Bird Global, Inc. General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - Bird Rides [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued					$ 0	$ 0
Effective income tax rate	0.05%	0.03%	0.07%	0.03%	(0.03%)	(0.07%)
U.S. Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards					$ 1,900
U.S. Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] \| Indefinite Period [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards					657,500
U.S. State Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards					465,000
Foreign Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Operating loss carry-forwards					301,300
U.S. Federal Research Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Tax credit carry-forward, amount					3,100
California Research Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Tax credit carry-forward, amount					$ 5,100

- Definition

Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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