The number of wireless spectrum licenses acquired by the winning bidder.

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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating revenues in fulfilling customer subscriptions.

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Revenue from circulation or sale of subscriptions (for example, but not limited to, subscriptions to a magazine or newspaper).

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 28, 2014 item	Dec. 27, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Aug. 10, 2011	Apr. 19, 2011	Oct. 14, 2014
Related Party Transactions
Dividend paid to DOC			$ 650,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends			$ 907,230us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 3,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Subscriber-related expenses	2,072,891us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	1,938,142us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	6,131,068us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	5,718,781us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	7,677,111us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	7,246,104us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription	6,841,760us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldSubscription
Subscriber-related revenue	3,553,828us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	3,408,510us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	10,582,989us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	10,131,098us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	13,559,511us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	13,038,611us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue	12,959,025us-gaap_SubscriptionRevenue
Expenses associated with services	3,000	3,000	8,000	7,000	10,000	11,000	2,000
Dish Network
Related Party Transactions
Dividend paid to DOC								650,000	850,000	1,300,000	700,000	1,500,000
Number of wireless spectrum licenses								176
Subscriber-related revenue	5,000	5,000	14,000	11,000	15,000
Dish Network \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transactions
Dividend paid to DOC					650,000								1,500,000
Blockbuster, Inc.
Related Party Transactions
Subscriber-related expenses		$ 3,000		$ 11,000	$ 11,000	$ 21,000	$ 4,000