Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 126,917	$ 111,970	$ 255,013	$ 219,412
Cost of revenue	68,198	58,117	135,227	115,642
Gross profit	58,719	53,853	119,786	103,770
Selling, general and administrative expense	33,438	32,919	73,554	67,170
Income from operations	25,281	20,934	46,232	36,600
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $409, $409, $818, and $818, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs	(6,693)	(7,541)	(14,128)	(14,672)
Loss on interest rate swaps	(4,143)	(8,781)	(21,698)	(13,766)
Other	271	518	548	1,020
Total other expense	(10,565)	(15,804)	(35,278)	(27,418)
Income before income taxes	14,716	5,130	10,954	9,182
Income tax expense	(1,380)	(458)	(1,107)	(664)
Net income	13,336	4,672	9,847	8,518
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,239	3,483	5,966	6,596
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 5,097	$ 1,189	$ 3,881	$ 1,922
Net income per share (Note 8):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02	$ 0.04	$ 0.03
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02	$ 0.03	$ 0.03
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share (Note 8):
Basic (in shares)	104,987	77,714	99,676	66,686
Diluted (in shares)	243,916	79,021	243,622	247,227
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Comprehensive income	13,336	4,672	9,847	8,518
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,239	3,483	5,966	6,596
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 5,097	$ 1,189	$ 3,881	$ 1,922