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Employee Benefit Plans (Details 2) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2013 item | Dec. 31, 2012 item | Dec. 31, 2011 item | Dec. 31, 2013 EchoStar 401(k) Plan item | Dec. 31, 2012 EchoStar 401(k) Plan item | Dec. 31, 2011 EchoStar 401(k) Plan item | Dec. 31, 2013 Hughes Acquisition Hughes 401(k) Plan | Dec. 31, 2012 Hughes Acquisition Hughes 401(k) Plan item | Dec. 31, 2011 Hughes Acquisition Hughes 401(k) Plan item
Employee benefit plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of 401(k) employee saving plan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1
Employer matching contribution as a percentage of voluntary employee contributions under 401(k) plan (as a percent) |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum annual contribution per employee under 401(k) plan |  |  |  | $ 17,500 |  |  |  |  |
Employer maximum annual contribution per employee under 401(k) plan |  |  |  | 7,500 |  |  |  |  |
Vesting percentage of matching contributions to eligible employees per year |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Eligibility for employer matching contributions, period of service |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  | 3 years |  |
Vesting percentage of matching contributions to eligible employees after specified period of service |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Matching contributions made by the company during the year |  |  |  | 6,100,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,500,000 |  | 6,900,000 | 3,500,000
Discretionary stock contributions, net of forfeitures, under 401(k) plan |  |  |  | $ 10,300,000 | $ 4,700,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |
Contribution limit per employee, as a percentage of eligible compensation |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of eligible compensation, matched 100% by employer |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Employer match of employee contributions for 6% of eligible compensation (as a percent) |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of eligible compensation, matched 50% by employer |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |

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