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Related Party Transactions - DISH Network (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 02, 2014 USD ($) item | Mar. 02, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 item | Nov. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2012 | May. 31, 2012 | May. 31, 2010 | Feb. 28, 2010 | Jan. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2009 item | Nov. 30, 2008 item | Dec. 31, 2015 item | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 | Aug. 01, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2012 item | Jul. 02, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities Assumed | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of Tracking Stock (Note 4) | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,526 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sling TV Holding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Non-voting interest in cost method investment (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Equity interest in joint venture (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |
EchoStar XVI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Sling TV Holding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voting interests acquired by related party (as a percent) |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent) |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 67.00% |
DISH Network | 2012 Receiver Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term extension period |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum notice period required to extend the agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Broadcast Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Broadcast Agreement for Certain Sports Related Programming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | EchoStar VII |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | EchoStar VIII capacity leased to Dish Network |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement by the reporting entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | EchoStar XVI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Agreement term from commencement of service date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Service agreement to lease certain satellite capacity | Ciel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of Tracking Stock (Note 4) | $ | $ 11,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | EchoStar and HSSC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of Tracking Stock (Note 4) | $ | $ 11,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of owned satellites transferred | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | TT&C Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Inverness Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement after extension |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Meridian Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Santa Fe Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Gilbert Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of successive one year renewal options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Cheyenne Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | EchoStar Data Networks Sublease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Product Support Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | DISH Online.com Services Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  | 1 year |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | DISH Remote Access Services Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | SlingService Services Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Set-Top Box Application Development Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | XiP Encryption Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement by the reporting entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | DBSD North America Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
DISH Network | Remanufactured Receiver Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement by the reporting entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | EchoStar XV capacity leased from Dish Network |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | Professional Services Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of individual service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | El Paso Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of successive three year renewal options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | DISH Telesat Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term from commencement of service date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network | QuetzSat-1 Transponder |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services subleased back from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Telesat Canada | Nimiq 5 Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SES Latin America | QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Business combination, ownership percentage acquired by related party. + References No definition available. + Details
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