Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012 Class A common stock	Aug. 01, 2012 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		268,329,291	238,435,208
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2