Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 03, 2013 Class A common stock	May 03, 2013 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
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		216,231,488	238,435,208
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1