CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 279,373	$ 373,641
Marketable investment securities	442	8,122
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $62,102 and $53,991, respectively	1,045,022	890,333
Inventory	463,421	497,058
Prepaids and other assets	603,950	572,199
Other current assets	2,412	2,308
Total current assets	2,394,620	2,343,661
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	110,303	108,879
Property and equipment, net	7,265,893	7,401,947
Regulatory authorizations, net	30,282,338	38,114,249
Other investments, net	131,834	168,825
Operating lease assets	2,965,490	2,934,862
Other noncurrent assets, net	172,726	181,118
Intangible assets, net	114,839	159,490
Total noncurrent assets	41,043,423	49,069,370
Total assets	43,438,043	51,413,031
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	491,859	673,291
Deferred revenue and other	611,312	638,471
Accrued programming	1,485,798	1,427,762
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	1,582,761	1,552,610
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations (Note 9)	2,084,090	3,041,429
Total current liabilities	6,691,476	7,592,166
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (Note 9)	18,160,172	18,178,288
Intercompany loan 2026 Tranche (Note 9)	4,696,836
Deferred tax liabilities, net	8,373,097	4,557,262
Operating lease liabilities	3,033,390	2,992,863
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	867,728	861,896
Intercompany loan 2026 Tranche - Interest payable	46,968
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	35,178,191	26,590,309
Total liabilities	41,869,667	34,182,475
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 2)		438,382
Stockholder's Equity (Deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	1,267,147	4,916,120
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,279)	(2,676)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	(140,479)	11,876,627
Total DISH Network stockholder's equity (deficit)	1,124,389	16,790,071
Noncontrolling interests	443,987	2,103
Total stockholder's equity (deficit)	1,568,376	16,792,174
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	43,438,043	51,413,031
Related party
Current Liabilities:
Interest Payable	43,054
Nonrelated party
Current Liabilities:
Interest Payable	$ 392,602	$ 258,603