CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Total Match Group Shareholders’ Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained (Deficit) Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 1,260
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 433	(950)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		(310)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2022		0
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	(195,842)		$ (203,769)	$ 283	$ 8,164,216	$ (8,144,514)	$ (223,754)	$ 0	$ 7,927
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				283,470
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	149,192		148,675			148,675			517
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(185,049)		(184,083)				(184,083)		(966)
Stock-based compensation expense	103,120		103,120		103,120
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	(84,507)		(84,507)	$ 3	(84,510)
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				2,632
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	310		310		310
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(17,021)		6,672		6,672				(23,693)
Purchase of treasury stock	(215,538)		(215,538)					(215,538)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests to fair value	0		(16,215)		(16,215)				16,215
Noncontrolling interest created by the exercise of subsidiary denominated equity awards	0		(844)		(844)				844
Settlement of notes warrants	(7,116)		(7,116)		(7,116)
Other	350		350		350				0
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2022	(452,101)		(452,945)	$ 286	8,165,983	(7,995,839)	(407,837)	(215,538)	844
Balance at end of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2022				286,102
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2022		0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	507	(508)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		508
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2022		0
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2022	(121,774)		(122,449)	$ 286	8,110,463	(7,963,981)	(269,217)	0	675
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Mar. 31, 2022				285,506
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	(31,857)		(31,858)			(31,858)			1
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(139,201)		(138,620)				(138,620)		(581)
Stock-based compensation expense	58,015		58,015		58,015
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	6,158		6,158	$ 0	6,158
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				596
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(508)		(508)		(508)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(225)		0		0				(225)
Purchase of treasury stock	(215,538)		(215,538)					(215,538)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests to fair value	0		(130)		(130)				130
Noncontrolling interest created by the exercise of subsidiary denominated equity awards	0		(844)		(844)				844
Settlement of notes warrants	(7,116)		(7,116)		(7,116)
Other	(55)		(55)		(55)				0
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2022	$ (452,101)		(452,945)	$ 286	8,165,983	(7,995,839)	(407,837)	(215,538)	844
Balance at end of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2022				286,102
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value (USD per share)				$ 0.001
Common stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.001
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	118	(184)
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(295)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		479
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	0	0
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022	(358,881)		(359,875)	$ 287	8,273,637	(7,782,568)	(369,182)	(482,049)	994
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2022				286,817
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	258,220		258,154			258,154			66
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(49,614)		(49,611)				(49,611)		(3)
Stock-based compensation expense	108,193		108,193		108,193
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	13,236		13,236	$ 2	13,234
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				1,869
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(479)		(479)		(479)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(2,423)		734		734				(3,157)
Purchase of treasury stock	(145,765)		(145,765)					(145,765)
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests to fair value	0		(2,100)		(2,100)				2,100
Noncontrolling interest created by the exercise of subsidiary denominated equity awards	0		(411)		(411)				411
Other	(3)		(3)		(3)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	(177,516)		(177,927)	$ 289	8,392,805	(7,524,414)	(418,793)	(627,814)	411
Balance at end of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2023				288,686
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2023		0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(295)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		295
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	0	$ 0
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2023	(334,518)		(334,518)	$ 288	8,325,631	(7,661,759)	(403,623)	(595,055)	0
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Mar. 31, 2023				288,211
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	137,345		137,345			137,345			0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(15,170)		(15,170)				(15,170)		0
Stock-based compensation expense	63,793		63,793		63,793
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	4,089		4,089	$ 1	4,088
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				475
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(295)		(295)		(295)
Purchase of treasury stock	(32,759)		(32,759)					(32,759)
Noncontrolling interest created by the exercise of subsidiary denominated equity awards	0		(411)		(411)				411
Other	(1)		(1)		(1)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	$ (177,516)		$ (177,927)	$ 289	$ 8,392,805	$ (7,524,414)	$ (418,793)	$ (627,814)	$ 411
Balance at end of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2023				288,686
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.001			$ 0.001