Represents the minimum percentage of population in each area covered by an individual license to which the entity must provide terrestrial signal coverage and offer terrestrial service by the end of license term.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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For an acquired entity, price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2012 TerreStar Networks, Inc. ("TerreStar") Wireless Spectrum	Jun. 30, 2013 DBSD North America and TerreStar Transactions Wireless Spectrum	Mar. 09, 2012 DBSD North America and TerreStar Transactions Wireless Spectrum	Mar. 31, 2012 DBSD North America and TerreStar Transactions Sprint Settlement Agreement Wireless Spectrum	Mar. 09, 2012 DBSD North America (ICO) Wireless Spectrum	Apr. 15, 2013 Sprint Merger Proposal	May 30, 2013 Clearwire tender offer
Spectrum Investments
Total consideration	$ 1,382		$ 2,860	$ 114	$ 1,364	$ 25,500
AWS-4 Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)		40.00%
AWS-4 Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)		70.00%
Share price (in dollars per share)							$ 4.40