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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
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Aug. 29, 2025
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Aug. 28, 2025
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Apr. 15, 2025
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Feb. 21, 2025
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Apr. 03, 2023
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Sep. 01, 2020
Sep. 23, 2016
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Aug. 18, 2015
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Jul. 17, 2015
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Mar. 14, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2025
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Sep. 30, 2025
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Sep. 20, 2022
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Commitments and Contingencies                            
Payment to customer                       $ 30,000,000,000    
Regulatory authorizations                       34,524,214,000 $ 34,524,214,000  
Amount of Loss contingency damages awarded                       91,000,000    
Amount of loss contingency damages paid                       $ 46,000,000    
Litigation accrual                           $ 3,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)                       0.25% 0.25%  
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Interest rate (as a percent)                       5.75% 5.75%  
Cyber-Security Class Actions                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of claims filed | item                       10    
License Fee Dispute                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Payment schedule term (in years)           10 years                
Jones 401(k) Litigation                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount                       $ 16,700,000    
Jones 401(k) Litigation | Credit of Fidelity Revenue Share                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount                       $ 10,700,000    
ClearPlay | Pending Litigation                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount                   $ 469,000,000        
DDBS | 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Interest rate (as a percent)                       5.75% 5.75%  
DDBS | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Interest rate (as a percent)                       7.75% 7.75%  
TQ Delta | Pending Litigation                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount                 $ 251,000,000          
Entropic Communications, LLC | Pending Litigation                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount                       $ 212,000,000    
Headwater Research LLC                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of claims filed | item 5 5                        
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Adjustment to interim payment                       182,000,000    
Re-Auction payment                       $ 1,029,000,000.000    
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Percentage of bidding credit                       25.00%    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Additional payment percentage                       15.00%    
Adjustment to interim payment                       $ 334,000,000    
Re-Auction payment                       1,892,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                       $ 2,226,000,000 $ 2,226,000,000  
Interim payment percentage                       15.00%    
Overpayment of interim payment                       $ 334,000,000    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Maximum                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Re-Auction payment                       $ 2,921,000,000    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Percentage of bidding credit             25.00%              
Bidding credit value             $ 3,300,000,000              
Recovery amount             10,000,000,000              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Minimum                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount             5,500              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Maximum                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount             $ 11,000              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Percentage of bidding credit               25.00%            
Bidding credit value               $ 1,961,000,000            
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item                       261 261  
SNR                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Adjustment to interim payment                       $ 182,000,000    
Re-Auction payment                       1,211,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                       $ 1,211,000,000 $ 1,211,000,000  
Interim payment percentage                       15.00%    
SNR | American III                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item                       244 244  
SNR | SNR Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Bidding credit value               $ 1,370,000,000            
Dish Wireless LLC                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of claims filed | claim     2                      
Dish Wireless LLC | Universal Service Administrative Company                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Claim amount         $ 13,900,000                  
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of licenses returned | item                       84    
Re-Auction payment                       $ 2,226,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                       $ 2,226,000,000 $ 2,226,000,000  
Prior Arrangement | SNR | SNR Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Number of licenses returned | item                       113    
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Regulatory authorizations                       $ 10,000,000,000 10,000,000,000  
Wireless                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Regulatory authorizations                       $ 29,612,989,000 29,612,989,000  
Percentage of coverage obligations                     80.00%      
5G Network                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
Payment to customer                         $ 30,000,000,000  
5G Network | Certain of 600 MHz Licenses                            
Commitments and Contingencies                            
License purchase agreement, one time payment       $ 8,000,000