Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of Common Units (Details) - shares	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
RSAs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	75,000	80,000
Common Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	1,594,000	3,188,000
Switch, Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Switch, Inc.'s ownership of Common Units (in shares)	118,934,000	89,688,000
Ownership percentage	49.80%	37.80%
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units (in shares)	120,045,000	147,859,000
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units	50.20%	62.20%
Total Common Units (in shares)	238,979,000	237,547,000