Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 07, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	WORKIVA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001445305
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,248,470
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,966,888