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Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock - Agreement (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 02, 2014 USD ($) item $ / shares shares | Mar. 02, 2014 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Cash received |  |  |  | $ 7,526
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Portion of one vote entitled to each share | item |  |  | 0.10 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 13,000,000 | 13,000,000 | 13,000,000 |
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
Dividend or other distributions paid on preferred stock |  |  | $ 0 |
Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 300 | 300 |  |
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |  |
Dividend or other distributions paid on preferred stock |  |  | $ 0 |
DISH Network | EchoStar Corporation |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock held |  | 6.50% | 6.30% |
DISH Network | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock held |  | 7.50% | 7.50% |
DISH Network | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held |  | 80.00% |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Cash received | $ 11,400 |  |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | EchoStar and HSSC |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Number of owned satellites transferred | item | 5 |  |  |
Cash received | $ 11,400 |  |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock | EchoStar Corporation |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued during the period | shares |  | 6,290,499 |  |
DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued during the period | shares |  | 81.128 |  |
Hughes Retail Group | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Portion of one vote entitled to each share | item |  |  | 0.10 |
Hughes Retail Group | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | EchoStar Corporation |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held |  | 20.00% |  |
Hughes Retail Group | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | EchoStar Corporation |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held |  | 51.89% | 51.89% |
Hughes Retail Group | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation ("HSSC") |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held |  | 28.11% | 28.11% |
Hughes Retail Group | DISH Network | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction | Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Hughes Retail Group Tracking Stock |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic interest held | 80.00% |  | 80.00% |

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