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Debt and Finance Lease Obligations - Fair Value of Debt (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) | May 08, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Nov. 12, 2024 USD ($) | Nov. 26, 2021 USD ($) | May 24, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 21, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 26,713,215 | $ 26,713,215 |  | $ 27,091,651 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | 29,795,145 | 29,795,145 |  | 25,630,980 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net |  | (451,056) | (451,056) |  | (555,533) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  | 48,711 | 48,711 |  | 67,199 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations (including current portion) |  | 26,310,870 | 26,310,870 |  | 26,603,317 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: current portion |  | (4,519,619) | (4,519,619) |  | (943,029) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion |  | $ 21,791,251 | $ 21,791,251 |  | 25,660,288 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 0.25% | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 | DISH Network L.L.C. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 138,403 | $ 138,403 |  | 138,403 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 136,766 | $ 136,766 |  | $ 124,916 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |
Term Loan due 2025 | DBS SubscriberCo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 1,985,900 | $ 1,985,900 |  | 1,678,640 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 7.75% | 7.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 | HSSC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 627,283 | $ 627,283 |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 615,979 | $ 615,979 |  | 686,475 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repurchased |  |  | $ 123,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 | HSSC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 750,000 | 750,000 |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 715,380 | $ 715,380 |  | 595,725 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.625% | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 | DISH Network L.L.C. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 45,209 | $ 45,209 |  | 45,209 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 43,708 | $ 43,708 |  | 38,495 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.375% | 3.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,750,000 |  |  |  |  |
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 2,750,000 | $ 2,750,000 |  | 2,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 2,702,315 | $ 2,702,315 |  | 2,507,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 | DISH Network L.L.C. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 3,500,000 | $ 3,500,000 |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 3,653,755 | $ 3,653,755 |  | 3,708,460 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 11.75% | 11.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 922,180 | $ 922,180 |  | 715,680 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 7.375% | 7.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 2,500,000 | $ 2,500,000 |  | 2,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 2,399,625 | $ 2,399,625 |  | 2,143,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029 | DDBS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,500,000 |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 1,287,825 | $ 1,287,825 |  | 959,610 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.125% | 5.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |
Term Loan due 2029 | DBS SubscriberCo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 1,800,000 | $ 1,800,000 |  | 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | 1,770,922 | 1,770,922 |  | 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 | DBS SubscriberCo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | 200,000 | 200,000 |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | 196,211 | 196,211 |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | 5,506,000 | 5,506,000 |  | 5,356,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 6,063,813 | $ 6,063,813 |  | 5,763,110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 10.75% | 10.75% | 10.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  | $ 5,356,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 1,946,856 | $ 1,946,856 |  | 1,906,229 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 4,775,424 | $ 4,775,424 |  | 2,029,715 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.875% | 3.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,906,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Semi-annual interest payment |  |  | $ 41,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number shares issued in conversion | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 3.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number shares issued in conversion | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | $ 2,372,670 | 2,372,670 |  | 2,287,738 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 2,448,548 | $ 2,448,548 |  | 2,070,952 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  | 6.75% | 6.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Semi-annual interest payment |  | $ 85,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount outstanding |  | 76,794 | $ 76,794 |  | 108,072 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 76,794 | $ 76,794 |  | $ 108,072 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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