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Current portion of long-term debt, net							$ 460,000		$ 454,000
Senior Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight
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Total Interest Expense Paid							$ 0	0
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Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight \| Minimum
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Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight \| Maximum
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Secured Term Loan Due Twenty Twenty Five
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LTV Percentage Maximum	50.00%
Debt instrument covenant description		While the 2025 Secured Term Loan was outstanding, MacroStrategy was required to maintain a loan to collateral value ratio (“LTV Ratio”) of less than 50%
Number of bitcoins held in collateral account \| Bitcoin	34,619
Cash reserve		$ 5,000,000.0
Reserve Fund Against Payoff Amount	$ 5,000,000.0
Other Long-Term Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance							$ 10,700,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 11,100,000
Interest rate, fixed percentage				5.20%
Debt instrument, maturity year month				2027-06
Net carrying value							10,500,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net							$ 500,000