Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 38,882	$ 90,719
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $712 and $792, respectively	21,134	21,723
Prepaid expenses	8,685	8,171
Other current assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $2 and $0, respectively	2,125	2,235
Total current assets	70,826	122,848
Property and equipment, net	1,801,302	1,737,415
Long-term deposit	2,789	2,626
Deferred income taxes	227,299	203,201
Other assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $91 and $87, respectively	55,429	48,366
TOTAL ASSETS	2,157,645	2,114,456
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	22,627	14,588
Accrued salaries and benefits	7,129	4,884
Accrued interest	1,551	7,132
Accrued expenses and other	10,651	9,686
Accrued construction payables	22,768	27,162
Deferred revenue, current portion	18,401	14,870
Customer deposits	12,804	12,348
Interest rate swap liability, current portion	9,314	9,418
Operating lease liability, current portion	3,867	3,512
Total current liabilities	109,112	103,600
Long-term debt, net	991,608	991,213
Operating lease liability	27,474	25,536
Finance lease liability	57,471	57,516
Deferred revenue	24,803	23,862
Liabilities under tax receivable agreement	311,342	278,865
Other long-term liabilities	17,108	22,897
TOTAL LIABILITIES	1,538,918	1,503,489
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	0	0
Additional paid in capital	283,505	266,129
Retained earnings	5,088	9
Accumulated other comprehensive income	18	79
Total Switch, Inc. stockholders’ equity	288,853	266,458
Noncontrolling interest	329,874	344,509
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	618,727	610,967
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,157,645	2,114,456
Class A Common Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 750,000 shares authorized, 127,546 and 119,009 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	128	119
Class B Common Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 750,000 shares authorized, 127,546 and 119,009 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	114	122
Class C Common Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 750,000 shares authorized, 127,546 and 119,009 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 0	$ 0