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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Charitable Contribution

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2021	Jul. 02, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020	Feb. 18, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Jul. 07, 2020
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock upon closing of Initial Public Offering (IPO) (in shares)		31,557,107	31,557,107		31,557,107
Common stock, authorized (shares)					200,000,000		200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)					$ 0.00001		$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, authorized (shares)								10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)								$ 0.00001
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding							0
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued							0
The Lemonade Foundation \| Affiliated entity
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Contribution to the Lemonade Foundation (in shares)				500,000	500,000
IPO
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold (shares)		12,650,000
Common stock sold, price (usd per share)		$ 29
Net proceeds from sale		$ 335.6
Offering costs, expensed						$ 3.5
Underwriter's option
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold (shares)	718,647	1,650,000
Net proceeds from sale	$ 114.6
Follow On Offering
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold (shares)	3,300,000
Net proceeds from sale	$ 525.7
Follow On Offering, Selling Shareholders
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold (shares)	1,524,314
Follow On Offering, Selling Shareholders \| The Lemonade Foundation
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock sold (shares)	100,000