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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2011 Tivo Inc. installment customer | Apr. 20, 2011 Tivo Inc. settopbox | Feb. 23, 2011 Vigilos, LLC subsidiary
Commitment and Contingencies |  |  |
Disablement provision contempt sanction amount |  | $ 90 |
Settlement amount | 500 |  |
Initial settlement amount paid | 300 |  |
Aggregate of six annual installment amounts between 2012 and 2017 | 200 |  |
Litigation settlement, number of annual installments | 6 |  |
Estimated dollar amount of future payments payable by EchoStar | 10 |  |
Estimated percentage of annual future payments payable by EchoStar (as a percent) | 5.00% |  |
Portion of the $300 million initial settlement agreement payment allocated to EchoStar | 10 |  |
Portion of EchoStar's initial litigation settlement payment related to prior periods | 8 |  |
Portion of EchoStar's initial litigation settlement payment related to future periods | 2 |  |
Portion of litigation payment expense including prepayments | 12 |  |
Number of international customers to whom license granted | 2 |  |
Intellectual property liability contribution | $ 5 |  |
Number of subsidiaries against which lawsuit was filed |  |  | 2
Loss contingency terms |  |  |
Number of set-top boxes not required to be disabled |  | 192,000 |

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