Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 311,769	$ 391,121	$ 976,368	$ 1,393,438
Cost of revenue	240,209	289,759	777,593	1,001,397
Gross profit	71,560	101,362	198,775	392,041
Operating expenses:
Sales, general and administrative	66,932	76,112	216,456	234,134
Product development	15,616	14,495	50,752	45,150
Total operating expenses	82,548	90,607	267,208	279,284
Operating income (loss)	(10,988)	10,755	(68,433)	112,757
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(2,734)	(7,202)	(5,689)	(16,656)
Other income (expense), net	1,662	(1,402)	1,796	(4,002)
Total other expense, net	(1,072)	(8,604)	(3,893)	(20,658)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(12,060)	2,151	(72,326)	92,099
Income tax benefit (expense)	6,115	(374)	11,262	(15,854)
Net income (loss)	(5,945)	1,777	(61,064)	76,245
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	266		33
Net income (loss) attributable to Corsair Gaming, Inc.	(6,211)	1,777	(61,097)	76,245
Calculation of net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders of Corsair Gaming, Inc.:
Net income (loss) attributable to Corsair Gaming, Inc.	(6,211)	1,777	(61,097)	76,245
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests	(2,690)		(12,330)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Corsair Gaming, Inc.	$ (8,901)	$ 1,777	$ (73,427)	$ 76,245
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders of Corsair Gaming, Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.09	$ 0.02	$ (0.77)	$ 0.82
Diluted	$ 0.09	$ 0.02	$ (0.77)	$ 0.76
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	95,858	93,918	95,537	92,894
Diluted	95,858	100,041	95,537	100,116