Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Earned premiums	$ 359,978	$ 293,275	$ 1,071,450	$ 869,014
Other	370	191	898	485
Total revenues	$ 360,348	$ 293,466	$ 1,072,348	$ 869,499
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:FinancialServiceMember	us-gaap:FinancialServiceMember	us-gaap:FinancialServiceMember	us-gaap:FinancialServiceMember
Expenses:
Medical expenses	$ 312,850	$ 253,990	$ 923,877	$ 779,470
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	76,452	76,846	212,418	212,910
Depreciation and amortization	4,456	4,080	12,586	11,725
Total expenses	393,758	334,916	1,148,881	1,004,105
Loss from operations	(33,410)	(41,450)	(76,533)	(134,606)
Other expenses:
Interest expense	4,605	4,414	13,496	12,991
Other expenses (income)	(131)	(48)	252	(145)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	2,196	0	2,196	0
Total other expenses	6,670	4,366	15,944	12,846
Loss before income taxes	(40,080)	(45,816)	(92,477)	(147,452)
Income tax expense	167	0	167	0
Net loss attributable to Alignment Healthcare, Inc.	$ (40,247)	$ (45,816)	$ (92,644)	$ (147,452)
Total weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	182,123,363	177,828,872	180,765,300	169,786,542
Net loss per share - basic	$ (0.22)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.51)	$ (0.87)
Net loss per share - diluted	$ (0.22)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.51)	$ (0.87)