Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 141,690	$ 126,917	$ 272,556	$ 255,013
Cost of revenue	76,994	68,198	148,687	135,227
Gross profit	64,696	58,719	123,869	119,786
Selling, general and administrative expense	39,875	33,438	74,873	73,554
Income from operations	24,821	25,281	48,996	46,232
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $620, $409, $1,203, and $818, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(10,198)	(6,693)	(18,955)	(14,128)
(Loss) gain on swaps	(2,970)	(4,143)	235	(21,698)
Equity in net losses of investments	(379)	0	(599)	0
Gain on sale of equity method investment	0	0	5,374	0
Other	321	271	3,592	548
Total other expense	(13,226)	(10,565)	(10,353)	(35,278)
Income before income taxes	11,595	14,716	38,643	10,954
Income tax expense	(1,911)	(1,380)	(4,565)	(1,107)
Net income	9,684	13,336	34,078	9,847
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,323	8,239	18,076	5,966
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 4,361	$ 5,097	$ 16,002	$ 3,881
Net income per share (Note 11):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.05	$ 0.12	$ 0.04
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.05	$ 0.12	$ 0.03
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share (Note 11):
Basic (in shares)	130,163	104,987	128,412	99,676
Diluted (in shares)	245,527	243,916	131,660	243,622
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and tax of $0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (474)	$ 0
Comprehensive income	9,684	13,336	33,604	9,847
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,323	8,239	17,663	5,966
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 4,361	$ 5,097	$ 15,941	$ 3,881