Cash includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the customer may deposit additional funds at any time and effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, include marketable securities highly liquid Investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition.

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Organization and Business Activities (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Billions			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 25, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) D item segment	May 08, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Organization and Business Activities
Number of primary operating business segments \| segment				3
Grace period \| D				30
Interest rate (as a percent)				0.25%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 26,713,215		$ 27,091,651
Regulatory authorizations				5,409,517
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable investment securities				$ 3,915,000
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				7,166,000
Number Of wireless subscribers \| item				7,520,000
Payment to customer				$ 30,000,000
Regulatory authorizations				$ 34,524,214
Population coverage			80.00%
Number of subscribers for broadband services \| item				783,000
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Organization and Business Activities
Regulatory authorizations				$ 10,000,000
Debt maturing in July 2026
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding debt				2,000,000
Debt maturing in August 2026
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding debt				$ 1,377,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Grace period \| D				30
Interest rate (as a percent)				10.75%	10.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 5,506,000		5,356,000
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				6.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 2,372,670		2,287,738
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.875%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 1,946,856		1,906,229
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				1,995,000
DISH Network L.L.C. \| 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				11.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 3,500,000		$ 3,500,000
License Purchase Agreement \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Lease extension period		99 years
Aggregate purchase price		$ 22,650,000
Minimum purchase price		18,600,000
Consideration receivable on sale of assets in cash		$ 22,650,000
License Purchase Agreement \| DISH Network L.L.C. \| 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 3,500,000
Network Services Agreement \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Additional extension terms				2 years
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Total consideration amount	$ 17,000,000
Excess of total payoff consideration	8,500,000
Aggregate amount of payments for the Interim Debt Service	2,000,000
Consideration from sale of assets to be received	$ 19,000,000
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| SpaceX Class A Common Stock
Organization and Business Activities
Purchase price \| shares	8.5
Shares issued, price per share \| $ / shares	$ 212
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.75%
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.875%
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| Convertible secured notes 10.75 percent due 2029, 6.75 percent due 2030, 3.875 percent due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 9,826,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding amount				7,612,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| License Purchase Agreement \| Intercompany Loan \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding amount				2,844,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Organization and Business Activities
Re-Auction payment				$ 1,892,000
Dish TV
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				5,171,000