Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 07, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 13,800,000,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		228,040,482
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,435,208