Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders’ Equity As of December 31, 2019, under Switch, Inc.’s amended and restated articles of incorporation dated October 5, 2017 (the “Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation”), Switch, Inc. was authorized to issue: (i) 750 million shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (ii) 300 million shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (of which 65.6 million shares have been retired and may not be reissued), (iii) 75 million shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share (of which 42.9 million shares have been retired and may not be reissued), and (iv) 10 million shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Holders of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock are entitled to one vote, one vote, and 10 votes, respectively, on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. In November 2019, at the request of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors, the holders of Class C common stock converted each share of Class C common stock held by them into one share of Class B common stock pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. Dividends Holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive cash dividends as may be declared from time to time at the sole discretion of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors. Holders of shares of Class B common stock and Class C common stock are not entitled to participate in any such dividends declared by Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2019, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.118 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $9.4 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.059 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $3.0 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2017, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.014 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $0.5 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors. The declaration, amount, and payment of any future dividends on shares of Class A common stock will be at the discretion of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including Switch, Inc.’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, restrictions in the 2017 Credit Agreement, and other factors that Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors deems relevant.

Stockholders’ Equity

As of December 31, 2019, under Switch, Inc.’s amended and restated articles of incorporation dated October 5, 2017 (the “Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation”), Switch, Inc. was authorized to issue: (i) 750 million shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (ii) 300 million shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (of which 65.6 million shares have been retired and may not be reissued), (iii) 75 million shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share (of which 42.9 million shares have been retired and may not be reissued), and (iv) 10 million shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Holders of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock are entitled to one vote, one vote, and 10 votes, respectively, on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders.

In November 2019, at the request of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors, the holders of Class C common stock converted each share of Class C common stock held by them into one share of Class B common stock pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

Dividends

Holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive cash dividends as may be declared from time to time at the sole discretion of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors. Holders of shares of Class B common stock and Class C common stock are not entitled to participate in any such dividends declared by Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2019, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.118 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $9.4 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.059 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $3.0 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2017, Switch, Inc. paid cash dividends of $0.014 per share of Class A common stock and recorded a total of $0.5 million as a reduction of retained earnings from cash dividends declared by its Board of Directors.

The declaration, amount, and payment of any future dividends on shares of Class A common stock will be at the discretion of Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including Switch, Inc.’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, restrictions in the 2017 Credit Agreement, and other factors that Switch, Inc.’s Board of Directors deems relevant.