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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2008
SES
Dec. 31, 2012
AMC-15
Dec. 31, 2012
AMC-16
Dec. 31, 2012
Nimiq 5
Dec. 31, 2012
QuetzSat-1
DISH Network
Capital lease obligation                
Initial lease term of satellite         10 years 10 years 15 years  
Agreement term       10 years       10 years
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments                
2013 $ 148,937,000              
2014 153,947,000              
2015 87,899,000              
2016 87,682,000              
2017 87,711,000              
Thereafter 514,015,000              
Total minimum lease payments 1,080,191,000              
Less : Amount representing lease of the orbital location and estimated executory costs (primarily insurance and maintenance) including profit thereon, included in total minimum lease payments (313,000,000)              
Net minimum lease payments 767,191,000              
Less : Amount representing interest (280,733,000)              
Present value of net minimum lease payments 486,458,000              
Less : Current portion (66,048,000)              
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations 420,410,000              
Sublease rental income 79,000,000 62,000,000 52,000,000          
Future minimum sublease rental income $ 1,155,000,000