CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 278,082	$ 373,641
Marketable investment securities	237	397
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $34,293 and $34,884, respectively	532,683	619,604
Advances to affiliates	976,729	421,457
Inventory	241,939	267,841
Interest receivable - DISH Network (Note 11)	$ 27,989	$ 17,761
Interest Receivable Current, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Related Party [Member]	Related Party [Member]
Prepaids and other assets	$ 247,034	$ 147,740
Other current assets	2,135	2,306
Total current assets	2,306,828	1,850,747
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	55,696	54,980
Property and equipment, net	754,608	808,065
Regulatory authorizations, net	611,794	611,794
Other investments, net	89,189	90,168
Operating lease assets	88,098	92,972
Notes receivable - DISH Network (Note 11)	$ 2,798,919	$ 7,495,755
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Related Party [Member]	Related Party [Member]
Interest receivable - DISH Network (Note 11)	$ 30,322	$ 19,322
Interest Receivable Noncurrent, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Related Party [Member]	Related Party [Member]
Other noncurrent assets, net	$ 107,490	$ 107,987
Total noncurrent assets	4,536,116	9,281,043
Total assets	6,842,944	11,131,790
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	213,936	248,640
Deferred revenue and other	467,156	505,361
Accrued programming	1,485,798	1,427,762
Accrued interest	223,611	160,137
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	434,934	415,109
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations (Note 7)	2,013,865	2,023,976
Total current liabilities	4,839,300	4,780,985
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (Note 7)	9,757,284	9,755,538
Deferred tax liabilities, net	251,516	268,170
Operating lease liabilities	55,556	61,381
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	215,959	211,414
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	10,280,315	10,296,503
Total liabilities	15,119,615	15,077,488
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholder's Equity (Deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	1,549,151	1,547,164
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,485)	(2,501)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	(9,823,337)	(5,490,361)
Total stockholder's equity (deficit)	(8,276,671)	(3,945,698)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)	$ 6,842,944	$ 11,131,790