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Earnings per Share (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Net income attributable to EchoStar                      
Net income attributable to EchoStar $ 4,506 $ 4,320 $ (9,759) $ 3,458 $ 26,224 $ 22,554 $ 35,682 $ 126,588 $ 2,525 $ 211,048 $ 3,639
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:                      
Basic (in shares)                 89,405,000 87,150,000 86,223,000
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (in shares)                 1,547,000 809,000 866,000
Diluted (in shares)                 90,952,000 87,959,000 87,089,000
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:                      
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ (0.11) $ 0.04 $ 0.29 $ 0.26 $ 0.41 $ 1.46 $ 0.03 $ 2.42 $ 0.04
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ (0.11) $ 0.04 $ 0.28 $ 0.26 $ 0.41 $ 1.45 $ 0.03 $ 2.40 $ 0.04
Long-term performance based plans | Class A common stock
                     
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share                      
Dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)                 700,000 700,000 700,000
Stock awards | Class A common stock
                     
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share                      
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)                 2,700,000 4,400,000 4,000,000