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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 24, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($) d $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) d $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Bitcoin shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) TradingDay Bitcoin shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Bitcoin	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Payment to extinguishment of debt									$ 160,033,000	$ 0	$ 0
Gain on debt extinguishment									44,686,000	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt, net								$ 483,000	483,000	454,000
Convertible notes redeemed								$ 0	$ 0
Senior Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate, fixed percentage			6.125%
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Proceeds from debt			$ 487,200,000
Number of digital assets held as collateral \| Bitcoin									16,081
Latest date through which Company may redeem some or all of the 2028 secured notes			Jun. 15, 2024
Debt instrument, redemption description			At any time and from time to time prior to June 15, 2024, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2028 Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Secured Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus a “make-whole” premium as set forth in the 2028 Secured Notes Indenture. At any time and from time to time on or after June 15, 2024, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2028 Secured Notes at the redemption prices described in the 2028 Secured Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. At any time prior to June 15, 2024, but not more than once during each consecutive twelve-month period, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the 2028 Secured Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. At any time prior to June 15, 2024, the Company may redeem, on one or more occasions, up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Secured Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings, at a redemption price equal to 106.125% of the principal amount of the 2028 Secured Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Company has not redeemed any of the 2028 Secured Notes as of December 31, 2023.If the Company experiences a Change of Control or Fundamental Change (each as defined in the 2028 Secured Notes Indenture), the Company may be required to offer to repurchase the 2028 Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In certain circumstances, the Company must use certain of the proceeds from a sale of assets to make an offer to repurchase 2028 Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 650,000,000.0
Interest rate, fixed percentage						0.75%
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Payment start date						Jun. 15, 2021
Debt instrument, maturity date						Dec. 15, 2025
Proceeds from debt						$ 634,700,000
Number of shares convertible from notes \| shares								1,633,190	1,633,190
Customary offering expense						$ 15,300,000
Effective interest rate percentage								1.23%	1.23%
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Percentage of principal accrued and unpaid interest						100.00%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 \| Minimum \| Events of Default
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Minimum percentage principal amount of holders required to declare the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, on Notes is due and payable upon an event of default						25.00%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 \| Common Class A
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Initial conversion price \| $ / shares						$ 397.99
Debt instrument, convertible, trading days \| TradingDay									20
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Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 \| Common Class A \| Minimum \| Early Conversion by Noteholders before June 15, 2025
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Convertible Senior Notes due 2027
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Effective interest rate percentage								0.39%	0.39%
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Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Common Class A
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Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Common Class A \| Early Conversion by Noteholders before August 15, 2026
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Debt instrument, convertible, consecutive trading days \| d					5
Trading price per share \| $ / shares					$ 1,000
Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 \| Common Class A \| Redeemable by Company after February 20, 2024
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Convertible Senior Notes due 2027
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Total interest paid									$ 0	0	0
Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight
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Interest rate, fixed percentage								6.125%	6.125%
Customary offering expense			$ 12,800,000
Effective interest rate percentage								6.58%	6.58%
Interest expense									$ 30,625,000	30,625,000	16,674,000
Total interest paid									$ 600,000	30,600,000	$ 15,400,000
Debt instrument, first springing maturity date			Sep. 15, 2025
Debt instrument, second springing maturity date			Nov. 16, 2026
Unencumbered existing digital assets \| Bitcoin								92,079	92,079
Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight \| Maximum
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Springing maturity condition FCCR - aggregate principal of FCCR convertible notes outstanding			$ 100,000,000
Springing maturity condition 1- aggregate principal of 2025 convertible notes outstanding			100,000,000
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Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight \| Common Class A \| Minimum
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Springing maturity condition FCCR liquidity percentage			130.00%
Springing maturity condition 1 liquidity percentage			130.00%
Springing maturity condition 2 liquidity percentage			130.00%
Secured Term Loan Due Twenty Twenty Five
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Prepayment of Debt	161,000,000
Payment to extinguishment of debt	159,900,000
Debt instrument, maturity date		Mar. 23, 2025
Proceeds from debt		$ 204,600,000
Customary offering expense		$ 400,000
Effective interest rate percentage							3.87%
Interest expense								$ 0	$ 3,781,000	9,006,000
Total interest paid							$ 5,100,000			$ 7,700,000
Interest paid included in Payoff Amount	1,100,000						1,100,000
Extinguishment of third party fees	100,000
Repayment of debt	204,700,000
Gain on debt extinguishment							$ 44,700,000
Secured overnight financing rate 30 Day average		Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30 Day Average
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.70%
Variable Interest Rate Floor		3.75%
Debt instrument monthly payable beginning date		2022-05
LTV Percentage Maximum										50
Number of bitcoins remained unencumbered \| Bitcoin										82,991
Secured Term Loan Due Twenty Twenty Five \| Collateral Pledged
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Initial Value of Bitcoin collateral amount		$ 820,000,000.0
LTV Percentage Maximum		50
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%. As a result, MacroStrategy was required to maintain more than $410.0 million of bitcoin in the Bitcoin Collateral Account, assuming the full $205.0 million of 2025 Secured Term Loan principal remained outstanding.
Cash reserve		$ 5,000,000
Reserve Fund Against Payoff Amount	$ 5,000,000
Secured Term Loan Due Twenty Twenty Five \| Minimum \| Collateral Pledged
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bitcoin Collateral Account required limit		$ 410,000,000.0
Other Long-Term Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 11,100,000
Interest rate, fixed percentage				5.20%
Debt instrument, maturity year month				2027-06
Net carrying value								10,200,000	10,200,000	$ 10,600,000
Outstanding Principal Balance								10,300,000	10,300,000	10,900,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net								$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 500,000