Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)							0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Long-term debt obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Transferred Satellites-related obligations	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Long-term debt obligations	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Transaction Agreement EchoStar and HSSC Item	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Transaction Agreement DISH Investors EchoStar	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Transaction Agreement DISH Investors HSSC	Feb. 20, 2014 Subsequent event Investor Rights Agreement DISH Investors EchoStar and HSSC
Subsequent Events
Number of owned satellites transferred and leased back							5
Obligations and interest payments transferred							$ 59,000,000
Cash in exchange for shares of series of preferred tracking stock issued							11,000,000
Operating lease obligations
2014	4,165,151,000	1,007,851,000	839,650,000	148,000,000
2015	2,344,175,000	758,232,000	742,084,000	175,000,000
2016	2,777,782,000	1,506,742,000	656,798,000	123,000,000
2017	1,946,275,000	906,975,000	600,634,000	102,000,000
2018	2,143,710,000	1,207,269,000	530,523,000	102,000,000
Thereafter	10,203,352,000	8,043,700,000	1,370,852,000	329,000,000
Reduction in contractual obligation
2014					5,000,000	3,000,000
2015					5,000,000	2,000,000
2016					4,000,000	2,000,000
2017					4,000,000	2,000,000
2018					4,000,000	1,000,000
Thereafter					$ 22,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Preferred tracking stock issued by related party									6,290,499	81.128
Percentage of economic interest in the Hughes Retail Group								80.00%
Tracking stock prohibited transfer period											1 year