Related Party Transactions (Details 4)	9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 DISH Online.com Services Agreement item	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Product Support Agreement Minimum	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Inverness Lease Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Santa Fe Lease Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Gilbert Lease Agreement	Nov. 30, 2012 EchoStar DISH Online.com Services Agreement	Jan. 31, 2010 EchoStar DISH Online.com Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar DISH Online.com Services Agreement	Feb. 23, 2010 EchoStar DISH Remote Access Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar DISH Remote Access Services Agreement	Feb. 23, 2010 EchoStar Sling Service Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Sling Service Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar Application Development Agreement	Sep. 30, 2013 EchoStar XiP Encryption Agreement
General and administrative expenses - EchoStar
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity		60 days						120 days		120 days		120 days
Required notice period for termination of agreement			6 months											180 days
Notice period to exercise option to extend agreement				1 year										1 year
Minimum notice period for termination of agreement					30 days								90 days	30 days
Agreement term							2 years		5 years		5 years
Number of successive one year renewal options	3
Term of renewal option exercised						1 year
Automatic renewal period										1 year		1 year	1 year
Notice period required to extend the agreement term														180 days