Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Feb. 14, 2014 Class A common stock	Feb. 14, 2014 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 9,000,000,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			219,907,827	238,435,208
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY