Name:	dish_AgreementTerm
Namespace Prefix:	dish_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Represents agreement termination if the percentage of economic value held by restricted parties exceeds the specified limit.

No definition available.

Name:	dish_AgreementTerminationEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPartiesPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	dish_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Represents agreement termination if the percentage of shares held by restricted parties exceeds the specified limit.

No definition available.

Name:	dish_AgreementTerminationSharesHeldByRestrictedPartiesPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	dish_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Represents transition term of agreement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

Name:	dish_AgreementTransitionTerm
Namespace Prefix:	dish_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Minimum amount agreed to be paid per the terms of the contract.

No definition available.

Name:	dish_MinimumAmountAgreedToBePaid
Namespace Prefix:	dish_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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