Organization and Business Activities (Details) item in Thousands, customer in Thousands, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	84 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) customer state item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | customer	13,593
Number of subscribers for broadband services under the dishNET brand | item	613
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
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Total investments	$ 10,191