CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Stockholders’ Deficit	Class A Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interest	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Total Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Stockholders’ Deficit	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Additional Paid-In Capital	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Accumulated Deficit	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Noncontrolling Interest	Effect of Retrospective Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Additional Paid-In Capital	Redeemable Preferred Stock	Redeemable Preferred Stock Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12	Class A Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock Effect of Modified Retrospective Application Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock Effect of Retrospective Application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 Class A Common Stock
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021															677,484	677,484
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021															$ 685,350	$ 685,350
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Redeemable Preferred Stock dividend (in shares)															18,631
Redeemable Preferred Stock dividend															$ 18,847
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022															696,115
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022															$ 704,197
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021																	196,095,302	153,313,505	42,781,797
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (298,685)	$ (346,741)		$ 935,082	$ (1,203,440)	$ (78,403)	$ 48,056	$ (298,685)	$ (346,741)	$ 933,569	$ (1,203,440)	$ (78,403)	$ 48,056	$ 1,513			$ 20	$ 1,533	$ (1,513)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	25,107	24,899			24,899		208
Net foreign currency translation adjustment gains in comprehensive income	(3,879)	(3,878)				(3,878)	(1)
Cumulative effect of accounting change- adoption of ASU 2019-12	(1,360)	(1,360)			(1,360)
Issuance of common stock in connection with option exercise (in shares)																	11,991
Issuance of common stock in connection with option exercises	29	29		29
Equity-based compensation activity	1,741	1,741		1,741
Redeemable Preferred Stock dividend	(18,847)	(18,847)		(18,847)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022																	196,107,293
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	(295,894)	(344,157)		918,005	(1,179,901)	(82,281)	48,263										$ 20
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022			394,771,254
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	593,048	545,081	$ 39	1,936,324	(1,282,354)	(108,928)	47,967
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	3,203	2,696			2,696		507
Net foreign currency translation adjustment gains in comprehensive income	$ 8,380	8,380				8,380
Issuance of common stock in connection with option exercise (in shares)	960,000		2,081,832
Issuance of common stock in connection with option exercises	$ 2,639	2,639		2,639
Equity-based compensation activity	6,840	6,840		6,840
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023			396,853,086
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 614,110	$ 565,636	$ 39	$ 1,945,803	$ (1,279,658)	$ (100,548)	$ 48,474