Name:	hssc_AccountsReceivableAndContractWithCustomerAssetsAllowanceForCreditLossCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	hssc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Amount of changes in allowance for credit loss pertaining to foreign currency translation on accounts receivable and right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Name:	hssc_AccountsReceivableAndContractWithCustomerAssetsAllowanceForCreditLossForeignCurrencyTranslation
Namespace Prefix:	hssc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Amount of direct write-downs of accounts receivable and right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, charged against the allowance.

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Name:	hssc_AccountsReceivableAndContractWithCustomerAssetsAllowanceForCreditLossWriteoff
Namespace Prefix:	hssc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on accounts receivable and right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.

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Name:	hssc_AccountsReceivableAndContractWithCustomerAssetsCreditLossExpenseReversal
Namespace Prefix:	hssc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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