Cover Page - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Mar. 04, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Document Information Line Items      
Entity Registrant Name PERSHING SQUARE TONTINE HOLDINGS, LTD.    
Document Type 10-K/A    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Amendment Flag true    
Entity Central Index Key 0001811882    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2021    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2021    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Shell Company true    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 001-39396    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 85-0930174    
Entity Address, Address Line One 787 Eleventh Avenue    
Entity Address, Address Line Two Ninth Floor    
Entity Address, City or Town New York    
Entity Address, State or Province NY    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 10019    
City Area Code 212    
Local Phone Number 813-3700    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Public Float     $ 4,552,000,000
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Auditor Firm ID 688    
Auditor Name Marcum LLP    
Auditor Location Melville, New York, United States of America    
Amendment Description Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Original Filing”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2022. The Company is filing this Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) solely to correct a transcription error in which the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm included seven additional unintended words in their report set forth on page F-2. Except for the deletion of those words, this Amendment does not amend or update any other information contained in the Original Filing.    
Common Class A [Member]      
Document Information Line Items      
Trading Symbol PSTH    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   200,000,000  
Title of 12(b) Security Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]      
Document Information Line Items      
Trading Symbol PSTH.WS    
Title of 12(b) Security Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.00    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Common Class B [Member]      
Document Information Line Items      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   100