Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 164,609	$ 130,866
Cost of revenue	94,491	71,693
Gross profit	70,118	59,173
Selling, general and administrative expense	42,871	34,998
Income from operations	27,247	24,175
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $662 and $583, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(13,197)	(8,757)
Gain on swaps	13,649	3,205
Equity in net losses of investments	0	(220)
Gain on sale of equity method investment	0	5,374
Other	475	3,271
Total other income	927	2,873
Income before income taxes	28,174	27,048
Income tax expense	(4,240)	(2,654)
Net income	23,934	24,394
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	11,141	12,753
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 12,793	$ 11,641
Net income per share (Note 10):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.09
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share (Note 10):
Basic (in shares)	147,745	126,641
Diluted (in shares)	153,265	129,110
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and tax of $0	$ 0	$ (474)
Comprehensive income	23,934	23,920
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	11,141	12,340
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 12,793	$ 11,580