Related Party Transactions (Details 4) (EchoStar)	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Product Support Agreement Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Inverness Lease Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Santa Fe Lease Agreement	Jan. 02, 2010 DISH Online.com Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 DISH Online.com Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 DISH Online.com Services Agreement Minimum	Feb. 23, 2010 DISH Remote Access Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 DISH Remote Access Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 DISH Remote Access Services Agreement Minimum	Feb. 23, 2010 Sling Service Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Sling Service Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Sling Service Services Agreement Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Application Development Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 XiP Encryption Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 XiP Encryption Agreement Minimum
Related Party Transactions
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													90 days	30 days
Term of renewal option exercised					1 year
Agreement term				2 years			5 years			5 years
Automatic renewal period								1 year			1 year		1 year
Notice period required to extend the agreement term														180 days