Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 12, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		226,278,046
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,435,208