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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Related Party Transactions (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 02, 2010	Feb. 23, 2010
Related Party Transactions
General and administrative expenses	$ 200,446us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	$ 179,584us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
EchoStar
Related Party Transactions
General and administrative expenses	$ 20,000	$ 20,000
EchoStar \| Product Support Agreement \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity	60 days
EchoStar \| Inverness Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination of agreement	6 months
EchoStar \| Gilbert Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Notice period to exercise option to extend agreement	3 years
EchoStar \| DISH Online.com Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Term of renewal option exercised	1 year
Agreement term			2 years
EchoStar \| DISH Online.com Services Agreement \| Minimum
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity	120 days
EchoStar \| DISH Remote Access Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity	120 days
Agreement term				5 years
Automatic renewal period	1 year
EchoStar \| Sling Service Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity	120 days
Agreement term				5 years
Automatic renewal period	1 year
EchoStar \| Application Development Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Minimum notice period for termination of agreement	90 days
Automatic renewal period	1 year
EchoStar \| XiP Encryption Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Required notice period for termination of agreement	180 days
Notice period to exercise option to extend agreement	1 year
Minimum notice period for termination of agreement	30 days
Notice period required to extend the agreement term	180 days
EchoStar \| Santa Fe Lease Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Notice period to exercise option to extend agreement		1 year