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Related Party Transactions (Details 6) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Feb. 20, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Transaction Agreement | DISH Investors    
Related Party Transactions    
Percentage of economic interest in the Hughes Retail Group 80.00%ddbs_RelatedPartyTransactionsPercentageOfEconomicInterestHeld
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Transaction Agreement | EchoStar and HSSC    
Related Party Transactions    
Obligations and cash interest payments transferred 59,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAssumed1
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Cash in exchange for shares of series of preferred tracking stock issued 11,000,000ddbs_CashInExchangeOfSharesIssued
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Capital transaction 356,000,000ddbs_RelatedPartyTransactionsTrackingStockCapitalTransaction
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Capital transaction recorded in additional paid-in capital 51,000,000ddbs_CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments
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Transaction Agreement | EchoStar    
Related Party Transactions    
Obligations and cash interest payments transferred   44,540,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAssumed1
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Historical cost of tracking stock   316,204,000ddbs_RelatedPartyTransactionsHistoricalCostOfTrackingStock
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Capital transaction recorded in additional paid-in capital   51,466,000ddbs_CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments
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Transaction Agreement | EchoStar | DISH Investors    
Related Party Transactions    
Historical cost of tracking stock 229,000,000ddbs_RelatedPartyTransactionsHistoricalCostOfTrackingStock
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Transaction Agreement | HSSC | DISH Investors    
Related Party Transactions    
Historical cost of tracking stock 87,000,000ddbs_RelatedPartyTransactionsHistoricalCostOfTrackingStock
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Investor Rights Agreement | EchoStar and HSSC | DISH Investors    
Related Party Transactions    
Tracking stock prohibited transfer period 1 year