| Cover | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | DEF 14A |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Information [Line Items] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | CLEAR SECURE, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001856314 |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | Pay Versus Performance As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and by SEC disclosure rules, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation and certain financial performance of the Company. The following table sets forth information with respect to the alignment between the Company’s executive compensation and its financial performance Year SCT Total (1) Compensation (1)(2) Average (1) Average (1)(2) Value of Initial Net Income Operating TSR Peer 2022 $671,278 ($8,029,810 ) $1,609,024 ($477,744 ) $69 $63 ($115,436,000 ) $168,310,000 2021 $40,341,012 $29,249,716 $24,580,335 $18,503,914 $78 $97 ($115,171,000 ) $69,707,000 (1) The PEO was Caryn Seidman-Becker for all years in the table. The other NEOs were Kenneth Cornick (all years), Richard Patterson (2022), Matthew Levine (2022), Kasra Moshkani (2022) and Sam Hall (all years). Information prior to 2021 is not included because we were not a public reporting company until June 2021. (2) The table below summarizes the adjustments required to be made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K measurement Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Total Compensation from SCT $671,278 $1,609,024 $40,341,012 $24,580,335 Adjustments for stock and option awards (Subtraction): Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Columns in the Summary Compensation Table for applicable fiscal year — (855,836 ) (39,797,012 ) (24,078,494 ) Addition: Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end — 905,607 39,030,594 21,960,130 Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value at year end of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end (8,701,088 ) (1,769,137 ) — — Addition: Vesting date fair value of awards granted and vesting during such year — — — — Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year — (367,403 ) (10,324,878 ) (3,958,058 ) (Subtraction): Fair value at end of prior year of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during such year — — — — Addition: Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the covered year prior to vesting if not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered year — — — — Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) ($8,029,810 ) ($477,744 ) $29,249,716 $18,503,914 * Amounts presented are averages for the entire group of other NEOs. (3) The Peer Group TSR represents the published S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index used by the Company for the performance graph required by Regulation S-K 10-K. | |
| Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block] | The other NEOs were Kenneth Cornick (all years), Richard Patterson (2022), Matthew Levine (2022), Kasra Moshkani (2022) and Sam Hall (all years). Information prior to 2021 is not included because we were not a public reporting company until June 2021. | |
| Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block] | The Peer Group TSR represents the published S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index used by the Company for the performance graph required by Regulation S-K 10-K. | |
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 671,278 | $ 40,341,012 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ (8,029,810) | 29,249,716 |
| Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block] | (2) The table below summarizes the adjustments required to be made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K measurement Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Total Compensation from SCT $671,278 $1,609,024 $40,341,012 $24,580,335 Adjustments for stock and option awards (Subtraction): Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Columns in the Summary Compensation Table for applicable fiscal year — (855,836 ) (39,797,012 ) (24,078,494 ) Addition: Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end — 905,607 39,030,594 21,960,130 Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value at year end of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end (8,701,088 ) (1,769,137 ) — — Addition: Vesting date fair value of awards granted and vesting during such year — — — — Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year — (367,403 ) (10,324,878 ) (3,958,058 ) (Subtraction): Fair value at end of prior year of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during such year — — — — Addition: Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the covered year prior to vesting if not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered year — — — — Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) ($8,029,810 ) ($477,744 ) $29,249,716 $18,503,914 | |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 1,609,024 | 24,580,335 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ (477,744) | 18,503,914 |
| Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block] | (2) The table below summarizes the adjustments required to be made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K measurement Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Total Compensation from SCT $671,278 $1,609,024 $40,341,012 $24,580,335 Adjustments for stock and option awards (Subtraction): Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Columns in the Summary Compensation Table for applicable fiscal year — (855,836 ) (39,797,012 ) (24,078,494 ) Addition: Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end — 905,607 39,030,594 21,960,130 Adjustments 2022 2021 PEO Other NEOs* PEO Other NEOs* Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value at year end of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end (8,701,088 ) (1,769,137 ) — — Addition: Vesting date fair value of awards granted and vesting during such year — — — — Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year — (367,403 ) (10,324,878 ) (3,958,058 ) (Subtraction): Fair value at end of prior year of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during such year — — — — Addition: Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the covered year prior to vesting if not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered year — — — — Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) ($8,029,810 ) ($477,744 ) $29,249,716 $18,503,914 | |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] | • Total Stockholder Return (“TSR”): The Company’s cumulative TSR for fiscal year 2021 is less than, and for fiscal year 2022 is comparable to, that of the peer group shown in the table above. Our Founder PSUs use absolute TSR as their performance metric, with vesting based on the achievement of stated Class A Common Stock price hurdles over a five year performance period following our IPO. Accordingly, there is strong alignment between the PEO and CFO’s CAP with the Company’s TSR. The average CAP to Other NEOs is also aligned with Company’s TSR given a substantial portion of their executive compensation is provided in equity incentives. This results in our CAP aligning with our TSR performance, as the CAP in 2022 was negative for the PEO and Other NEOs. | |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block] | • Net Income (Loss): The Company’s net loss has remained roughly the same from 2021 to 2022, while the PEO and Other NEOs’ CAP has decreased from 2021 to 2022 given the impact of the special equity awards granted to the PEO and certain Other NEOs in 2021, as described above. This metric is not currently part of our incentive compensation program. | |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] | • The Company’s Operating Cash Flow has significantly increased from 2021 to 2022, which as previously mentioned above, positively impacted the AIP payouts in 2022. The PEO and Other NEO’s CAP has decreased from 2021 to 2022. This is due in large part to the significant emphasis the Company places on equity incentives, and the timing of those equity awards. | |
| Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [Text Block] | • Total Stockholder Return (“TSR”): The Company’s cumulative TSR for fiscal year 2021 is less than, and for fiscal year 2022 is comparable to, that of the peer group shown in the table above. Our Founder PSUs use absolute TSR as their performance metric, with vesting based on the achievement of stated Class A Common Stock price hurdles over a five year performance period following our IPO. Accordingly, there is strong alignment between the PEO and CFO’s CAP with the Company’s TSR. The average CAP to Other NEOs is also aligned with Company’s TSR given a substantial portion of their executive compensation is provided in equity incentives. This results in our CAP aligning with our TSR performance, as the CAP in 2022 was negative for the PEO and Other NEOs. | |
| Tabular List [Table Text Block] | Performance Measures For the fiscal year 2022, the most important performance measures the Company used to link compensation actually paid to its NEOs and company performance were: Total Stockholder Return Operating Cash Flow Total Bookings | |
| Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 69 | 78 |
| Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 63 | 97 |
| Net Income (Loss) | $ (115,436,000) | $ (115,171,000) |
| Company Selected Measure Amount | 168,310,000 | 69,707,000 |
| PEO Name | Caryn Seidman-Becker | |
| Measure [Axis]: 1 | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Measure Name | Total Stockholder Return | |
| Measure [Axis]: 2 | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Measure Name | Operating Cash Flow | |
| Measure [Axis]: 3 | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Measure Name | Total Bookings | |
| PEO [Member] | Stock Awards [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (39,797,012) | |
| PEO [Member] | Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 39,030,594 | |
| PEO [Member] | fair value at year end of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (8,701,088) | |
| PEO [Member] | fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (10,324,878) | |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Stock Awards [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (855,836) | (24,078,494) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 905,607 | 21,960,130 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | fair value at year end of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (1,769,137) | |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year [Member] | ||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table] | ||
| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (367,403) | $ (3,958,058) |
