| Submission | Oct. 30, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0001050446 |
| Registrant Name | MicroStrategy Incorporated |
| Registration File Number | 333-281175 |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | 424B5 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Oct. 30, 2024 USD ($) |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(o) | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 21,000,000,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 3,215,100 |
| Offering Note | (1) The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), based on the proposed maximum aggregate offering price, and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rules 465(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrant initially deferred payment of all of the registration fee with respect to an indeterminate amount of the registrant’s class A common stock being registered under Registration Statement No. 333-281175 |
| Fees Summary | Oct. 30, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 21,000,000,000 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 3,215,100 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 3,215,100 |
