Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||||
| Advertising costs | $ 3,000 | $ 3,900 | $ 8,700 | $ 10,800 | |
| Redeemable convertible preferred units, shares outstanding (in shares) | 0 | 0 | 48,447,880 | ||
| Units outstanding (in shares) | 0 | ||||
| Payments of debt extinguishment costs | $ 2,179 | $ 0 | |||
| Pluralsight Holdings | |||||
| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||||
| Ownership interest | 100.00% | ||||
| Units outstanding (in shares) | 131,402,449 | 131,402,449 | |||
| Pluralsight Holdings | Continuing Members | |||||
| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||||
| Ownership interest | 52.60% | ||||
| Units outstanding (in shares) | 69,092,179 | 69,092,179 | |||