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LEASES - Schedule of Lease Cost, Weighted Average Term, Discount Rates and Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Lease cost:
Operating leases cost	$ 5,548	$ 6,551	$ 12,195	$ 13,099
Operating lease cost	53,141	6,551	107,545	13,099
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	790	8,474	5,313	15,615
Total finance lease cost	790	8,474	5,313	15,615
Total lease cost	$ 53,931	$ 15,025	$ 112,858	28,714
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases	7 years 1 month 6 days		7 years 1 month 6 days		7 years 6 months
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	12.00%		12.00%		12.10%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases			$ 260,546	13,127
Operating cash flows from finance leases			0	0
Financing cash flows from finance leases			0	$ 0
EchoStar XXIV
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost	$ 47,593		$ 95,350

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Amount of single lease cost, calculated by allocation of remaining cost of lease over remaining lease term. Includes, but is not limited to, single lease cost, after impairment of right-of-use asset, calculated by amortization of remaining right-of-use asset and accretion of lease liability.

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Amount of interest paid on finance lease liability.

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to right-of-use asset from finance lease.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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