Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 9 – Commitments and contingencies The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, which may arise occasionally in the normal course of business. While the ultimate results of such matters generally cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect such matters to have a material effect on the financial position and results of operations as of September 30, 2020. The Company has four letters of credit totaling $0.8 million as additional security for lease guarantees related to four leased properties. Risks and Uncertainties Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on KLDiscovery’s Business The potential impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business are currently not estimable or determinable. The Company has made modifications to employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of certain events, among other modifications. During 2020, the Company implemented a salary exchange program pursuant to which certain employees have taken a temporary reduction in salary through December 31, 2020 that ranges from 2% to 20% in exchange for receiving 417,673 stock options and 211,207 RSUs to purchase shares of Common Stock in future periods. The Company also initiated limited furloughs for certain employees. The Company will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter its business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that it determines is in the best interests of its employees, customers, partners, suppliers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on the Company’s business, including the effects on its customers and prospects, or on its financial results for the remainder of fiscal year 2020. On March 27, 2020, the President signed into U.S. federal law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which is aimed at providing emergency assistance and health care for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and generally supporting the U.S. economy. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer-side social security payments, NOL carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. In particular, under the CARES Act, (i) for taxable years beginning before 2021, NOL carryforwards and carrybacks may offset 100% of taxable income, (ii) NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, and 2020 taxable years may be carried back to each of the preceding five years to generate a refund and (iii) for taxable years beginning in 2019 and 2020, the base for interest deductibility is increased from 30% to 50% of taxable income. As permitted under the CARES Act, we are deferring payroll taxes due in 2020 to 2021 and 2022. We continue to analyze other aspects of the CARES act as well as similar tax legislation in other countries we operate but do not believe they will have a meaningful impact to our results.

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 9 – Commitments and contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, which may arise occasionally in the normal course of business. While the ultimate results of such matters generally cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect such matters to have a material effect on the financial position and results of operations as of September 30, 2020.

The Company has four letters of credit totaling $0.8 million as additional security for lease guarantees related to four leased properties.

Risks and Uncertainties

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on KLDiscovery’s Business

The potential impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business are currently not estimable or determinable. The Company has made modifications to employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of certain events, among other modifications. During 2020, the Company implemented a salary exchange program pursuant to which certain employees have taken a temporary reduction in salary through December 31, 2020 that ranges from 2% to 20% in exchange for receiving 417,673 stock options and 211,207 RSUs to purchase shares of Common Stock in future periods. The Company also initiated limited furloughs for certain employees. The Company will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter its business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that it determines is in the best interests of its employees, customers, partners, suppliers and stockholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on the Company’s business, including the effects on its customers and prospects, or on its financial results for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into U.S. federal law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which is aimed at providing emergency assistance and health care for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and generally supporting the U.S. economy. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer-side social security payments, NOL carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. In particular, under the CARES Act, (i) for taxable years beginning before 2021, NOL carryforwards and carrybacks may offset 100% of taxable income, (ii) NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, and 2020 taxable years may be carried back to each of the preceding five years to generate a refund and (iii) for taxable years beginning in 2019 and 2020, the base for interest deductibility is increased from 30% to 50% of taxable income. As permitted under the CARES Act, we are deferring payroll taxes due in 2020 to 2021 and 2022. We continue to analyze other aspects of the CARES act as well as similar tax legislation in other countries we operate but do not believe they will have a meaningful impact to our results.