Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Class A common stock	Jul. 31, 2013 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, 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		218,230,414	238,435,208
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2