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Related Party Transactions - Part 5 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Aug. 19, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Rovi License Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term		10 years
Hughes Broadband Sales Agency Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity	90 days
Agreement term	5 years
Automatic renewal period	1 year
Broadband equipment purchased from related party			$ 21,000	$ 22,000
NagraStar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest on equity method investment			50.00%
Purchases from NagraStar			$ 72,162	71,167	$ 84,459
Amounts payable to NagraStar			9,871	16,685
Commitments to NagraStar			$ 3,888	4,927
Dish Mexico
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest on equity method investment			49.00%
Amounts receivable			$ 1,370	3,027
Dish Mexico \| Digital receivers and related components
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales			1,227	1,891	52,324
Dish Mexico \| Uplink services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sales			$ 5,426	$ 3,994	$ 4,059