CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue:
Total Revenue	$ 3,187,144	$ 3,458,487
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below - Note 7):
Subscriber-related expenses	2,005,007	2,184,951
Satellite and transmission expenses	139,501	153,644
Cost of sales - equipment and other	40,384	31,626
Subscriber acquisition costs:
Cost of sales - subscriber promotion subsidies	6,517	15,930
Other subscriber acquisition costs	80,475	77,072
Subscriber acquisition advertising	106,907	103,009
Total subscriber acquisition costs	193,899	196,011
General and administrative expenses	198,914	169,777
Depreciation and amortization (Note 7)	153,139	192,972
Total costs and expenses	2,730,844	2,928,981
Operating income (loss)	456,300	529,506
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	15,167	9,317
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(5,921)	(2,957)
Other, net	9,088	(34,808)
Total other income (expense)	18,334	(28,448)
Income (loss) before income taxes	474,634	501,058
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(113,335)	(115,737)
Net income (loss)	361,299	385,321
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	21,538	17,761
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 339,761	$ 367,560
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	467,953	466,642
Diluted (in shares)	526,219	525,309
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.79
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.70
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income (loss)	$ 361,299	$ 385,321
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	47	400
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	1,006	105
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)		(2)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net	(236)	(26)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	817	477
Comprehensive income (loss)	362,116	385,798
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	21,538	17,761
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	340,578	368,037
Subscriber-related revenue
Revenue:
Total Revenue	3,147,770	3,422,704
Equipment sales and other revenue
Revenue:
Total Revenue	$ 39,374	$ 35,783