Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	May 16, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	PERIDOT ACQUISITION CORP. II
Entity Central Index Key	0001841845
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Address, Address Line One	2229 San Felipe Street,
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1450
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77019
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1586920
Entity File Number	001-40180
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Local Phone Number	322-7310
City Area Code	713
Capital Units [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant
Trading Symbol	PDOT.U
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrants [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
Trading Symbol	PDOT WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units
Trading Symbol	PDOT
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,845,476
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,211,369