Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 19, 2012 Class A common stock	Oct. 19, 2012 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 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		212,995,425	238,435,208
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3