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Segment Reporting (Details 3) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Segment Reporting | |||||||||||
| Number of major customers | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 808,087 | $ 848,908 | $ 830,003 | $ 795,454 | $ 786,199 | $ 764,721 | $ 806,004 | $ 764,780 | $ 3,282,452 | $ 3,121,704 | $ 2,761,431 |
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EchoStar Technologies Business
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,715,579 | 1,658,203 | 1,780,491 | ||||||||
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EchoStar Technologies Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,715,991 | 1,660,029 | 1,780,642 | ||||||||
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Hughes Business
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,215,783 | 1,156,590 | 675,586 | ||||||||
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Hughes Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,218,126 | 1,158,714 | 676,222 | ||||||||
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EchoStar Satellite Services Business
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 326,828 | 275,280 | 277,707 | ||||||||
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EchoStar Satellite Services Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 330,177 | 277,985 | 278,125 | ||||||||
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DISH Network
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,931,635 | 1,543,764 | 1,654,929 | ||||||||
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DISH Network | Revenue
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenue | 58.80% | 49.50% | 59.90% | ||||||||
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DISH Network | All Other and Eliminations
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 24,541 | 31,409 | 23,394 | ||||||||
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DISH Network | EchoStar Technologies Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,546,051 | 1,277,038 | 1,413,940 | ||||||||
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DISH Network | Hughes Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 113,869 | 34,017 | 1,854 | ||||||||
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DISH Network | EchoStar Satellite Services Business | Operating segments
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 247,174 | 201,300 | 215,741 | ||||||||
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Bell TV | Revenue
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenue | 2.40% | 7.10% | 7.90% | ||||||||
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Bell TV | EchoStar Technologies Business
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 77,475 | 222,038 | 218,329 | ||||||||
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All other
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 1,273,342 | $ 13,555,902 | $ 888,173 | ||||||||
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All other | Revenue
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| Sales to each customer and its percentage of total revenue | |||||||||||
| Percentage of total revenue | 38.80% | 43.40% | 32.20% | ||||||||