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Investment Securities - Other Investments and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 08, 2014 | Aug. 01, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2008 | Jul. 02, 2012
Other Investments - Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  | $ 128,090 | $ 128,788 |  |  |  |
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net |  |  |  | 1,895 | 8,198 | $ (5,024) |  |  |
Carrying amount of distributed assets |  |  |  |  | 34,075 |  |  |  |
Amount in excess of carrying amount of existing equity method investment |  |  |  |  | 8,843 |  |  |  |
Capital contribution |  |  |  |  | 18,569 | 7,000 |  |  |
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost |  |  |  | 608,199 | 1,142,861 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains |  |  |  | 7,758 | 12,883 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Losses |  |  |  | (735) | (4,929) |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 615,222 | 1,150,815 |  |  |  |
Sling TV Holding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Investments - Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |  |
Contribution to Sling TV Holding |  |  |  |  |  | 44,700 |  |  |
Equity interest in joint venture (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00%
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,500 | $ 10,200 |  |
Non-voting interest in cost method investment (as a percentage) |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of distributed assets |  | $ 34,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of non-voting interest |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount in excess of carrying amount of existing equity method investment |  | $ 8,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contribution |  |  | $ 18,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dish Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Investments - Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest in joint venture (as a percentage) | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net | $ 10,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest for which an option to acquire was provided for an unrelated party (as a percentage) | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest accounted based on assumed dilution (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00% |
Corporate Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost |  |  |  | 562,849 | 1,050,803 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains |  |  |  | 10 | 33 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Losses |  |  |  | (623) | (1,697) |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |  |  | 562,236 | 1,049,139 |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost |  |  |  | 24,495 | 59,977 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Losses |  |  |  | (30) | (7) |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |  |  | 24,465 | 59,971 |  |  |  |
Strategic equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortized cost |  |  |  | 20,855 | 32,081 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Gains |  |  |  | 7,748 | 12,849 |  |  |  |
Unrealized Losses |  |  |  | (82) | (3,225) |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |  |  | $ 28,521 | $ 41,705 |  |  |  |

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