsPayableToVendorForSatellitesCurrent