Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			119,009	121,640
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 610,967		$ 119	$ 122	$ 266,129	$ 9	$ 79	$ 344,509
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	24,394					11,641		12,753
Equity-based compensation expense	7,297				6,359			938
Issuance of Class A common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax (shares)		7,700	812
Issuance of Class A common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax	(5,474)		$ 1		(5,622)			147
Dividends declared	(6,562)					(6,562)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(5,696)							(5,696)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)			7,725	(7,725)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock			$ 8	$ (8)	22,364			(22,364)
Recognition of tax receivable agreement liability resulting from exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock	(32,477)				(32,477)
Net deferred tax asset resulting from changes in outside basis difference on investment in Switch, Ltd.	26,752				26,752
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(474)						(61)	(413)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			127,546	113,915
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2021	618,727		$ 128	$ 114	283,505	5,088	18	329,874
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			145,187	98,331
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	618,641		$ 145	$ 98	352,984	(23,022)	(568)	289,004
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	23,934					12,793		11,141
Equity-based compensation expense	6,681				6,681
Issuance of Class A common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax (shares)		2,600	957
Issuance of Class A common stock upon settlement of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax	$ (11,549)		$ 1		(11,209)			(341)
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares)	144
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of stock options	$ 2,445		$ 1		2,611			(167)
Dividends declared	(7,959)					(7,959)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(4,931)							(4,931)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)			2,558	(2,558)
Exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock			$ 2	$ (2)	7,766			(7,766)
Recognition of tax receivable agreement liability resulting from exchanges of noncontrolling interest for Class A common stock	(16,841)				(16,841)
Net deferred tax asset resulting from changes in outside basis difference on investment in Switch, Ltd.	15,294				15,294
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			148,846	95,773
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 625,715		$ 149	$ 96	$ 357,286	$ (18,188)	$ (568)	$ 286,940