Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 02, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
Entity Central Index Key	0001050446
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 1,533
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	MSTR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity File Number	000-24435
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	51-0323571
Entity Address, Address Line One	1850 Towers Crescent Plaza
Entity Address, City or Town	Tysons Corner
Entity Address, State or Province	VA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	22182
City Area Code	703
Local Phone Number	848-8600
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant to be filed subsequently with the SEC are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent indicated herein.
Auditor Firm ID	185
Auditor Name	KPMG LLP
Auditor Location	McLean, Virginia
Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,584,732
Class B Convertible
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,964,025