Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Revenues	$ 4,446,658	$ 4,449,635	$ 4,486,960	$ 4,497,853	$ 4,557,365	$ 4,531,591	$ 3,187,090	$ 3,217,389	$ 17,881,106	$ 15,493,435	$ 12,807,684
Operating income (loss)	714,016	717,705	906,738	864,576	989,639	811,248	637,650	144,078	3,203,035	2,582,615	1,878,876
Net income (loss)	565,412	567,520	681,451	641,563	761,297	532,959	480,406	99,274	2,455,946	1,873,936	1,492,569
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 552,329	$ 557,042	$ 671,047	$ 630,224	$ 732,632	$ 504,599	$ 452,343	$ 73,099	$ 2,410,642	$ 1,762,673	$ 1,399,512
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 1.05	$ 1.27	$ 1.20	$ 1.39	$ 0.96	$ 0.86	$ 0.14	$ 4.57	$ 3.36	$ 2.92
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.88	$ 1.06	$ 0.99	$ 1.24	$ 0.86	$ 0.78	$ 0.13	$ 3.79	$ 3.02	$ 2.60