Organization and Business Activities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 EchoStar and HSSC Transaction Agreement item	Feb. 20, 2014 EchoStar Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 HSSC Transaction Agreement DISH Investors
Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction with EchoStar
Number of owned satellites transferred and leased back			5
Obligations and interest payments transferred	$ 44,540,000		$ 59,000,000
Cash in exchange for shares of series of preferred tracking stock issued			$ 11,000,000
Preferred tracking stock issued by related party				6,290,499	81.128
Percentage of economic interest in the Hughes Retail Group		80.00%