v3.25.2
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 90 Months Ended
Apr. 15, 2025
claim
Apr. 03, 2023
USD ($)
Sep. 01, 2020
Sep. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 18, 2015
USD ($)
Jul. 17, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 14, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
item
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
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Sep. 20, 2022
USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Payment to customer                 $ 30,000,000,000    
Regulatory Authorizations                 $ 39,578,920,000 $ 39,578,920,000  
Number of Americans for deployment of 5G VoNR | item                 223,000,000    
Number of Americans for deployment of 5G Broadband Service | item                 269,000,000    
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value                 $ 93,000,000    
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value                 $ 46,000,000    
Litigation accrual                     $ 3,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)                 0.25% 0.25%  
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Interest rate (as a percent)                 5.75% 5.75%  
Cyber-Security Class Actions                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Number of claims filed | item                 10    
License Fee Dispute                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Payment schedule term (in years)     10 years                
ClearPlay | Pending Litigation                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Claim amount             $ 469,000,000        
DDBS | 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Interest rate (as a percent)                 5.75% 5.75%  
DDBS | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Interest rate (as a percent)                 7.75% 7.75%  
TQ Delta | Pending Litigation                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Claim amount           $ 251,000,000          
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Reauction Payment                 $ 1,029,000,000.000    
Adjustment to interim payment                 $ 182,000,000    
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Percentage Of Bidding Credit                 25.00%    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Additional payment percentage                 15.00%    
Interim Payment Percentage                 15.00%    
Reauction Payment                 $ 1,892,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                 2,226,000,000 $ 2,226,000,000  
Adjustment to interim payment                 334,000,000    
Overpayment Of Interim Payment                 334,000,000    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Maximum                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Reauction Payment                 $ 2,921,000,000    
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Percentage Of Bidding Credit       25.00%              
Bidding Credit       $ 3,300,000,000              
Loss Contingency Recovery Amount       10,000,000,000              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Minimum                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Claim amount       5,500              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Maximum                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Claim amount       $ 11,000              
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Percentage Of Bidding Credit         25.00%            
Bidding Credit         $ 1,961,000,000            
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item                 261 261  
SNR                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Interim Payment Percentage                 15.00%    
Reauction Payment                 $ 1,211,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                 1,211,000,000 $ 1,211,000,000  
Adjustment to interim payment                 $ 182,000,000    
SNR | American III                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item                 244 244  
SNR | SNR Licenses                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Bidding Credit         $ 1,370,000,000            
Dish Wireless LLC                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Number of claims filed | claim 2                    
Dish Wireless LLC | Universal Service Administrative Company                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Claim amount   $ 13,900,000                  
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Reauction Payment                 $ 2,226,000,000    
Non-payment gross winning bids                 $ 2,226,000,000 $ 2,226,000,000  
Number Of Licenses Returned | item                 84    
Prior Arrangement | SNR | SNR Licenses                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Number Of Licenses Returned | item                 113    
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Regulatory Authorizations                 $ 10,000,000,000 10,000,000,000  
Wireless                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Regulatory Authorizations                 29,487,549,000 29,487,549,000  
Percentage of coverage obligations               80.00%      
Network development current and future expenditures                 $ 10,000,000,000    
5G Network                      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]                      
Payment to customer                   $ 30,000,000,000