Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of Common Units (Details) - shares	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Restricted stock awards
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	65,000	75,000
Common Units
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	800,000	1,600,000
Switch, Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Switch, Inc.'s ownership of Common Units (in shares)	131,025,000	118,934,000
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units (in shares)	109,841,000	120,045,000
Total Common Units (in shares)	240,866,000	238,979,000
Ownership percentage	54.40%	49.80%
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units	45.60%	50.20%