Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2022	Sep. 23, 2016	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual obligation			$ 19,238,172,000
Unrecognized tax benefits			$ 202,466,000	$ 204,378,000	$ 198,511,000	$ 188,141,000
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Term of programming contracts			10 years
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Term of programming contracts			1 year
Dish Network
Commitments and Contingencies
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets			$ 30,000,000,000
Dish Network | Spectrum Investments
Commitments and Contingencies
5G Network deployment			10,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction | Vermont National Telephone Company
Commitments and Contingencies
Bidding credit credits		25.00%
Bidding Credit		$ 3,300,000,000
Loss Contingency Recovery Amount		10,000,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction | Vermont National Telephone Company | Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount		11,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction | Vermont National Telephone Company | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount		$ 5,500
ClearPlay, Inc.
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss contingency			469,000,000
TQ Delta LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss contingency			251,000,000
Realtime Adaptive Streaming Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Attorney fees awarded	$ 3,900,000
Interest Expense [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual obligation			$ 1,043,000