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Segment Reporting - Revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Revenue    
Revenue $ 3,667,489 $ 3,869,758
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,998,268 2,432,198
Cost of sales - equipment and other 536,907 439,508
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs 254,247 322,541
Selling, general and administrative expenses 384,778 275,310
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 639,025 597,851
Impairments and other (66,159)  
OIBDA 559,448 400,201
Depreciation and amortization 166,601 488,333
Total costs and expenses 3,274,642 3,957,890
Operating income (loss) 392,847 (88,132)
Unallocated Amounts    
Interest income 29,409 65,529
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (592,660) (286,055)
Other, net 2,184 41,390
Income (loss) before income taxes (168,220) (267,268)
Service revenue    
Revenue    
Revenue 3,375,540 3,606,156
Equipment sales and other revenue    
Revenue    
Revenue 291,949 263,602
Programming    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,100,920 1,216,422
Connectivity services    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 416,412 723,177
Other    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 480,936 492,599
Operating segment | Pay-TV    
Revenue    
Revenue 2,294,264 2,538,727
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,415,700 1,556,636
Cost of sales - equipment and other 32,101 9,672
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs 70,051 86,513
Selling, general and administrative expenses 248,979 156,033
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 319,030 242,546
OIBDA 527,433 729,873
Depreciation and amortization 55,866 76,443
Total costs and expenses 1,822,697 1,885,297
Operating income (loss) 471,567 653,430
Operating segment | Wireless    
Revenue    
Revenue 962,491 969,668
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 480,201 465,462
Cost of sales - equipment and other 251,147 349,218
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs 159,762 190,485
Selling, general and administrative expenses 57,664 38,210
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 217,426 228,695
OIBDA 13,717 (73,707)
Depreciation and amortization 49,499 20,187
Total costs and expenses 998,273 1,063,562
Operating income (loss) (35,782) (93,894)
Operating segment | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Revenue    
Revenue 329,656 370,658
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 102,352 113,125
Cost of sales - equipment and other 70,890 81,734
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs 28,389 46,432
Selling, general and administrative expenses 33,901 43,664
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 62,290 90,096
OIBDA 94,124 85,703
Depreciation and amortization 49,940 104,898
Total costs and expenses 285,472 389,853
Operating income (loss) 44,184 (19,195)
Operating segment | Other    
Revenue    
Revenue 90,983 62,297
Cost of services:    
Cost of services   343,080
Cost of sales - equipment and other 183,132  
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Selling, general and administrative expenses 50,000 43,698
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 50,000 43,698
Impairments and other (66,159)  
OIBDA (75,990) (324,481)
Depreciation and amortization 11,305 303,929
Total costs and expenses 178,278 690,707
Operating income (loss) (87,295) (628,410)
Operating segment | Segment Total    
Revenue    
Revenue 3,677,394 3,941,350
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,998,253 2,478,303
Cost of sales - equipment and other 537,270 440,624
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs 258,202 323,430
Selling, general and administrative expenses 390,544 281,605
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 648,746 605,035
Impairments and other (66,159)  
OIBDA 559,284 417,388
Depreciation and amortization 166,610 505,457
Total costs and expenses 3,284,720 4,029,419
Operating income (loss) 392,674 (88,069)
Operating segment | Service revenue | Pay-TV    
Revenue    
Revenue 2,260,364 2,521,552
Operating segment | Service revenue | Wireless    
Revenue    
Revenue 868,183 809,607
Operating segment | Service revenue | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Revenue    
Revenue 246,993 274,997
Operating segment | Service revenue | Segment Total    
Revenue    
Revenue 3,375,540 3,606,156
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Pay-TV    
Revenue    
Revenue 31,983 12,955
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Wireless    
Revenue    
Revenue 93,852 160,061
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Revenue    
Revenue 75,238 88,523
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Other    
Revenue    
Revenue 90,876 2,063
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Segment Total    
Revenue    
Revenue 291,949 263,602
Operating segment | Programming | Pay-TV    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,100,920 1,216,422
Operating segment | Programming | Segment Total    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 1,100,920 1,216,422
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Pay-TV    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 48,927 54,134
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Wireless    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 325,384 321,330
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 43,915 49,159
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Other    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services   343,080
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Segment Total    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 418,226 767,703
Operating segment | Other | Pay-TV    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 265,853 286,080
Operating segment | Other | Wireless    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 154,817 144,132
Operating segment | Other | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 58,437 63,966
Operating segment | Other | Segment Total    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 479,107 494,178
Eliminations    
Revenue    
Revenue (9,905) (71,592)
Cost of services:    
Cost of services 15 (46,105)
Cost of sales - equipment and other (363) (1,116)
Selling, general and administrative expenses:    
Subscriber acquisition costs (3,955) (889)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (5,766) (6,295)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses (9,721) (7,184)
OIBDA 164 (17,187)
Depreciation and amortization (9) (17,124)
Total costs and expenses (10,078) (71,529)
Operating income (loss) 173 (63)
Eliminations | Pay-TV    
Revenue    
Revenue 1,917 4,220
Eliminations | Wireless    
Revenue    
Revenue 456  
Eliminations | Broadband and Satellite Services    
Revenue    
Revenue 7,425 7,138
Eliminations | Other    
Revenue    
Revenue 107 60,234
Eliminations | Segment Total    
Revenue    
Revenue 9,905 71,592
Eliminations | Connectivity services    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services (1,814) (44,526)
Eliminations | Other    
Cost of services:    
Cost of services $ 1,829 $ (1,579)