Fair Value Measurements - Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis that have unobservable inputs (Details) - Recurring basis - Level 3 $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 91,987	$ 126,216
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Valuation Technique [Extensible Enumeration]	plug:ValuationTechniqueScenarioBasedMethodMember	plug:ValuationTechniqueScenarioBasedMethodMember
Credit spread
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration, measurement input		0.1361
Credit spread | Minimum
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration, measurement input	0.1221
Credit spread | Maximum
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration, measurement input	0.1351
Discount rate | Minimum
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration, measurement input	0.1573	0.1771
Discount rate | Maximum
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration, measurement input	0.1838	0.1906