Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of Common Units (Details) - shares	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted stock awards
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Unvested awards (in shares)	71,000
Switch, Ltd.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Switch, Inc.'s ownership of Common Units (in shares)	148,775,000	145,116,000
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units (in shares)	95,773,000	98,331,000
Total Common Units (in shares)	244,548,000	243,447,000
Ownership percentage	60.80%	59.60%
Noncontrolling interest holders’ ownership of Common Units	39.20%	40.40%