Commitments and Contingencies (Details) person in Thousands, $ in Thousands										1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		174 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2022 item	Jun. 14, 2022	Jan. 14, 2022 USD ($) item	Jul. 14, 2021	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2018	Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2027	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) item city person	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) item	Jun. 14, 2025	Jun. 14, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitment and Contingencies
Network development current and future expenditures														$ 10,000,000
Number of cities to which 5G network service deployment is under construction | city														300
Number of population to whom 5G network service deployment is under construction | person														50
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services														20.00%
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets																$ 30,000,000
Proceeds from Refund of Deposits on Auction															$ 337,490
Percentage of Population 5G Services offered												70.00%		70.00%		70.00%	75.00%	50.00%
Percentage of Population Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless offered										75.00%
FCC authorizations												$ 36,463,456		$ 36,463,456		$ 36,463,456			$ 28,632,665
Interest rate (as a percent)												0.25%		0.25%		0.25%
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity												$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member]
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of Population 5G Services offered																	70.00%
FCC authorizations												7,000,000		7,000,000		7,000,000
Spectrum Purchase Agreement
Commitment and Contingencies
Total												360,000		360,000		360,000
Purchase price						$ 3,590,000
Asset Purchase Agreement, Termination Fee Payable																				$ 72,000
Contractual Obligation												$ 360,000		360,000		360,000
Class B common stock | Northstar Manager LLC
Commitment and Contingencies
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					3.00%
Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage					97.00%
Payment For Purchase Agreement					$ 312,000
Wireless
Commitment and Contingencies
Network development current and future expenditures														$ 10,000,000
Number of cities to which 5G network service deployment is under construction | city														300
Number of population to whom 5G network service deployment is under construction | item														50,000
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services		20.00%									70.00%	20.00%
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets																20,000,000
FCC authorizations												$ 19,698,061		$ 19,698,061		19,698,061
Wireless | Forecast [Member]
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services											70.00%
Wireless | At least 50% by June 2023
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services														50.00%
H Block Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												1,671,506		$ 1,671,506		1,671,506
DBS Licenses.
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												677,409		677,409		677,409
700 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												711,871		711,871		711,871
600 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												6,212,579		6,212,579		6,212,579
MVDDS
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												24,000		24,000		24,000
28 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												2,883		2,883		2,883
24 GHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												11,772		11,772		11,772
37 Ghz, 39 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												202,533		202,533		202,533
3550-3650 MHz Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												912,939		912,939		912,939
Ghz 3.7 to 3.98
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												2,580		2,580		2,580
Ghz 3.45 to 3.55
Commitment and Contingencies
Aggregate amount to be paid to the winning bids			$ 7,328,000
FCC authorizations												7,327,989		7,327,989		7,327,989
Number of priority access licenses | item			1,232
Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												5,618,930		$ 5,618,930		5,618,930
AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Accelerated build out period														2 years
FCC authorizations												9,890,389		$ 9,890,389		9,890,389
AWS-4 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												1,940,000		1,940,000		1,940,000
SNR Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												4,271,459		4,271,459		4,271,459
Capitalized Interest
Commitment and Contingencies
FCC authorizations												6,875,006		6,875,006		6,875,006
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership interest												428,000		428,000		428,000			395,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity												$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
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
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit														25.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim payment percentage														15.00%
Re-Auction payment														$ 1,892,000
Overpayment of interim payment														$ 334,000
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
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage														85.00%
Loan made														$ 69,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Equity contribution													7,621,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim Payment														$ 334,000
Interim payment percentage														15.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item												261		261		261
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids														$ 5,619,000
Bidding credit value									$ 1,961,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids												$ 2,226,000		2,226,000		$ 2,226,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids														$ 7,845,000
Percentage of bidding credit														25.00%
Net winning bid														$ 5,884,000
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		$ 1,211,000		$ 1,211,000
Interim payment percentage														15.00%
Re-Auction payment														$ 1,029,000
Overpayment of interim payment														$ 182,000
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
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	90 days
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
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		244
Loan made														$ 344,000
Debt outstanding amount													5,065,000
Principal amount of debt													500,000
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
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Equity contribution													$ 5,590,000
Gross winning bids														4,271,000
Value of ownership rights accrued												$ 338,000		$ 338,000		$ 338,000
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%		6.00%		6.00%
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS 3 Auction
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Gross winning bids														$ 5,482,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids												$ 1,211,000		1,211,000		$ 1,211,000
SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Interim Payment														182,000
Non-payment gross winning bids												1,211,000		$ 1,211,000		1,211,000
Interim payment percentage														15.00%
Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment														$ 3,000
Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction
Percentage of bidding credit														25.00%
Net winning bid														$ 4,112,000
Bid withdrawal payment														$ 8,000
Bidding credit value									$ 1,370,000
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%
American II. | Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock
Commitment and Contingencies
Ownership percentage					80.00%
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Licenses
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids												2,226,000		$ 2,226,000		2,226,000
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitment and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids												2,226,000		$ 2,226,000		2,226,000
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
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Principal amount of debt													$ 500,000
Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing							$ 25,000
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II. | Preferred Class A
Commitment and Contingencies
Number shares issued in conversion | item													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%
Loan balance maturity period							10 years
Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II. | Minimum
Commitment and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)													6.00%
Loan balance maturity period								7 years
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
Network Services Agreement | DISH Network L.L.C.
Commitment and Contingencies
Agreement Term				10 years
5G network deployment obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total												2,888,000		$ 2,888,000		2,888,000
Contractual Obligation												2,888,000		2,888,000		2,888,000
Interest expense on finance lease obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
Total												2,913,000		2,913,000		2,913,000
Contractual Obligation												2,913,000		2,913,000		2,913,000
Satellite-related obligations
Commitment and Contingencies
2022 (remaining six months)												2,509,712		2,509,712		2,509,712
2023												2,918,563		2,918,563		2,918,563
2024												2,138,605		2,138,605		2,138,605
2025												1,683,499		1,683,499		1,683,499
2026												1,675,727		1,675,727		1,675,727
Thereafter												4,671,495		4,671,495		4,671,495
Total												15,597,601		15,597,601		15,597,601			12,685,000
Decrease in contractual obligations														991,000
Contractual Obligation												$ 15,597,601		$ 15,597,601		$ 15,597,601			$ 12,685,000
SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made													$ 500,000
SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made													500,000
Northstar Credit Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II.
Commitment and Contingencies
Loan made													500,000
Principal amount of debt													$ 500,000
Subsequent event | Auction 108
Commitment and Contingencies
Number of other qualified participants in auction | item	81
Subsequent event | Wireless
Commitment and Contingencies
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services											70.00%