Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues			$ 32,681			$ 38,666			$ 112,649	$ 118,306
Total costs of revenues			15,058			21,640			52,374	66,366
Gross profit			17,623			17,026			60,275	51,940
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing			2,745			4,648			9,785	11,621
Research and development			1,978			2,175			4,111	5,944
General and administrative			8,817			12,628			32,591	36,975
Depreciation and amortization			1,828			3,336			5,175	13,272
Stock-based compensation			598			2,126			2,645	4,588
Impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets			41,217			106,096			49,958	112,345
Acquisition, integration, and transformation costs			33,229			6,049			40,319	15,182
Total operating expenses			90,412			137,058			144,584	199,927
Loss from operations			(72,789)			(120,032)			(84,309)	(147,987)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(6,709)			(6,708)			(20,703)	(20,306)
Gain (loss) on deconsolidation of subsidiary	$ 59,100	$ (37,700)	59,065			(37,708)			59,065	(37,708)
Gain (loss) on fair value of derivative liability			0			223			(3)	6,893
Loss on extinguishment of debt			0			(14,610)			0	(14,610)
Other income, net, including interest income			295			32			425	220
Total other income (expense)			52,651			(58,771)			38,784	(65,511)
Loss before income tax benefit (expense)			(20,138)			(178,803)			(45,525)	(213,498)
Income tax benefit (expense)			0			13,219			(867)	17,744
Net loss			(20,138)	$ (18,619)	$ (7,635)	(165,584)	$ (12,465)	$ (17,705)	(46,392)	(195,754)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			467			178			1,423	(109)
Net loss attributable to UpHealth, Inc.			(20,605)			(165,762)			(47,815)	(195,645)
As reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues						38,666				118,306
Total costs of revenues						20,167				62,110
Gross profit						18,499				56,196
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing						4,771				10,983
Research and development						2,231				5,600
General and administrative						13,922				42,213
Depreciation and amortization						3,336				13,272
Stock-based compensation						2,126				4,588
Impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets						106,096				112,345
Acquisition, integration, and transformation costs						6,049				15,182
Total operating expenses						138,531				204,183
Loss from operations						(120,032)				(147,987)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense						(6,708)				(20,306)
Gain (loss) on deconsolidation of subsidiary						(37,708)				(37,708)
Gain (loss) on fair value of derivative liability						223				6,893
Loss on extinguishment of debt						(14,610)				(14,610)
Other income, net, including interest income						32				220
Total other income (expense)						(58,771)				(65,511)
Loss before income tax benefit (expense)						(178,803)				(213,498)
Income tax benefit (expense)						13,219				17,744
Net loss						(165,584)				(195,754)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests						178				(109)
Net loss attributable to UpHealth, Inc.						(165,762)				(195,645)
Reclassifications
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total costs of revenues						1,473				4,256
Gross profit						(1,473)				(4,256)
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing						(123)				638
Research and development						(56)				344
General and administrative						(1,294)				(5,238)
Total operating expenses						(1,473)				(4,256)
Loss from operations						0				0
Other income (expense):
Loss before income tax benefit (expense)						0				0
Net loss						0				0
Net loss attributable to UpHealth, Inc.						0				0
Services
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues						27,600				81,382
Total costs of revenues						14,913				46,903
Services | As reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues						27,600				81,382
Total costs of revenues						13,440				42,647
Services | Reclassifications
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total costs of revenues						1,473				4,256
Licenses and subscriptions
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues			1,760			2,019			6,548	10,612
Total costs of revenues			425			463			1,147	913
Licenses and subscriptions | As reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues						2,019				10,612
Total costs of revenues						463				913
Products
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues			96			9,047			13,248	26,312
Total costs of revenues			$ 140			6,264			$ 8,036	18,550
Products | As reported
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Total revenues						9,047				26,312
Total costs of revenues						$ 6,264				$ 18,550