Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 20, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	000-32259
Entity Registrant Name	ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	94-3267295
Entity Address, Address Line One	410 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1300
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, City or Town	Tempe
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85288
City Area Code	(602)
Local Phone Number	742-2000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol	ALGN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 13.3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (shares)		76,610,319
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001097149
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2023 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year end of December 31, 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.