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Related Party, Mark-up on Consulting Services, Percent

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Related Party Transaction, Service Agreement, Term

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Related Party Transaction, Transaction Fees, Percent

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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.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Related Parties - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Parties - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) director	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2019
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of directors designated by related parties \| director			5
Affiliated Entity \| Consulting Service Agreement \| Black Knight Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Mark-up on consulting services (as a percent)			10.00%
Expenses from transactions with related party			$ 0.2
Chief Operating Officer \| Motive Partners \| London
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of lease							5 years
Chief Operating Officer \| Motive Partners \| New York
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of lease						1 year
Chief Operating Officer \| Lease Termination Fee \| Motive Partners \| London
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees/ expenses with related party included in "Selling and Administrative Expenses"		$ 0.1
Chief Operating Officer \| Lease Cost \| Motive Partners \| London
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party				$ 0.5
Chief Operating Officer \| Lease Cost \| Motive Partners \| New York
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party					$ 0.2
Management \| Travel Costs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees/ expenses with related party included in "Selling and Administrative Expenses"				$ 0.4
Board of Directors Chairman \| Trasimene Capital Management, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of service agreement	3 years
Transaction fee valuation rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Board of Directors Chairman \| Service Agreement, Transaction Fees \| Trasimene Capital Management, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party			$ 0.4