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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 08, 2011
Hughes Acquisition
          
Acquisition          
Percentage of issued and outstanding shares acquired         100.00%
Cash to be paid for each issued and outstanding share of common stock, vested stock option, unvested restricted stock unit and unvested stock option of Hughes pursuant to the Hughes Agreement (in dollars per share)         $ 60.70
Maximum liability for the unvested stock options of acquired entity       $ 16,000,000  
Portion of liability accrued for the unvested stock options of acquired entity       12,000,000  
Purchase Price Allocation          
Cash         98,900,000
Marketable investment securities         22,148,000
Other current assets, net         282,471,000
Property and equipment         930,426,000
Goodwill (non-deductible)         504,173,000
Other intangible assets         420,907,000
Regulatory authorizations         400,000,000
Other noncurrent assets         61,463,000
Current liabilities         (293,029,000)
Deferred tax liabilities         (220,928,000)
Long-term liabilities         (22,239,000)
Noncontrolling interests         (9,679,000)
Total purchase price         2,174,613,000
Acquisition related transaction costs 35,000,000        
Supplemental pro forma financial information (Unaudited)          
Total revenue   3,226,721,000 3,387,978,000    
Net income attributable to EchoStar   21,582,000 109,582,000    
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)   $ 0.25 $ 1.29    
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)   $ 0.25 $ 1.29    
Move Networks
          
Purchase Price Allocation          
Other current assets, net     33,000    
In-process research and development     26,482,000    
Property and equipment     7,213,000    
Goodwill (non-deductible)     6,457,000    
Other intangible assets     4,271,000    
Accounts receivable     535,000    
Total purchase price     $ 44,991,000