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ESS EchoStar Satellite Services segment EchoStar Satellite Services Business [Member] Represents Echo Star Satellite Services Business, a business segment of the entity which uses ten owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses to lease capacity on a full-time and occasional-use basis primarily to DISH Network. OTHER INVESTMENTS Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] North America North America [Member] Less: Payments Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments Research and development expenses Research and Development Expense [Member] Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] EchoStar Technologies segment EchoStar Technologies Business [Member] Represents EchoStar Technologies Business, a business segment of the entity which designs, develops and distributes digital set-top boxes and related products and technology and also provides digital broadcast operations. 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