Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 511,547	$ 462,310	$ 405,860
Cost of revenue	279,475	242,679	224,413
Gross profit	232,072	219,631	181,447
Selling, general and administrative expense	136,659	142,704	126,768
Income from operations	95,413	76,927	54,679
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, including $1,840, $1,636, and $1,636, respectively, in amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(29,774)	(29,236)	(26,370)
Loss on interest rate swaps	(23,489)	(14,917)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(245)	0	0
Equity in net losses of investments	0	0	(331)
Other	1,000	1,481	3,283
Total other expense	(52,508)	(42,672)	(23,418)
Income before income taxes	42,905	34,255	31,261
Income tax expense	(4,530)	(2,713)	(1,943)
Net income	38,375	31,542	29,318
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	22,836	22,625	25,266
Net income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 15,539	$ 8,917	$ 4,052
Net income per share (Note 14):
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.12	$ 0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.11	$ 0.09
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share (Note 14):
Basic (in shares)	105,822	76,501	45,682
Diluted (in shares)	243,501	246,329	45,753
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 331
Comprehensive income	38,375	31,542	29,649
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	22,836	22,625	25,549
Comprehensive income attributable to Switch, Inc.	$ 15,539	$ 8,917	$ 4,100