Debt - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) Days $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) Days $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Accumulated deficit | $ (100,394,000) | | $ (100,394,000) | | $ (100,394,000) | $ (102,087,000) |
Additional paid-in capital | 687,338,000 | | 687,338,000 | | 687,338,000 | 724,226,000 |
Convertible senior notes, net | $ 0 | | $ 0 | | $ 0 | 199,705,000 |
ASU 2020-06 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Change in Accounting Principle, Accounting Standards Update, Adopted [true false] | true | | true | | true | |
Change in Accounting Principle, Accounting Standards Update, Adoption Date | Jan. 01, 2022 | | Jan. 01, 2022 | | Jan. 01, 2022 | |
ASU 2020-06 [Member] | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Accumulated deficit | $ 23,900,000 | | $ 23,900,000 | | $ 23,900,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Convertible senior notes, net | 26,100,000 | | 26,100,000 | | $ 26,100,000 | |
Convertible Senior Notes Due in 2024 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount | | $ 230,000,000 | | | | |
Debt instrument interest rate | | 0.25% | | | | |
Additional principal amount of notes to underwriters | | $ 30,000,000 | | | | |
Net proceeds from issuance of costs | 224,300,000 | $ 221,900,000 | | | | |
Debt instrument frequency of periodic payment | | | | | semi-annually | |
Interest payment commencement date | | Dec. 01, 2019 | | | | |
Debt instrument maturity date | | Jun. 01, 2024 | | | | |
Debt instrument, description | | | | | The 2024 Notes bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2019. | |
Debt instrument, convertible, terms of conversion feature | | | | The 2024 Notes have an initial conversion rate of 21.5049 shares of the Company's Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2024 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $46.50 per share of its Class A common stock. | | |
Debt instrument repurchased face amount | 148,200,000 | | 148,200,000 | | $ 148,200,000 | |
Repayments of notes payable | | | 192,400,000 | | | |
Fair value expense recognized | | | 16,600,000 | | 16,600,000 | |
Debt instrument principal outstanding | $ 81,800,000 | | $ 81,800,000 | | 81,800,000 | |
Debt instrument, convertible, "if-converted value" in excess of the principal amount | | | | | $ 10,500,000 | |
Convertible senior notes, net | | | | | | 199,705,000 |
Convertible Senior Notes Due in 2024 [Member] | ASU 2020-06 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Change in Accounting Principle, Accounting Standards Update, Adoption Date | Jan. 01, 2022 | | Jan. 01, 2022 | | Jan. 01, 2022 | |
Convertible Senior Notes Due in 2024 [Member] | ASU 2020-06 [Member] | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Accumulated deficit | $ 23,900,000 | | $ 23,900,000 | | $ 23,900,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Convertible senior notes, net | 26,100,000 | | 26,100,000 | | $ 26,100,000 | |
Convertible Senior Notes Due in 2024 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued | shares | | 21.5049 | | | | |
Debt instrument conversion rate principal amount of notes | | $ 1,000 | | | | |
Debt instrument convertible initial conversion price per share of common stock | $ / shares | | $ 46.50 | | | | |
Convertible Senior Notes Due in 2024 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Convertible Notes, Holders Conversion Rights, Circumstances 1 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument, convertible, consecutive trading days | Days | | | | | 30 | |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | | | | | 100% | |
Convertible senior notes due in 2027 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount | $ 230,000,000 | | $ 230,000,000 | | $ 230,000,000 | |
Debt instrument interest rate | 1.75% | | 1.75% | | 1.75% | |
Additional principal amount of notes to initial purchaser's | $ 30,000,000 | | $ 30,000,000 | | $ 30,000,000 | |
Debt instrument frequency of periodic payment | | | | | semiannually | |
Interest payment commencement date | Dec. 15, 2022 | | | | | |
Debt instrument, description | | | | | The 2027 Notes mature on June 15, 2027, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. The Company may redeem for cash all or, subject to certain limitations, any portion of the 2027 Notes, at its option, on or after June 20, 2025 if the last reported sale price of Altair's Class A Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. The 2027 Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.750% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2022. | |
Debt instrument conversion rate principal amount of notes | $ 1,000 | | 1,000 | | $ 1,000 | |
Debt instrument, convertible, terms of conversion feature | | | | | The 2027 Notes have an initial conversion rate of 13.9505 shares of the Company's Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2027 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $71.68 per share of Class A common stock. | |
Convertible senior notes, net | | | | | | $ 0 |
Convertible senior notes due in 2027 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued | shares | 13.9505 | | | | | |
Debt instrument conversion rate principal amount of notes | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,000 | |
Debt instrument convertible initial conversion price per share of common stock | $ / shares | $ 71.68 | | $ 71.68 | | $ 71.68 | |
Convertible senior notes due in 2027 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Convertible Notes, Holders Conversion Rights, Circumstances 1 [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument conversion rate principal amount of notes | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,000 | |
Debt instrument, convertible, business days | Days | 5 | | | | | |
Debt instrument, convertible, consecutive trading days | Days | 30 | | | | | |
Debt instrument, convertible, maximum threshold percentage of sale price of common stock during measurement period | 98% | | | | | |
Convertible senior notes due in 2027 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Convertible Notes, Holders Conversion Rights, Circumstances 1 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument, convertible, trading days | Days | 20 | | | | 20 | |
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of conversion price | 130% | | | | 130% | |
Convertible senior notes due in 2027 [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Convertible notes holders conversion rights under circumstances two [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Debt instrument, convertible, consecutive trading days | Days | 5 | | | | | |
Twenty Nineteen Credit Agreement | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Maturity date | | | | | Dec. 15, 2025 | |
Credit facility | $ 150,000,000 | | 150,000,000 | | $ 150,000,000 | |
Increase in line of credit borrowing capacity | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Secured Credit Agreement [Member] | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Loan outstanding | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Amount available for future borrowing | $ 150,000,000 | | $ 150,000,000 | | $ 150,000,000 | |