Organization and Business Activities (Details) item in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	84 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) state item	Dec. 31, 2008 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item	13,874
Number of subscribers for broadband services under the dishNET brand | item	628
Number of state region in which wireline voice and broadband services are offered | state	14
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets			$ 5,000
Wireless
Spectrum Investments
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets		$ 712
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Total investments	$ 10,191