Property and Equipment - Pay TV Satellites (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
EchoStar XV
Property and Equipment
Estimate Useful life of assets	15 years
EchoStar XVIII
Property and Equipment
Estimate Useful life of assets	15 years
EchoStar XVI
Property and Equipment
Option to renew the lease for an additional period	6 years
Another option to renew the lease if renewal option exercised	5 years

Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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