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 (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 863	(1,452)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		192
Balance at end of period at Sep. 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	277,960		277,371			277,371			589
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(343,855)		(342,847)				(342,847)		(1,008)
Stock-based compensation expense	159,082		159,082		159,082
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	(89,769)		(89,769)	$ 3	(89,772)
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				2,999
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(192)		(192)		(192)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(17,021)		6,672		6,672				(23,693)
Purchase of treasury stock	(482,049)		(482,049)					(482,049)
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
Other	334		334		334				0
Settlement of notes warrants	(7,116)		(7,116)		(7,116)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	(698,468)		(699,342)	$ 286	8,216,165	(7,867,143)	(566,601)	(482,049)	874
Balance at end of period (shares) at Sep. 30, 2022				286,469
Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2022		0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	430	(502)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		502
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2022		0
Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2022	(452,101)		(452,945)	$ 286	8,165,983	(7,995,839)	(407,837)	(215,538)	844
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2022				286,102
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	128,768		128,696			128,696			72
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(158,806)		(158,764)				(158,764)		(42)
Stock-based compensation expense	55,962		55,962		55,962
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	(5,262)		(5,262)	$ 0	(5,262)
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				367
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value	(503)		(503)		(503)
Purchase of treasury stock	(266,511)		(266,511)					(266,511)
Other	(15)		(15)		(15)				0
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	(698,468)		(699,342)	$ 286	8,216,165	(7,867,143)	(566,601)	(482,049)	874
Balance at end of period (shares) at Sep. 30, 2022				286,469
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	89	(184)
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(295)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value		479
Balance at end of period at Sep. 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	421,976		421,881			421,881			95
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(94,368)		(94,351)				(94,351)		(17)
Stock-based compensation expense	173,208		173,208		173,208
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	10,473		10,473	$ 2	10,471
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				2,434
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	(448,514)		(448,514)					(448,514)
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	(4)		(4)		(4)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2023	(299,012)		(299,438)	$ 289	8,455,056	(7,360,687)	(463,533)	(930,563)	426
Balance at end of period (shares) at Sep. 30, 2023				289,251
Increase (Decrease) in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(29)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2023	0	$ 0
Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2023	(177,516)		(177,927)	$ 289	8,392,805	(7,524,414)	(418,793)	(627,814)	411
Balance at beginning of period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2023				288,686
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings	163,756		163,727			163,727			29
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(44,754)		(44,740)				(44,740)		(14)
Stock-based compensation expense	65,015		65,015		65,015
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes	(2,763)		(2,763)	$ 0	(2,763)
Issuance of Match Group common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes (shares)				565
Purchase of treasury stock	(302,749)		(302,749)					(302,749)
Other	(1)		(1)		(1)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2023	$ (299,012)		$ (299,438)	$ 289	$ 8,455,056	$ (7,360,687)	$ (463,533)	$ (930,563)	$ 426
Balance at end of period (shares) at Sep. 30, 2023				289,251