CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Former IAC	Match Group and ANGI	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Total Match Group, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity	Total Match Group, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity Former IAC	Total Match Group, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity Match Group and ANGI	Common Stock Common Stock $0.001 Par Value	Common Stock Former IAC Common Stock $0.001 Par Value	Common Stock Former IAC Common Stock $0.001 Par Value Former IAC	Common Stock Former IAC Class B Convertible Common Stock $0.001 Par Value	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital Former IAC	Additional Paid-in Capital Match Group and ANGI	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Match Group and ANGI	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests Match Group and ANGI
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018				$ 65,687
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net earnings (loss)				2,835
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax				39
Stock-based compensation expense				148
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests				(40,432)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value				11,554
Noncontrolling interests created in an acquisition				4,781
Other				(85)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019				44,527
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 3,510,709				$ 2,802,033			$ 0	$ 262		$ 16	$ 11,968,881			$ 1,271,208	$ (128,722)		$ (10,309,612)	$ 708,676
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018								0	262,303		16,157
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net earnings (loss)	563,692				453,838										453,838				109,854
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(10,005)				(7,942)											(7,942)			(2,063)
Stock-based compensation expense	238,076				82,619							82,619							155,457
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes		$ (82,462)				$ (82,462)				$ 1			$ (82,463)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)										927
Issuance of Former Match Group and ANGI Homeservices common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes			$ (238,376)				$ (236,582)							$ (236,897)			$ 315			$ (1,794)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(11,554)				(11,554)							(11,554)
Purchase of exchangeable note hedges, net of deferred tax assets	(234,563)				(234,563)							(234,563)
Issuance of warrants			166,520				166,520							166,520
Purchase of Match Group and ANGI treasury stock			(274,302)				(274,302)							(274,302)
Other	65				(81)							(81)							146
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019	3,627,800				2,657,524			$ 0	$ 263		$ 16	11,378,160			1,725,046	(136,349)		(10,309,612)	970,276
Balance at end of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019								0	263,230		16,157
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net earnings (loss)				(3,136)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax				(686)
Stock-based compensation expense				15
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests				(3,165)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value				6,669
Exchange Common stock and Class B for Class M Common stock and spin off IAC				(43,583)
Other				(1)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2020	640			640
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net earnings (loss)	224,745				162,329										162,329				62,416
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	40,100				40,486											40,486			(386)
Stock-based compensation expense	220,891				134,528							134,528							86,363
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	155,293	$ (34,517)			155,293	$ (34,517)		$ 8		$ 1		155,285	$ (34,518)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)								8,373		453
Issuance of Former Match Group and ANGI Homeservices common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes			(223,047)				(211,642)							(212,270)			$ 628			$ (11,405)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(6,669)				(6,669)							(6,669)
Purchase of Match Group and ANGI treasury stock			$ (187,735)				$ (187,735)							$ (187,735)
Retirement of treasury stock	0								$ (184)		$ (10)	194			(10,309,612)			10,309,612
Retire treasury stock (shares)									(184,340)		(10,368)
Exchange Common stock and Class B for Class M Common stock and spin off IAC	(5,230,236)				(4,731,444)			$ 184	$ (80)		$ (6)	(4,745,323)				13,781			(498,792)
Exchange Common stock and Class B for Class M Common stock and spin off IAC (shares)								183,749	(79,343)		(5,789)
Acquire Former Match Group noncontrolling interest	0				608,168			$ 58				608,110							(608,168)
Acquire Former Match Group noncontrolling interest (shares)								57,868
Issuance of common stock	0							$ 17				(17)
Issuance of common stock (shares)								17,339
Other	0				(738)							(738)							738
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2020	(1,413,375)				(1,414,417)			$ 267	$ 0		$ 0	7,089,007			(8,422,237)	(81,454)		$ 0	1,042
Balance at end of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2020								267,329	0		0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net earnings (loss)				(2,047)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value				2,667
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2021	1,260			$ 1,260
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net earnings (loss)	278,601				277,723										277,723				878
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(142,608)				(142,300)											(142,300)			(308)
Stock-based compensation expense	153,692				153,692							153,692
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	42,714				42,714			$ 5				42,709
Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)								4,678
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(2,667)				(2,667)							(2,667)
Issuance of common stock for the acquisition of Hyperconnect	890,851				890,851			$ 6				890,845
Issuance of common stock for the acquisition of Hyperconnect (shares)								5,929
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests to fair value	0				(1,835)							(1,835)							1,835
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(1,628)				943							943							(2,571)
Noncontrolling interest created by the exercise of subsidiary denominated equity award	259				(7,102)							(7,102)							7,361
Settlement and exercises of note hedges and warrants	246,842				246,842							246,842
Settlement and exchanges of 2022 Exchangeable Notes	(238,772)				(238,772)			$ 5				(238,777)
Settlement and exchanges of 2022 Exchangeable Notes (shares)								5,534
Other	(9,751)				(9,441)							(9,441)							(310)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (195,842)				$ (203,769)			$ 283				$ 8,164,216			$ (8,144,514)	$ (223,754)			$ 7,927
Balance at end of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2021								283,470