XML 123 R115.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.22.0.1

Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Oct. 01, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 01, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price paid |  |  | $ 0 | $ 4,115 |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Recurring |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent stock liability |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,594 |
Level 3 | Recurring |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Payment Earn Out Liability |  |  | 0 | (8,000) |  |  |
Publons |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional payments to acquire business |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,500
Contingent stock liability |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Kopernio |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional payments to acquire business |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
TrademarkVision |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent stock liability |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |
DRG |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  |  | 2,895,638 |  |  |  |
Decision Resources Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional payments to acquire business |  | $ 58,897 | $ 86,029 |  |  |  |
Contingent stock liability |  | $ 58,897 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in contingent consideration |  |  | $ (24,410) |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  | 2,895,638 | 2,895,638 |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares, value |  |  | $ 61,619 |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 964,997 |  |  |  |  |
CPA Global |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent stock liability | $ 46,485 |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares (in shares) |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |
Newly issued ordinary shares, value |  |  |  |  | $ 43,890 |  |
Total consideration | $ 8,643,561 |  |  |  |  |  |

X
- Definition Fair value portion of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | clvt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
Namespace Prefix: | clvt_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Payment Earn Out Liability + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | clvt_FairValueMeasurementwithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisPaymentEarnOutLiability
Namespace Prefix: | clvt_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859721&loc=d3e6613-128477 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859721&loc=d3e6578-128477 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e7008-128479 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116859824&loc=d3e6819-128478 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 25 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911189&loc=d3e6408-128476 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of cash outflow, not made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability up to amount recognized at acquisition date, including, but not limited to, measurement period adjustment and less amount paid soon after acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3291-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityFinancingActivities
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis=us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis=us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_PublonsLimitedMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_KopernioMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_TrademarkvisionUsaLlcMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_DRGMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_DecisionResourcesGroupMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=clvt_CPAGlobalMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |