Related Party Transactions (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement EchoStar and HSSC	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement EchoStar DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 Transaction Agreement HSSC DISH Investors	Feb. 20, 2014 Investor Rights Agreement EchoStar and HSSC DISH Investors
Related Party Transactions with NagraStar L.L.C.
Obligations and cash interest payments transferred	$ 44,540,000		$ 59,000,000
Cash in exchange for shares of series of preferred tracking stock issued			11,000,000
Percentage of economic interest in the Hughes Retail Group		80.00%
Historical cost of tracking stock	316,204,000			229,000,000	87,000,000
Capital transaction			356,000,000
Capital transaction recorded in additional paid-in capital	$ 51,466,000		$ 51,000,000
Tracking stock prohibited transfer period						1 year