Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Summary of Results (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Total revenue | $ 790,587 | $ 760,879 | $ 793,595 | $ 798,653 | $ 843,887 | $ 895,840 | $ 879,828 | $ 826,023 | $ 3,143,714 | $ 3,445,578 | $ 3,282,452 |
| Operating income | 91,873 | 88,607 | 94,348 | 81,205 | 83,523 | 92,277 | 92,470 | 59,820 | 356,033 | 328,090 | 103,587 |
| Net income attributable to EchoStar common stock | $ 66,296 | $ 30,102 | $ 33,900 | $ 33,402 | $ 54,766 | $ 64,055 | $ 33,794 | $ 12,653 | $ 163,700 | $ 165,268 | $ 2,525 |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.71 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.14 | $ 1.77 | $ 1.81 | $ 0.03 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.71 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.14 | $ 1.75 | $ 1.78 | $ 0.03 |