Long-Term Deposit	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Deposit	Long-Term DepositIn February 2019, the Company and a number of other entities (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into a reimbursement agreement with Storey County, Nevada (the “County”); whereby, the Parties would fund the construction of a water project (the “Project”) on behalf of the County and would then be reimbursed the cost of the Project by the County from various taxes collected. The reimbursement agreement shall expire on the earlier of June 30, 2039 or when all costs have been reimbursed. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had incurred $2.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively, in costs related to the Project that have been classified as long-term deposits on the consolidated balance sheets.In March 2015, Nevada Power Company dba NV Energy (“NV Energy”) and Switch, Ltd. entered into a Substation Agreement; whereby, NV Energy designed, constructed, maintains, and owns a substation and related feeders in connection with service to Switch’s development of certain of its data center facilities in Las Vegas. Switch has paid the associated costs and associated tax gross-up related to the development of the substation and related feeders as defined in the Substation Agreement. These costs are subject to reimbursement based upon Switch’s future power usage. As of December 31, 2020, there were no costs incurred subject to reimbursement classified as long-term deposits on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2019, costs incurred subject to reimbursement totaled $1.1 million and are classified as long-term deposits on the consolidated balance sheet.