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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 year satellite customer unit month	Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting
Number of business units			3
Segment Reporting
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites			11
Total revenue	$ 863,163	$ 607,040	$ 1,927,222	$ 1,837,169
EBITDA	153,534	77,052	342,127	277,378
Interest expense, net	(30,667)	14,599	(38,175)	(1,513)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(13,864)	(28,309)	(31,230)	(67,579)
Depreciation and amortization	(128,120)	(58,191)	(256,193)	(172,866)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	(19,117)	5,151	16,529	35,420
EchoStar Technologies Business
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	497,625	535,927	1,329,993	1,627,452
EBITDA	37,311	44,913	106,330	125,013
Interest expense, net	(9)	(10)	(13)	(10)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(8,812)	(1,327)	(14,346)	(9,916)
Depreciation and amortization	(20,172)	(29,948)	(71,608)	(86,303)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	8,948	13,628	20,363	28,784
EchoStar Satellite Services Business
Segment Reporting
Number of owned and leased in-orbit satellites			10
Total revenue	68,491	66,869	206,856	196,503
EBITDA	44,370	45,694	148,842	137,929
Interest expense, net	(9,782)	(9,522)	(28,060)	(30,992)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	7,694	(11,952)	(7,106)	(20,680)
Depreciation and amortization	(23,685)	(23,115)	(70,737)	(71,705)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	18,597	1,105	42,939	14,552
Hughes Business
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	287,861		369,784
EBITDA	67,294		87,527
Interest expense, net	104		102
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	1,440		(171)
Depreciation and amortization	(77,362)		(93,395)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	(8,524)		(5,937)
All Other and Eliminations
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	9,186	4,244	20,589	13,214
EBITDA	4,559	(13,555)	(572)	14,436
Interest expense, net	(20,980)	24,131	(10,204)	29,489
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(14,816)	(15,030)	(9,607)	(36,983)
Depreciation and amortization	(6,901)	(5,128)	(20,453)	(14,858)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders	$ (38,138)	$ (9,582)	$ (40,836)	$ (7,619)

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