Riot Platforms, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Finite-lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross book value							$ 24,060	$ 14,742
Accumulated amortization							(2,583)	(580)
Net book value	$ 13,723	$ 351	$ 13,371	$ 89,713	$ 13,017	$ 84,807	$ 21,477	14,162
Percentage of market capitalization							30.00%
Payment to acquire license patent technology	$ 26	$ 38	$ 28	$ 16	$ 27	$ 16	$ 9,527	30	$ 44
Customer contracts [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross book value							6,300	6,300
Accumulated amortization							(671)	(51)
Net book value							$ 5,629	$ 6,249
Weighted-average life (years)							10 years	10 years
Trademark [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross book value							$ 5,000	$ 5,000
Accumulated amortization							(542)	(42)
Net book value							$ 4,458	$ 4,958
Weighted-average life (years)							10 years	10 years
UL Listings [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross book value							$ 2,700	$ 2,700
Accumulated amortization							(244)	(19)
Net book value							$ 2,456	$ 2,681
Weighted-average life (years)							12 years	12 years
Patents [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross book value							$ 10,060	$ 742
Accumulated amortization							(1,126)	(468)
Net book value							8,934	$ 274
Patents [Member] \| Corsicana Facility
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Payment to acquire license patent technology							$ 9,500