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Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Details 4) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible Assets      
Intangible Assets $ 38,464,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 67,446,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization (21,639,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (31,598,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Amortization expense 6,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 11,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 13,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets      
2015 4,423,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 4,299,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 2,967,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 2,231,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 1,825,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Thereafter 1,080,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive    
Total 16,825,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet    
Wireless      
Goodwill      
Goodwill 120,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dish_WirelessMember
126,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dish_WirelessMember
 
Minimum      
Intangible Assets      
Useful life 2 years    
Maximum      
Intangible Assets      
Useful life 20 years    
Technology-based      
Intangible Assets      
Intangible Assets 7,210,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
34,078,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (4,445,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
(12,222,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Trademarks      
Intangible Assets      
Intangible Assets 19,704,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
20,424,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (5,644,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
(6,432,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
 
Contract-based      
Intangible Assets      
Intangible Assets 8,650,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
8,650,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (8,650,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
(8,650,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
 
Customer relationships      
Intangible Assets      
Intangible Assets 2,900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
4,294,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization $ (2,900,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
$ (4,294,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember