CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Class A and B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 4,664	$ 3,296,488	$ 882	$ 3,635,380	$ 492	$ 383,390	$ 6,937,906
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards	2	3,535					3,537
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2	4,452					4,454
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		9,060					9,060
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net			103				103
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities			(26)				(26)
Foreign currency translation			400				400
ASU 2014-09 cumulative catch-up adjustment				2,320			2,320
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					(51)	17,812	(51)
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				367,560			367,560
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	4,668	3,313,535	1,359	4,005,260	441	401,202	7,325,263
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	4,679	3,379,093	(874)	5,212,790	(1,499)	460,068	8,594,189
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards		227					227
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2	4,520					4,522
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		11,537					11,537
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net			1,006				1,006
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities			(236)				(236)
Foreign currency translation			47				47
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					164	21,374	164
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				339,761			339,761
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 4,681	$ 3,395,377	$ (57)	$ 5,552,551	$ (1,335)	$ 481,442	$ 8,951,217