Stockholders' Equity (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Parent distribution		$ 290,282,000		$ 109,833,000
Transfer of 2028 Notes to Former Parent	$ 500,000,000	(500,000,000)
Transfer of non-fax business to Former Parent	$ 837,300,000	$ (783,745,000)
Number of shares purchased for tax withholdings (in shares) | shares		0	0	0
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase of stock, approved amount					$ 100,000,000
Common stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recapitalization of J2 Cloud Services (in shares) | shares	19,902,924	19,902,924
Additional paid-in capital
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Parent distribution	$ 290,300,000	$ 290,282,000
Parent distribution, base amount	259,100,000
Parent distribution, additional net cash sweeps	$ 31,200,000
Transfer of 2028 Notes to Former Parent		(500,000,000)
Transfer of non-fax business to Former Parent		(837,251,000)
Ziff Davis, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest retained in company following separation						19.90%
Ziff Davis, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares exchanged for company common stock (in shares)	0.3333
Ziff Davis, Inc. | Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Separation and distribution agreement, percentage of common stock distributed	80.10%
Interest retained in company following separation						19.90%
Notes 2028 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate	6.50%
Transfer of 2028 Notes to Former Parent		$ 500,000,000
Ziff Davis, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid for equity interest	$ 259,100,000