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Organization and Business Activities (Details 2) - DISH Network - Hughes Retail Preferred Tracking Stock			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2014	Mar. 02, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015
Principal Business
Percentage of economic interest held	80.00%
Hughes Retail Group | Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction
Principal Business
Percentage of economic interest held		80.00%	80.00%

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