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Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies Minimum Purchase Commitments In July 2021, we executed a non-cancellable cloud hosting arrangement with Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) that contains provisions for minimum purchase commitments. Specifically, purchase commitments under the agreement total $131.0 million over five years, including $22.0 million in the first year, $25.0 million in the second year, and $28.0 million in each of the third, fourth, and fifth years. The timing of payments under the agreement may vary, and the total amount of payments may exceed the minimum depending on the volume of services utilized. Spending under this agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 totaled $8.1 million and $15.9 million, respectively. Exclusive of the AWS contract, we have other non-cancellable agreements for subscription software products that contain provisions stipulating minimum purchase commitments. However, the annual purchase commitments under these contracts are, individually and in the aggregate, immaterial to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Pegasystems Litigation On May 29, 2020, we filed a civil complaint against Pegasystems, Inc. (“Pegasystems”) and Youyong Zou, a Virginia resident, in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia. Appian Corp v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou, No. 2020-07216 (Fairfax Cty. Ct.). On May 10, 2022, we announced the jury awarded us $2.03 billion in damages for misappropriation of our trade secrets and $1 in damages for violating the Virginia Computer Crimes Act. Pegasystems has filed post-trial motions in which it seeks relief in the form of reducing the damages award or setting aside the jury’s verdict and either granting a new trial or entering judgment in Pegasystems’ favor. One of these motions was denied on July 28, 2022. We believe Pegasystems’ motions are without merit. We simultaneously filed a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as post-judgment interest on any award of attorneys’ fees and costs, based on the jury's finding that our trade secrets were willfully and maliciously misappropriated. All legal expenses related to the litigation have been expensed as incurred, within “General and administrative” expense within our consolidated statement of operations. The jury’s verdict and the court’s entry of judgment is subject to appeal by Pegasystems. Pegasystems is not required to pay us the amount awarded by the jury until all appeals are exhausted and the judgment is final. We cannot predict the outcome of any appeals or the time it will take to resolve them. Like any judgment, there is no guarantee we will be able to collect all or any portion of the judgment. We will not record the award in our condensed consolidated financial statements until we collect on the judgment. Other Legal Matters From time to time, we are subject to legal, regulatory, and other proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. There are no issues or resolutions of any matters expected to have a material adverse impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.