Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 EchoStar and HSSC Transaction Agreement	Feb. 20, 2014 EchoStar Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 HSSC Transaction Agreement DISH Investors
Other investment securities:
Preferred tracking stock issued by related party				6,290,499	81.128
Percentage of economic interest in the Hughes Retail Group		80.00%
Historical cost of tracking stock	$ 316,204,000			$ 229,000,000	$ 87,000,000
Capital transaction			356,000,000
Cash in exchange for shares of series of preferred tracking stock issued			11,000,000
Capital transaction recorded in additional paid-in capital	$ 51,466,000		$ 51,000,000