Amount of decrease in additional paid-in capital (APIC) resulting from capital distribution to the related party.

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Net Carrying Value Of Liscenses

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Represents option to renew the lease for an additional term.

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Satellite Transaction Cost Basis.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Property and Equipment - Pay TV Satellites (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 14, 2019	May 14, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Property and Equipment
Satellite transaction cost basis		$ 320
Net Carrying Value Of Liscenses	$ 26	26
Capital transaction		$ 267
Dish Network
Property and Equipment
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount	$ 18
EchoStar XV
Property and Equipment
Depreciable life of assets			15 years
EchoStar XVIII
Property and Equipment
Depreciable life of assets			15 years
EchoStar XVI
Property and Equipment
Option to renew the lease for an additional period			5 years