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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jul. 21, 2021 | Jan. 21, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 01, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jul. 28, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,980,000
Common Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (USD per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (USD per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Chaikin Holdings LLC. | Marketwise, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interests acquired |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  | $ 7,290 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discretionary lifetime award payment |  |  | $ 10,000 |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (USD per share) |  |  | $ 0.0001 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | MarketWise, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent | 91.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | MarketWise, Inc. | Public Shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority ownership interest | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Common Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 291,092,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Common Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 28,003,096 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Sponsor Earn Out Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 3,051,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | 30,979,993 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Sponsor Earn Out Shares | Private Placement Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | 10,280,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Transaction Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued (in shares) | 28,003,096 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants (in shares) | 30,979,993 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | Transaction Agreement | Common Class B |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (USD per share) | $ 0.0001 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued (in shares) | 291,092,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Marketwise, LLC | PIPE Investment | Common Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued (in shares) | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock issue price per share (in usd per share) | $ 10.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment amount | $ 150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Pipe Investors | MarketWise, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority ownership interest | 4.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Ascendant Sponsor LP | MarketWise, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority ownership interest | 3.20% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Chaikin Holdings LLC. | Marketwise, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interests acquired |  | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  | $ 7,290 |  |  |  |  |

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