Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 128,785	$ 122,353	$ 383,798	$ 341,765
Cost of revenue	74,348	63,504	209,575	179,146
Gross profit	54,437	58,849	174,223	162,619
Selling, general and administrative expense	31,516	36,869	105,070	104,039
Income from operations	22,921	21,980	69,153	58,580
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $439, $409, $1,257, and $1,227, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(6,554)	(7,351)	(20,682)	(22,023)
Loss on interest rate swaps	(1,559)	(3,926)	(23,257)	(17,692)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(245)	0	(245)	0
Other	185	244	733	1,264
Total other expense	(8,173)	(11,033)	(43,451)	(38,451)
Income before income taxes	14,748	10,947	25,702	20,129
Income tax expense	(1,515)	(867)	(2,622)	(1,531)
Net income	13,233	10,080	23,080	18,598
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,027	7,133	13,993	13,729
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 5,206	$ 2,947	$ 9,087	$ 4,869
Net income per share (Note 9):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.09	$ 0.07
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.03	$ 0.08	$ 0.06
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share (Note 9):
Basic (in shares)	108,690	84,135	102,703	72,566
Diluted (in shares)	111,565	247,142	243,553	247,193
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Comprehensive income	13,233	10,080	23,080	18,598
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8,027	7,133	13,993	13,729
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 5,206	$ 2,947	$ 9,087	$ 4,869