Organization and Business Activities (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, person in Millions						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		189 Months Ended
	Oct. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2023 item person	Aug. 08, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 14, 2023 site person	Jun. 14, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item segment $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) item $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
Spectrum Investments
Number of primary operating business segments | segment										2
Number of business units | item										2
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								8,840,000		8,840,000		8,840,000
Number Of wireless subscribers | item								7,500,000		7,500,000		7,500,000
Payment to customer												$ 30,000,000
Number of markets | item										60
FCC authorizations								$ 37,817,941		$ 37,817,941		37,817,941	$ 36,933,073
Total debt and equity investments in subsidiaries								10,000,000		10,000,000		10,000,000
Number of nationwide 5G commitments that are met | item		2
Number of nationwide 5G commitments | item		3
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services				73.00%
Number of cell sites deployed | site				16,000
Number of Americans nationwide for deployment of 5G services | person		100		246
Cost of services								2,242,319	$ 2,382,406	6,838,688	$ 7,194,139
Cyber Security
Spectrum Investments
Cost of services										30,000
MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services in each Economic Area				70.00%
H Block Licenses
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services				70.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services in each Economic Area				75.00%
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Spectrum Investments
FCC authorizations								$ 8,000,000		$ 8,000,000		$ 8,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Class A common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Class B common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Minimum | MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Spectrum Investments
Minimum percentage of population having access to average download speed		70.00%		70.00%						70.00%
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								2,120,000		2,120,000		2,120,000
Amended Merger Agreement
Spectrum Investments
Share exchange ratio			0.350877
Amended Merger Agreement | Class B common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.01
Amended Merger Agreement | Class C common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			0.01
Amended Merger Agreement | EchoStar | Class A common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			0.001
Amended Merger Agreement | EchoStar | Class B common stock
Spectrum Investments
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.001
Northstar Spectrum | Subsequent event
Spectrum Investments
Purchase of ownership interests	$ 109,000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Total debt and equity investments in subsidiaries								$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Dish TV
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item								6,720,000		6,720,000		6,720,000
Wireless
Spectrum Investments
FCC authorizations								$ 19,699,971		$ 19,699,971		$ 19,699,971
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services					20.00%	70.00%	20.00%
Wireless | At least 50% by June 2023
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services						50.00%				50.00%
Wireless | Upto 70% by June 2023
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services										70.00%
Wireless | Maximum
Spectrum Investments
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services						70.00%				70.00%