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Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Proceedings (Details) - Pending Litigation															1 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2021 numberOfPatents	Jul. 22, 2021 numberOfPatents	Jun. 25, 2021 numberOfPatents	Apr. 30, 2021 numberOfPatents	Feb. 25, 2021 numberOfPatents	May 26, 2020 numberOfPatents	Nov. 11, 2019 numberOfPatents	Oct. 22, 2019 numberOfPatents	Jul. 24, 2019 numberOfPatents	Jul. 14, 2019 claim	Nov. 05, 2018 claim	Jun. 26, 2017 numberOfPatents	Aug. 19, 2016 numberOfPatents	Jun. 02, 2015 numberOfPatents	Jul. 31, 2018 numberOfPatents	Sep. 30, 2017 numberOfPatents	May 31, 2017 numberOfPatents	Mar. 31, 2017 numberOfPatents
Vivint, Inc. vs. Alarm.com Holdings, Inc
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company									2			4	5	6			3	2
Number of patents invalidated all challenged claims															2
Number of patents under reexamination																2
Number of patents found to be unpatentable \| claim										1	9
Number of patents allegedly infringed by elements in solution														1
EcoFactor, Inc. vs. Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company						4	3	3
Number of patents under reexamination						1
Causam Enterprises, Inc vs Alarm.com Holdings, Inc \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company		4
Causam Enterprises, Inc vs Alarm.com Holdings, Inc and EnergyHub, Inc \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company	4
Vivint, Inc vs ADT LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed, inequitable conduct				1
Vivint, Inc vs ADT LLC \| Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company			5		1
Vivint, Inc vs ADT LLC \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon by the company			6		6