Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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5 Months Ended |
7 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 21, 2021
USD ($)
tradingDay
$ / shares
shares
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Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
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Jul. 21, 2021
USD ($)
shares
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Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
segment
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Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Number of reportable segments | segment |
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1
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| Goodwill impairment charges |
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$ 0
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$ 0
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$ 0
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| Gain (loss) from sale of cryptocurrency |
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$ 105
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0
|
605
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| Capitalized contract cost, amortization period |
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4 years
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4 years
|
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| Advertising expense |
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$ 144,561
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149,191
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67,640
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| Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) | shares |
|
32,045,000
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|
32,045,000
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| Maximum number of shares that may be issued (in shares) | shares |
|
32,045,000
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32,045,000
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| Capitalized computer software, amortization period |
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3 years
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| Cloud computing implementation costs capitalized |
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$ 287
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$ 287
|
356
|
257
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| Capitalized cloud computing implementation costs amortization expense |
|
|
|
|
210
|
17
|
64
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| Sponsor Earn Out Shares (in shares) | shares |
|
5,051,000
|
|
5,051,000
|
|
|
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| Earnout period |
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4 years
|
|
|
|
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| Earnout fair value |
|
$ 26,000
|
|
$ 26,000
|
|
|
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| Gain on derivative warrant liabilities |
|
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15,689
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|
|
|
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| Income tax provision |
|
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2,358
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|
2,358
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0
|
0
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| Revenue |
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|
|
|
547,899
|
360,793
|
265,398
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| General and administrative expenses |
[1],[2] |
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(960,183)
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(526,561)
|
(91,669)
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| Net (loss) income |
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|
$ 78,728
|
$ (1,032,611)
|
(953,883)
|
$ (541,091)
|
$ 27,993
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| Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Revenue |
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5,700
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|
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| General and administrative expenses |
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|
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|
2,800
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|
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| Net (loss) income |
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|
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$ 8,500
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| Marketwise, LLC |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Ownership percentage |
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7.90%
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7.90%
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| Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage |
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92.10%
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92.10%
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| Earnout period one |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Earnout shares percentage released |
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50.00%
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| VWAP threshold (in USD per share) | $ / shares |
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$ 12.00
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| VWAP trading days threshold | tradingDay |
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20
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| VWAP consecutive trading days threshold | tradingDay |
|
30
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| Earnout period two |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Earnout shares percentage released |
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50.00%
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| VWAP threshold (in USD per share) | $ / shares |
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$ 14.00
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| VWAP trading days threshold | tradingDay |
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20
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| VWAP consecutive trading days threshold | tradingDay |
|
30
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| Sponsor |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Sponsor Earn Out Shares (in shares) | shares |
|
3,051,000
|
|
3,051,000
|
|
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| Management members |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Sponsor Earn Out Shares (in shares) | shares |
|
2,000,000
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|
2,000,000
|
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| Common Stock - Class B |
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| Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
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8 years
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| Exercise of put option, period from issuance date |
|
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25 months
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