Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of Common Units (Details) - shares	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Restricted stock awards
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	75,000
Common Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	1,200,000	1,600,000
Switch, Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Switch, Inc.'s ownership of Common Units (in shares)	127,471,000	118,934,000
Ownership percentage	53.10%	49.80%
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units (in shares)	112,719,000	120,045,000
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units	46.90%	50.20%
Total Common Units (in shares)	240,190,000	238,979,000