CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List]	Predecessor	Successor	Predecessor
Revenue	$ 6,836	$ 62,923	$ 55,706
Cost of service	34	619	326
Gross profit	6,802	62,304	55,380
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	4,344	60,565	36,783
Share-based compensation		83,421
Management incentive plan			893
Amortization and depreciation	2,584	43,005	19,132
Impairment - decommission of cell sites	530	1,975	2,570
Total operating expenses	7,458	188,966	59,378
Operating loss	(656)	(126,662)	(3,998)
Other income (expense):
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency debt	11,500	(40,434)	(6,118)
Interest expense, net	(3,623)	(25,201)	(32,038)
Other income (expense), net	(277)	1,916	177
Gain on extinguishment of debt		1,264
Total other income (expense), net	7,600	(62,455)	(37,979)
Income (loss) before income tax expense	6,944	(189,117)	(41,977)
Income tax expense	767	2,825	2,468
Net income (loss)	$ 6,177	(191,942)	$ (44,445)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(9,851)
Net loss attributable to Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. common shareholders		$ (182,091)
Loss per common share:
Basic and diluted		$ (3.12)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		58,425,000