Restatement of Previously Issued Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Restated Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 46,290	$ 72,947	$ 79,787	$ 64,808	$ 34,348	$ 23,197	$ 152,734	$ 57,545	$ 199,024	$ 122,353	$ 259,171	$ 213,243	$ 12,081
Costs and expenses:
Acquisition-related costs				552	17,032		78	18,342	78	18,894	78	21,198
Selling, general and administrative	16,004	10,713	10,910	40,307	3,512	5,462	21,545	7,664	37,549	47,971	67,452	87,429	10,251
Depreciation and amortization	26,559	20,562	14,245	12,207	5,738	2,846	34,807	8,584	61,366	20,791	107,950	26,324	4,494
Change in fair value of derivative asset	17,749	(60,931)	(46,235)	(7,413)	(16,393)		(104,614)	(16,393)	(86,865)	(23,806)	(71,418)	(12,112)
Power curtailment credits	(13,070)	(5,706)		(2,507)	(1,143)		(8,258)	(1,143)	(21,328)	(3,650)	(27,345)	(6,514)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			176	259	185		176	185	176	444	(159)	975
Realized gain on sale/exchange of Bitcoin	(3,109)	(15,260)	(9,665)	(65)	(29)		(24,925)	(29)	(28,034)	(94)	(30,346)	(253)	(6,350)
Gain on exchange of equipment	(7,667)	(8,614)					(8,614)		(16,281)		(16,281)		(29)
Impairment of Bitcoin	3,021	101,419	25,870	6,692	17,835	2,374	127,289	20,209	130,310	26,901	147,365	43,973	3,595
Impairment of goodwill		335,648					335,648		335,648		335,648
Impairment of long-term investment													9,413
Total costs and expenses	82,167	426,185	40,929	75,647	39,798	18,216	467,114	58,014	549,281	133,661	771,872	243,113	27,625
Operating income (loss)	(35,877)	(353,238)	38,858	(10,839)	(5,450)	4,981	(314,380)	(469)	(350,257)	(11,308)	(512,701)	(29,870)	(15,544)
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense)	348		(357)	40	80	175	(357)	255	(9)	295	454	(296)	85
Realized loss on sale of marketable equity securities		(1,624)					(1,624)		(1,624)		(8,996)
Realized gain on sale/exchange of long-term investment					26,260			26,260		26,260		26,260
Unrealized loss on marketable equity securities	142	(4,837)	(1,611)	(11,151)	339		(6,448)	339	(6,306)	(10,812)		(13,655)
Other income (expense)		(59)		(85)	1,510		(59)	1,510	(59)	1,425	(59)	2,378	(6)
Gain on sale of equipment	7,667	8,614					8,614		16,281		16,281		29
Total other income (expense)	490	(6,520)	(1,968)	(11,196)	28,189		(8,488)	28,364	(7,998)	17,168	(8,601)	14,687	1,437
Net income (loss) before taxes	(35,387)	(359,758)	36,890	(22,035)	22,739	5,156	(322,868)	27,895	(358,255)	5,860	(521,302)	(15,183)	(14,107)
Current income tax benefit (expense)	89	427	312				739		828		789	254
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(3,041)	(6,626)			3,730		(6,626)	3,730	(9,667)	3,730	(12,538)
Total income tax benefit (expense)	2,952	6,199	(312)		(3,730)		5,887	(3,730)	8,839	(3,730)	11,749	(254)
Net income (loss)			(36,578)			(5,156)	316,981	(24,165)	349,640	(2,130)	509,553	15,437	14,107
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest													(7)
Net income (loss) attributable to Riot Platforms, Inc.	$ (32,435)	$ (353,559)	$ 36,578	$ (22,035)	$ 19,009	$ 5,156	$ (316,981)	$ 24,165	$ (349,416)	$ 2,130	$ (509,553)	$ (15,437)	$ (14,114)
Basic net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.21)	$ (2.71)	$ 0.31	$ (0.23)	$ 0.21	$ 0.06	$ (2.56)	$ 0.28	$ (2.61)	$ 0.02	$ (3.65)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.34)
Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.21)	$ (2.71)	$ 0.31	$ (0.23)	$ 0.21	$ 0.06	$ (2.56)	$ 0.28	$ (2.61)	$ 0.02	$ (3.66)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.33)
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in Shares)	153,895,123	130,405,502	117,042,347	96,064,036	88,681,338	83,163,400	123,760,839	85,937,612	133,894,338	89,350,180	139,433,901	93,452,764	41,976,704
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding (in Shares)	153,895,123	130,405,502	117,042,347	96,064,036	89,241,044	83,712,151	123,760,839	86,501,471	133,894,338	89,896,374	139,433,901	93,452,764	41,976,704
Bitcoin Mining
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 22,070	$ 46,151	$ 57,945	$ 53,590	$ 31,450	$ 23,173	$ 104,096	$ 54,623	$ 126,166	$ 108,213	$ 156,870	$ 184,422	$ 11,984
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	14,677	17,995	19,094	13,034	9,325	7,534	37,089	16,859	51,766	29,893	74,335	45,513	6,251
Data Center Hosting
Revenue:
Total revenue	8,371	9,834	9,694	11,193	2,874		19,528	2,874	27,899	14,067	36,862	24,546
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	14,223	15,184	14,985	12,581	3,736		30,169	3,736	44,392	16,317	61,906	32,998
Engineering
Revenue:
Total revenue	15,824	16,938	12,124				29,062		44,886		65,342	4,178
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	13,780	15,175	11,549				26,724		40,504		57,455	3,582
Other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	25	24	24	25	24	24	48	48	73	73	$ 97	97	97
As Previously Reported
Revenue:
Total revenue	46,290	72,947	79,787	64,808	34,348	23,197	152,734	57,545	199,024	122,353
Costs and expenses:
Acquisition-related costs				552	17,032		78	18,342	78	18,894
Selling, general and administrative	16,004	10,713	10,910	40,307	3,512	5,462	21,545	7,664	37,549	47,971
Depreciation and amortization	26,559	20,562	14,245	12,207	5,738	2,846	34,807	8,584	61,366	20,791
Change in fair value of derivative asset	17,749	(60,931)	(46,235)	(7,413)	(16,393)		(104,614)	(16,393)	(86,865)	(23,806)
Power curtailment credits	(13,070)	(5,706)		(2,507)	(1,143)		(8,258)	(1,143)	(21,328)	(3,650)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			176	259	185		176	185	176	444
Realized gain on sale/exchange of Bitcoin	(1,854)	(14,353)	(9,236)	(65)	(29)		(23,589)	(29)	(25,443)	(94)			(5,184)
Gain on exchange of equipment	(7,667)	(8,614)					(8,614)		(16,281)
Impairment of Bitcoin	5,900	99,787	26,390		17,507		126,177	17,507	132,077	17,507		36,462	989
Impairment of goodwill		335,648					335,648		335,648
Total costs and expenses	86,301	425,460	41,878	68,955	39,470	15,842	467,338	55,312	553,639	124,267		235,602	26,214
Operating income (loss)	(40,011)	(352,513)	37,909	(4,147)	(5,122)	7,355	(314,604)	2,233	(354,615)	(1,914)		(22,359)	(14,133)
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense)	348		(357)	40	80	175	(357)	255	(9)	295
Realized loss on sale of marketable equity securities		(1,624)					(1,624)		(1,624)
Realized gain on sale/exchange of long-term investment					26,260			26,260		26,260
Unrealized loss on marketable equity securities	142	(4,837)	(1,611)	(11,151)	339		(6,448)	339	(6,306)	(10,812)
Other income (expense)		(59)		(85)	1,510		(59)	1,510	(59)	1,425
Gain on sale of equipment	7,667	8,614					8,614		16,281
Total other income (expense)	490	(6,520)	(1,968)	(11,196)	28,189		(8,488)	28,364	(7,998)	17,168
Net income (loss) before taxes	(39,521)	(359,033)	35,941	(15,343)	23,067	7,530	(323,092)	30,597	(362,613)	15,254		(7,672)	(12,667)
Current income tax benefit (expense)	89	427	312				739		828
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(3,041)	(6,626)			3,730		(6,626)	3,730	(9,667)	3,730
Total income tax benefit (expense)	2,952	6,199	(312)		(3,730)		5,887	(3,730)	8,839	(3,730)
Net income (loss)			(35,629)			(7,530)	317,205	(26,867)	353,774	(11,524)		7,926	12,667
Net income (loss) attributable to Riot Platforms, Inc.	$ (36,569)	$ (352,834)	$ 35,629	$ (15,343)	$ 19,337	$ 7,530	$ (317,205)	$ 26,867	$ (353,774)	$ 11,524		$ (7,926)	$ (12,674)
Basic net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.24)	$ (2.71)	$ 0.30	$ (0.16)	$ 0.22	$ 0.09	$ (2.56)	$ 0.31	$ (2.64)	$ 0.13		$ (0.08)	$ (0.30)
Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.24)	$ (2.71)	$ 0.30	$ (0.16)	$ 0.22	$ 0.09	$ (2.56)	$ 0.31	$ (2.64)	$ 0.13		$ (0.08)	$ (0.30)
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in Shares)	153,895,123	130,405,502	117,042,347	96,064,036	88,681,338	83,163,400	123,760,839	85,937,612	133,894,338	89,350,180
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding (in Shares)	153,895,123	130,405,502		96,064,036	89,241,044	83,712,151	123,760,839	86,501,471	133,894,338	89,896,374
As Previously Reported | Bitcoin Mining
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 22,070	$ 46,151	$ 57,945	$ 53,590	$ 31,450	$ 23,173	$ 104,096	$ 54,623	$ 126,166	$ 108,213
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	14,677	17,995	19,094	13,034	9,325	7,534	37,089	16,859	51,766	29,893
As Previously Reported | Data Center Hosting
Revenue:
Total revenue	8,371	9,834	9,694	11,193	2,874		19,528	2,874	27,899	14,067
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	14,223	15,184	14,985	12,581	3,736		30,169	3,736	44,392	16,317
As Previously Reported | Engineering
Revenue:
Total revenue	15,824	16,938	12,124				29,062		44,886
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	13,780	15,175	11,549				26,724		40,504
As Previously Reported | Other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	25	24	24	25	24	24	48	48	73	73
Adjustment
Costs and expenses:
Realized gain on sale/exchange of Bitcoin			(429)				(1,336)		(2,591)
Impairment of Bitcoin			(520)			2,374	1,112	2,702	(1,767)	9,394
Other income (expense):
Net income (loss)			(949)			2,374	(224)	2,702	(4,134)	9,394
Adjustment | Impairment of Bitcoin
Costs and expenses:
Realized gain on sale/exchange of Bitcoin	(1,255)	(907)	(429)				(1,336)		(2,591)
Impairment of Bitcoin	(2,879)	1,632	(520)	6,692	328	2,374	1,112	2,702	(1,767)	9,394
Total costs and expenses	(4,134)	725	(949)	6,692	328	2,374	(224)	2,702	(4,358)	9,394
Operating income (loss)	4,134	(725)	949	(6,692)	(328)	(2,374)	224	(2,702)	4,358	(9,394)
Other income (expense):
Net income (loss) before taxes	4,134	(725)	949	(6,692)	(328)	(2,374)	224	(2,702)	4,358	(9,394)
Net income (loss)			(949)
Net income (loss) attributable to Riot Platforms, Inc.	$ 4,134	$ (725)	$ 949	$ (6,692)	$ (328)	$ (2,374)	$ 224	$ (2,702)	$ 4,358	$ (9,394)
Basic net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.01)	$ 0.01	$ (0.07)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.00	$ (0.03)	$ 0.03	$ (0.11)
Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.01)	$ 0.01	$ (0.07)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.00	$ (0.03)	$ 0.03	$ (0.10)