LEASES - Schedule of Lease Cost and Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost	$ 24,845	$ 30,299	$ 25,219
Operating lease cost	215,544	30,299	25,219
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	23,863	27,682	29,906
Interest on lease liabilities			7
Total finance lease cost	23,863	27,682	29,913
Short-term lease cost			258
Variable lease cost			2,246
Total lease cost	239,407	57,981	57,636
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	273,300	22,981	24,653
Operating cash flows from finance leases			7
Financing cash flows from finance leases			124
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations Operating leases	229	$ 902,981	$ 4,307
EchoStar XXIV
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost	$ 190,699