Commitments and Contingencies (Details)												1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		168 Months Ended
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Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						$ 43,212,500,000		$ 43,212,500,000
2022																						7,822,374,000		7,822,374,000
2023																						3,644,069,000		3,644,069,000
2024																						5,171,586,000		5,171,586,000
2025																						4,085,960,000		4,085,960,000
2026																						9,837,523,000		9,837,523,000
Thereafter																						12,650,988,000		12,650,988,000
Unrecognized tax benefits																						388,837,000	$ 378,467,000	388,837,000					$ 674,207,000		$ 385,394,000
Agreement Term		10 years
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets																								30,000,000,000
Proceeds from Refund of Deposits on Auction																						337,490,000
Carrying amount																						447,042,000		447,042,000
Contractual Obligation																						$ 43,212,500,000		$ 43,212,500,000
Percentage of Population 5G Services offered																						70.00%		70.00%	75.00%	50.00%	20.00%
Percentage of Population Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless offered												75.00%
FCC authorizations																						$ 28,632,665,000	26,903,939,000	$ 28,632,665,000				$ 35,960,654,000
Payment For Purchase Agreement																							311,735,000
Impairment of long-lived assets																							356,418,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity																						10,000,000,000		10,000,000,000
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member]
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of Population 5G Services offered																									70.00%
FCC authorizations																						$ 6,373,629,000	5,560,422,000	6,373,629,000
Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Programming Contracts term																						10 years
Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Programming Contracts term																						1 year
Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage					97.00%
Payment For Purchase Agreement					$ 312,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					3.00%
Wireless
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services													70.00%	20.00%
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets																								20,000,000,000
FCC authorizations																						$ 12,368,647,000	11,453,128,000	12,368,647,000
H Block Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						1,671,506,000		1,671,506,000
DBS Licenses.
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						677,409,000		677,409,000
700 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						711,871,000		711,871,000
600 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						6,211,154,000		6,211,154,000
MVDDS
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						24,000,000		24,000,000
28 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						2,883,000		2,883,000
24 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						11,772,000		11,772,000
37 Ghz, 39 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						202,533,000		202,533,000
3550-3650 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets							$ 730,000,000												$ 100,000,000	$ 83,000,000
Aggregate amount to be paid to the winning bids								$ 913,000,000
FCC authorizations																						912,939,000		912,939,000
Number of priority access licenses | item								5,492
Ghz 3.7 to 3.98
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						$ 2,580,000		2,580,000
Ghz 3.45 to 3.55
Commitment and Contingencies
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets															$ 7,205,000,000	$ 7,205,000,000
Aggregate amount to be paid to the winning bids	$ 7,328,000,000
Payments For Asset Purchase Deposit																		$ 123,000,000
FCC authorizations																												$ 7,327,989,000
AWS 3 Auction
Commitment and Contingencies
Accelerated build out period																						2 years
Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						$ 5,618,930,000		5,618,930,000
AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						9,890,389,000		9,890,389,000
AWS-4 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						1,940,000,000		1,940,000,000
SNR Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						4,271,459,000		4,271,459,000
Capitalized Interest
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations																						6,373,629,000		6,373,629,000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership interest																						395,000,000	$ 351,000,000	395,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity																						$ 10,000,000,000		$ 10,000,000,000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS 3 Auction
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit																						25.00%
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)																						40.00%
Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)																						75.00%
Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement																						2 years
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim payment percentage																						15.00%
Re-Auction payment																						$ 1,892,000,000
Overpayment of interim payment																						$ 334,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Preferred Class A
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage																						100.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Manager LLC
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Controlling interest owned by other companies																						15.00%
Equity contribution																														$ 133,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage																						85.00%
Loan made																						$ 69,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Equity contribution																														$ 7,621,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim Payment																						$ 334,000,000
Interim payment percentage																						15.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item																						261		261
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids																						$ 5,619,000,000
Bidding credit value											$ 1,961,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids																						2,226,000,000		$ 2,226,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids																						$ 7,845,000,000
Percentage of bidding credit																						25.00%
Net winning bid																						$ 5,884,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit											25.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids																						$ 1,211,000,000		1,211,000,000
Interim payment percentage																						15.00%
Re-Auction payment																						$ 1,029,000,000.000
Overpayment of interim payment																						$ 182,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)									12.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)									8.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Wireless Management LLC
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Controlling interest owned by other companies																						15.00%
Equity contribution																	$ 93,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Window of days for management to put its interest									270 days
Additional days allowed for management to put its interest									90 days
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Value of ownership rights accrued																						$ 86,000,000		$ 86,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II. | Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)									12.00%
Window of days for management to put its interest									90 days	90 days
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II. | Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)									8.00%
Window of days for management to put its interest										30 days
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item																						244		244
Loan made																						$ 344,000,000
Debt outstanding amount																	5,065,000,000.000
Principal amount of debt																	500,000,000
Window of days for management to put its interest									90 days	30 days
Additional days allowed for management to put its interest									90 days
Additional loan to pay gross winning bids																						344,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Equity contribution																	$ 5,590,000,000
Gross winning bids																						4,271,000,000
Value of ownership rights accrued																						309,000,000		$ 309,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Preferred Class A
Commitment and Contingencies
Number shares issued in conversion | item																	5,065,415
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)																	12.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																	12.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																	6.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids																						1,211,000,000		1,211,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim Payment																						182,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids																						$ 1,211,000,000		1,211,000,000
Interim payment percentage																						15.00%
Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment																						$ 3,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids																						$ 5,482,000,000
Percentage of bidding credit																						25.00%
Net winning bid																						$ 4,112,000,000
Bid withdrawal payment																						$ 8,000,000
Bidding credit value											$ 1,370,000,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class B Interests [Member] | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage																						85.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class A Interests [Member] | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage																						100.00%
DISH Network L.L.C. | Ghz 3.7 to 3.98
Commitment and Contingencies
Aggregate amount to be paid to the winning bids				$ 3,000,000
Payments For Asset Purchase Deposit						$ 340,000,000
Proceeds from Refund of Deposits on Auction			$ 337,000,000
American II. | Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage					80.00%
AT&T
Commitment and Contingencies
Minimum amount agreed to be paid		$ 5,000,000,000
Agreement Term		10 years
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids																						$ 2,226,000,000		2,226,000,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Number of licenses returned | item																						84
Prior Arrangement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Number of licenses returned | item																						113
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Debt outstanding amount																	$ 6,870,000,000
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Principal amount of debt																	$ 500,000,000
Loan balance maturity period									10 years	7 years
Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing									$ 25,000,000
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II. | Preferred Class A
Commitment and Contingencies
Number shares issued in conversion																	6,870,493
Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)																	12.00%
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II. | Maximum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																	12.00%
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II. | Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																	6.00%
SNR Operative Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan balance maturity period									10 years	7 years
Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing									$ 25,000,000
Master Network Service Agreement
Commitment and Contingencies
Master network service agreement period																						7 years
NBIoT capitalized costs
Commitment and Contingencies
Impairment of long-lived assets																					$ 253,000,000
Long-term debt obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						$ 21,387,069,000		21,387,069,000
2022																						2,028,344,000		2,028,344,000
2023																						1,536,155,000		1,536,155,000
2024																						3,035,746,000		3,035,746,000
2025																						2,016,587,000		2,016,587,000
2026																						7,753,954,000		7,753,954,000
Thereafter																						5,016,283,000		5,016,283,000
Contractual Obligation																						21,387,069,000		21,387,069,000
Interest expense on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						4,772,394,000		4,772,394,000
2022																						1,041,764,000		1,041,764,000
2023																						880,154,000		880,154,000
2024																						827,875,000		827,875,000
2025																						696,859,000		696,859,000
2026																						696,026,000		696,026,000
Thereafter																						629,716,000		629,716,000
Contractual Obligation																						4,772,394,000		4,772,394,000
Finance lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						99,658,000		99,658,000
2022																						34,772,000		34,772,000
2023																						35,562,000		35,562,000
2024																						29,324,000		29,324,000
Contractual Obligation																						99,658,000		99,658,000
5G network deployment obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						1,773,000,000		1,773,000,000
Contractual Obligation																						1,773,000,000		1,773,000,000
Interest expense on finance lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						15,227,000		15,227,000
2022																						8,377,000		8,377,000
2023																						5,467,000		5,467,000
2024																						1,383,000		1,383,000
Contractual Obligation																						15,227,000		15,227,000
Satellite-related obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						12,684,944,000		12,684,944,000
2022																						2,667,910,000		2,667,910,000
2023																						1,047,258,000		1,047,258,000
2024																						1,141,111,000		1,141,111,000
2025																						1,226,826,000		1,226,826,000
2026																						1,226,968,000		1,226,968,000
Thereafter																						5,374,871,000		5,374,871,000
Contractual Obligation																						12,684,944,000		12,684,944,000
Operating lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						2,269,223,000		2,269,223,000
2022																						101,935,000		101,935,000
2023																						114,271,000		114,271,000
2024																						126,116,000		126,116,000
2025																						140,519,000		140,519,000
2026																						156,264,000		156,264,000
Thereafter																						1,630,118,000		1,630,118,000
Contractual Obligation																						2,269,223,000		2,269,223,000
Purchase obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total																						1,983,985,000		1,983,985,000
2022																						1,939,272,000		1,939,272,000
2023																						25,202,000		25,202,000
2024																						10,031,000		10,031,000
2025																						5,169,000		5,169,000
2026																						4,311,000		4,311,000
Contractual Obligation																						$ 1,983,985,000		$ 1,983,985,000
SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made																	$ 500,000,000
SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made																	500,000,000
Northstar Credit Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made																	$ 500,000,000