Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 158,104	$ 128,785	$ 430,660	$ 383,798
Cost of revenue	97,413	74,348	246,100	209,575
Gross profit	60,691	54,437	184,560	174,223
Selling, general and administrative expense	42,845	31,516	117,718	105,070
Income from operations	17,846	22,921	66,842	69,153
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $689, $439, $1,892, and $1,257, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discounts	(15,166)	(6,554)	(34,121)	(20,682)
Loss on swaps	(3,853)	(1,559)	(3,618)	(23,257)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	(146)	(245)	(146)	(245)
Equity in net losses of investments	(326)	0	(925)	0
Gain on sale of equity method investment	0	0	5,374	0
Other	500	185	4,092	733
Total other expense	(18,991)	(8,173)	(29,344)	(43,451)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(1,145)	14,748	37,498	25,702
Income tax benefit (expense)	278	(1,515)	(4,287)	(2,622)
Net (loss) income	(867)	13,233	33,211	23,080
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(498)	8,027	17,578	13,993
Net (loss) income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ (369)	$ 5,206	$ 15,633	$ 9,087
Net (loss) income per share (Note 11):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.00)	$ 0.05	$ 0.12	$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.00)	$ 0.05	$ 0.12	$ 0.08
Weighted average shares used in computing net (loss) income per share (Note 11):
Basic (in shares)	136,292	108,690	131,067	102,703
Diluted (in shares)	136,292	111,565	135,091	243,553
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and tax of $0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (474)	$ 0
Comprehensive (loss) income	(867)	13,233	32,737	23,080
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(498)	8,027	17,165	13,993
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ (369)	$ 5,206	$ 15,572	$ 9,087