Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 102,161	$ 92,101	$ 199,878	$ 181,258
Cost of revenue	55,194	48,456	110,050	93,831
Gross profit	46,967	43,645	89,828	87,427
Selling, general and administrative expense	31,139	20,104	64,590	39,447
Income from operations	15,828	23,541	25,238	47,980
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $409, $245, $818, and $498, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs	(6,144)	(4,913)	(12,417)	(8,933)
Equity in net losses of investments	0	(293)	(331)	(734)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(3,565)	0	(3,565)
Other	822	183	1,851	533
Total other expense	(5,322)	(8,588)	(10,897)	(12,699)
Income before income taxes	10,506	14,953	14,341	35,281
Income tax expense	(967)	0	(852)	0
Net income	9,539	14,953	13,489	35,281
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest	8,718	0	11,997	0
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 821	$ 14,953	$ 1,492	$ 35,281
Net income per share/unit (Note 11):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.07	$ 0.04	$ 0.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.07	$ 0.04	$ 0.17
Weighted average shares/units used in computing net income per share/unit (Note 11):
Basic (in shares)	42,358	200,644	39,197	200,247
Diluted (in shares)	42,463	207,642	39,296	206,605
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.03	$ 0.00
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, before and after tax	$ 0	$ 293	$ 331	$ 565
Comprehensive income	9,539	15,246	13,820	35,846
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	8,718	0	12,280	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 821	$ 15,246	$ 1,540	$ 35,846