Fair value portion of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

No definition available.

Name:	ccc_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
Namespace Prefix:	ccc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Business Combinations, Pro Forma, Expense Increase (Decrease)

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ccc_BusinessCombinationsProFormaExpenseReductionIncreaseDecrease
Namespace Prefix:	ccc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Compensatory Options Issued, Excluded From Ownership Calculation

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ccc_CompensatoryOptionsIssuedExcludedFromOwnershipCalculation
Namespace Prefix:	ccc_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Ordinary Shares Owned By Sponsor, Excluded From Ownership Calculation

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ccc_OrdinarySharesOwnedBySponsorExcludedFromOwnershipCalculation
Namespace Prefix:	ccc_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Warrants Excluded From Ownership Calculation

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ccc_WarrantsExcludedFromOwnershipCalculation
Namespace Prefix:	ccc_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:perShareItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 30
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859721&loc=d3e6613-128477

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 30
-Paragraph 7
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859721&loc=d3e6578-128477

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 35
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859824&loc=d3e6819-128478

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911189&loc=d3e6408-128476

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs which have been expensed.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAdditionalDisclosuresAcquisitionCostExpensed
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company after stock transaction.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:pureItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=ccc_ChurchillSponsorLLCMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=ccc_JerseyMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=ccc_ClarivateMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=ccc_DecisionResourcesGroupMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ccc_CompanyOwnersMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ccc_ChurchillPublicShareholdersMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ccc_ChurchillSponsorLLCMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ccc_CertainInvestorsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Business Combinations - Narrative (Details)				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2019	May 13, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion ratio						132.13667
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares				2,895,638
Percentage of ownership			74.00%
Percentage of ownership after transaction		60.00%
Pro forma, expense increase (decrease)				$ (24,926,000)	$ 25,365,000
Churchill Sponsor LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership			26.00%
Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price			$ 3,052,500,000
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares			305,250,000
Newly issued shares value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 10.00
Warrants excluded from ownership calculation \| shares			52,800,000
Compensatory options issued, excluded from ownership calculation (in shares) \| shares			24,806,793
Ordinary shares owned by sponsor, excluded from ownership calculation (in shares) \| shares			10,600,000
Jersey \| Clarivate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion ratio			132.13667
Decision Resources Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price	$ 964,997,000
Value of Clarivate stock issued	$ 2,895,638,000
Percentage of ownership after transaction	100.00%
Purchase price, net of cash	$ 900,000,000
Adjusted closing cash paid on the closing	6,100,000
Contingent consideration, liability	$ 58,897,000			60,084,000
Estimated fair value of contingent consideration				1,187,000
Acquisition cost expensed				$ 19,762,000
Company Owners \| Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares			217,500,000
Value of Clarivate stock issued			$ 2,175,000,000
Churchill Public Shareholders \| Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares			68,999,999
Value of Clarivate stock issued			$ 690,000,000
Churchill Sponsor LLC \| Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price			$ 187,500,000
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares			17,250,000
Certain Investors \| Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares			1,500,000