Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Table Text Block]

	For The Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
Property and equipment financed under capital lease obligations	$	187	$	8,423
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net	$	24,408	$	(2,257	)
Transfer of launch service contracts from (to) EchoStar	$	—	$	(145,114	)
Contribution of noncash net assets pursuant to Share Exchange Agreement (Note 1)	$	—	$	219,662
Noncash net assets exchanged for HSS Tracking Stock (Note 1)	$	—	$	(190,221	)
Capitalized in-orbit incentive obligations	$	—	$	31,000
Contribution of EchoStar XIX satellite	$	—	$	514,448

Schedule of Cost of Sales and Research and Development Costs [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Cost of sales	$	5,555	$	7,038	$	18,443	$	20,724
Research and development	$	6,544	$	8,302	$	20,328	$	23,444