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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Oct. 25, 2021 | Oct. 01, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Oct. 14, 2021 | Aug. 31, 2021 | Jun. 14, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jan. 01, 2020 | May 13, 2019
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,431,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued (in shares) |  |  |  | 25,000,000 | 44,230,768 |  |  | 50,400,000 | 27,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, price per share (usd per share) |  |  |  | $ 25.25 |  |  |  | $ 22.50 | $ 20.25 |  |  | $ 25.25 |  |  |  | $ 26.00 |  |  |
Net proceeds after fees |  |  |  |  | $ 728,080,000 |  |  | $ 304,030,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt face amount |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares called per warrant (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,800,000 |  | 52,800,000
Warrant exercise price (usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.50
Proceeds from warrant exercises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 277,526,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount |  |  |  | $ 184,785,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 184,785,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brand Protection, AntiPiracy, and AntiFraud Solutions | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,751,000 |
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,967,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 468,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 185,000 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Dividends Per Share, Declared | $ 1.3125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CPA Global |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued |  | 216,683,778 |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of stock issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43,890,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 8,839,599,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  | 2,078,084,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Clarivate stock to be issued |  | $ 6,761,515,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  | 218,183,778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decision Resources Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  | $ 964,997,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  |  | 2,895,638 |  |  | 2,895,638 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,895,638 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ProQuest | Subsequent Event | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,910,923 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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