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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (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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| Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ 808,087,000 | $ 848,908,000 | $ 830,003,000 | $ 795,454,000 | $ 786,199,000 | $ 764,721,000 | $ 806,004,000 | $ 764,780,000 | $ 3,282,452,000 | $ 3,121,704,000 | $ 2,761,431,000 |
| Operating income | 32,659,000 | 40,904,000 | 6,088,000 | 23,936,000 | 663,000 | 23,880,000 | 45,933,000 | 29,410,000 | 103,587,000 | 99,886,000 | 80,838,000 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar | 4,506,000 | 4,320,000 | (9,759,000) | 3,458,000 | 26,224,000 | 22,554,000 | 35,682,000 | 126,588,000 | 2,525,000 | 211,048,000 | 3,639,000 |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share (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 earnings (loss) per share (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 |
| Non-operating interest income | 7,800,000 | 14,656,000 | 11,176,000 | 10,821,000 | |||||||
| Goodwill impairment charge | 3,800,000 | 3,751,000 | 6,612,000 | ||||||||
| Nonrecurring dividend from a strategic investment | 28,500,000 | ||||||||||
| Impairment charges of long-lived assets | $ 32,800,000 | $ 38,415,000 | $ 32,765,000 | $ 32,964,000 | |||||||