Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of Common Units (Details) - shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Common Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	2,000,000.0	3,200,000
Restricted stock awards
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	59,000	80,000
Switch, Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Switch, Inc.'s ownership of Common Units (in shares)	108,896,000	89,688,000
Ownership percentage	45.60%	37.80%
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units (in shares)	129,674,000	147,859,000
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units	54.40%	62.20%
Total Common Units (in shares)	238,570,000	237,547,000