| Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 |
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| Net income (loss) | - | 4 | 211 | 3 | 148 | 149 | 181 | 393 | -39 | -74 | -52 | 63 | 167 | -1,635 | -125 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,598 | 1,930 |
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| Asset Impairment Charges | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 761 | - |
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| Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, impairments and other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | -73 |
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| Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,693 | - |
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| Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale losses (gains) (Note 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
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| EchoStar Exchange Offers debt extinguishment gains (losses) (Note 10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 689 |
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| Share-based Compensation | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 15 | - | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 36 |
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| Deferred tax expense (benefit) | 104 | -9 | -1 | -36 | 32 | 56 | 98 | -297 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 21 | -337 | 28 |
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| Equity In Earnings Losses Of Affiliates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 |
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| Allowance For Credit Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 8 |
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| Change in long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 13 |
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| Other, net | - | - | 15 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 6 | -13 | 20 | -4 | 166 | 184 |
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| Trade accounts receivable | -41 | 9 | -1 | -43 | 18 | 37 | 27 | -0 | 18 | -8 | -2 | 2 | 51 | -21 | 171 |
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| Prepaid and accrued income taxes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16 | -43 |
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| Inventory | -23 | -21 | 16 | -17 | -3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -6 | - | - | - | - | 38 | -190 |
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| Other current assets | - | -36 | -10 | -5 | -10 | -6 | -2 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 54 |
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| Trade accounts payable | -33 | -12 | 66 | -76 | -22 | 37 | -25 | -78 | 10 | 13 | -12 | -16 | 9 | 4 | 109 |
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| Deferred revenue and other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -79 | -104 |
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| Accrued programming and other accrued expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 267 | -243 |
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| Net cash flows from operating activities | 404 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 727 | 735 | 656 | 534 | 632 | 530 | 2,433 | 1,253 |
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| Purchases of marketable investment securities | 2,301 | 2,051 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,800 | 1,652 | 1,067 | 2,408 | 1,254 |
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| Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities | 2,254 | 1,981 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,711 | 573 |
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| Purchases of property and equipment | 197 | 377 | 513 | 392 | 680 | 809 | 722 | 583 | 555 | 419 | 409 | 438 | 326 | 3,101 | 1,545 |
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| Proceeds from Refund of Property and Equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | - |
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| Capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations (Note 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,162 | 952 |
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| Proceeds from other debt investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | - |
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| Purchases of regulatory authorizations, including deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
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| Proceeds from Sale of Buildings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
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| Liberty Puerto Rico Asset Sale (Note 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95 |
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| Other, net | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | -0 | -3 | -2 | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | -8 |
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| Net cash flows from investing activities | -239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -868 | -2,098 | 822 | -1,142 | 159 | -275 | -2,809 | -3,048 |
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| Repayment of long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations | - | 60 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 45 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 29 | 1 | - | - | 122 | 109 |
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| Redemption and repurchases of convertible and senior notes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,461 | 2,934 |
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| Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt | - | 2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,500 | 5,386 |
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| Debt issuance costs and debt discount premium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | -182 |
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| Proceeds from issuance of PIPE Shares (Note 3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400 |
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| Proceeds from Issuance of Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,500 |
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| Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium from New DISH DBS Financing | - | 58 | 0 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 |
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| Proceeds from (Repayments of) Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | - |
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| Proceeds From (Payment) For Class A Common Stock Options Exercised And Stock Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
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| Purchase of ownership interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 109 | 442 |
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| Treasury share repurchase | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 43 | 261 | 89 | - | - |
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| Other, net | - | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - | -7 | -5 |
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| Net cash flows from financing activities | -47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | -137 | -885 | -16 | -1,147 | -83 | -277 | 4,484 |
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| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | -4 | -2 | 3 | -6 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,503 | 592 | -625 | -360 | 169 | -650 | 2,682 |
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