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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 08, 2011
Hughes Acquisition
Dec. 31, 2011
Hughes Acquisition
Dec. 31, 2013
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           $ 4,400,000
Portion of liability accrued for the unvested stock options of acquired entity           3,500,000
Purchase Price Allocation            
Cash       98,900,000    
Marketable investment securities       22,148,000    
Other current assets       282,471,000    
Property and equipment       930,426,000    
Goodwill (non-deductible) 504,173,000 507,924,000 533,018,000 504,173,000    
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       35,300,000    
Supplemental pro forma financial information (Unaudited)            
Total revenue         3,226,721,000  
Net income attributable to EchoStar         $ 21,582,000  
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)         $ 0.25  
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)         $ 0.25