Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 130,866	$ 128,096
Cost of revenue	71,693	67,029
Gross profit	59,173	61,067
Selling, general and administrative expense	34,998	40,116
Income from operations	24,175	20,951
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $583 and $409, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(8,757)	(7,435)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	3,205	(17,555)
Equity in net losses of investments	(220)	0
Gain on sale of equity method investment	5,374	0
Other	3,271	277
Total other income (expense)	2,873	(24,713)
Income (loss) before income taxes	27,048	(3,762)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(2,654)	273
Net income (loss)	24,394	(3,489)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	12,753	(2,273)
Net income (loss) attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 11,641	$ (1,216)
Net income (loss) per share (Note 10):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ (0.01)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ (0.01)
Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share (Note 10):
Basic (in shares)	126,641	94,366
Diluted (in shares)	129,110	94,366
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and tax of $0	$ (474)	$ 0
Comprehensive income (loss)	23,920	(3,489)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	12,340	(2,273)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 11,580	$ (1,216)