Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsManagement has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to June 30, 2020. On July 29, 2020, the Company announced that it had agreed to combine with CPA Global, a global leader in intellectual property software and tech-enabled services and had entered into a definitive agreement with Redtop Holdings Limited (“Redtop”), a portfolio company of Leonard Green Partners, to acquire CPA Global. The Company will issue up to 218,306,663 ordinary shares to Redtop representing approximately 35% pro forma fully diluted ownership of Clarivate. At the closing of the transaction, the Company expects to refinance CPA Global’s outstanding debt with approximately $400,000 of cash on hand and $1,500,000 of new debt. The Company has secured a fully committed bridge facility of $1,500,000 and expects to arrange long-term debt financing before the closing. The transaction is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Subsequent EventsManagement has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to June 30, 2020. On July 29, 2020, the Company announced that it had agreed to combine with CPA Global, a global leader in intellectual property software and tech-enabled services and had entered into a definitive agreement with Redtop Holdings Limited (“Redtop”), a portfolio company of Leonard Green Partners, to acquire CPA Global. The Company will issue up to 218,306,663 ordinary shares to Redtop representing approximately 35% pro forma fully diluted ownership of Clarivate. At the closing of the transaction, the Company expects to refinance CPA Global’s outstanding debt with approximately $400,000 of cash on hand and $1,500,000 of new debt. The Company has secured a fully committed bridge facility of $1,500,000 and expects to arrange long-term debt financing before the closing. The transaction is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.