COVER - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	May 10, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40046
Entity Registrant Name	Core Scientific, Inc./tx
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	86-1243837
Entity Address, Address Line One	210 Barton Springs Road
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town	Austin
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	78704
City Area Code	425
Local Phone Number	998-5300
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		325,404,699
Entity Central Index Key	0001839341
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	CORZ
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock
Trading Symbol	CORZW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ