Cover Page - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Aug. 12, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	RedBall Acquisition Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001815184
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	001-39440
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Entity Address, Address Line One	667 Madison Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Tax Identification Number	00-0000000
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10065
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	235-1000
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001, and one-third of one redeemable warrant [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001, and one-third of one redeemable warrant
Trading Symbol	RBAC.U
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Ordinary Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	RBAC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Ordinary Shares Outstanding		57,500,000
Ordinary Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Ordinary Shares Outstanding		14,375,000
Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	RBAC WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE