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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions							1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	90 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2014 USD ($) segment	Oct. 29, 2013	Mar. 09, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2012	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2008 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Spectrum Investments
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets											$ 5,000
Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement									1 year
Wireless
Spectrum Investments
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets			$ 1,672							$ 712	5,000
Modified 700 MHz Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)				40.00%
Modified 700 MHz Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)				70.00%
Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement									2 years
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| segment			176
Wireless \| Minimum
Spectrum Investments
H Block Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)									40.00%
H Block Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)									75.00%
AWS 3 Auction Member
Spectrum Investments
Refund amount received							$ 400
DBSD North America and TerreStar Transactions \| Wireless
Spectrum Investments
Purchase price					$ 2,860
AWS-4 Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)									40.00%
AWS-4 Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)									70.00%
Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement									1 year
Ownership percentage						100.00%
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Total investments									$ 9,778		9,778
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco \| AWS 3 Auction Member
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of bidding credit									25.00%
Total investments		$ 9,778							$ 9,778		$ 9,778
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of bidding credit									25.00%
Ownership percentage									85.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Manager LLC
Spectrum Investments
Controlling interest owned by other companies									15.00%
Equity contribution		133
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Licenses Member
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of bidding credit									25.00%
Gross winning bids									$ 7,845
Net winning bid									$ 5,884
Percentage of bidding credit not eligible to receive if the draft order got approval	25.00%
Bidding credit value	$ 1,961
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Licenses Member \| American II Member
Spectrum Investments
Equity contributions as percentage of purchase price									15.00%
Commitment to make loan as percentage of purchase price									85.00%
Equity contribution								$ 750
Loan receivable								5,001
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Ownership percentage									85.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| SNR Wireless Management LLC
Spectrum Investments
Controlling interest owned by other companies									15.00%
Equity contribution		$ 93
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| SNR Licenses Member
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of bidding credit									25.00%
Gross winning bids									$ 5,482
Net winning bid									4,112
Bid withdrawal payment									$ 8
Percentage of bidding credit not eligible to receive if the draft order got approval	25.00%
Bidding credit value	$ 1,370
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco \| SNR Licenses Member \| American III Member
Spectrum Investments
Equity contributions as percentage of purchase price									15.00%
Commitment to make loan as percentage of purchase price									85.00%
Equity contribution								524
Loan receivable								$ 3,503