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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||
| Organization | 1. Organization Palantir Technologies Inc. (including its subsidiaries, “Palantir” or “the Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on May 6, 2003. The Company builds and deploys software platforms, Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry, that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. Direct Listing On September 30, 2020, the Company completed a direct listing of its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (the “Direct Listing”). In connection with the Direct Listing, on September 22, 2020, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which became effective on that date. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorized the issuance of a total of 20,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 2,700,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, authorized 1,005,000 shares of a new class of common stock (“Class F common stock”) and 2,000,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. In connection with the Direct Listing, Alexander Karp, Stephen Cohen, and Peter Thiel (the “Founders”) each transferred 335,000 shares of their Class B common stock to a voting trust, which were then exchanged for an equivalent number of Class F common stock. Immediately prior to the filing of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock and convertible preferred stock were converted into 797,743,185 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, and all of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock warrants were converted into common stock warrants, which resulted in the reclassification of the warrants liability to additional paid-in capital. Subsequent to the filing of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, there were no shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock or convertible preferred stock outstanding. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of the Direct Listing, the Company determined that the performance-based vesting condition was satisfied for 68,149,214 RSUs, which resulted in the issuance of an equivalent number of shares of Class A common stock. See further discussion in Note 12. Stock-Based Compensation regarding the cumulative stock-based compensation charge recognized upon the Direct Listing. |