Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - Bird Rides [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Oct. 12, 2021 |
Jul. 15, 2019 |
Jul. 09, 2019 |
Jun. 13, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Apr. 30, 2021 |
Apr. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Oct. 19, 2020 |
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| Line of credit facility, Collateral | The Vehicle Financing Facility is secured by a first priority perfected security interest in vehicles, collections from revenue generated by vehicles, and a reserve account related to such vehicles contributed by the Company to the SPV (collectively, “Collateral”) | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash | $ 24,168 | $ 24,168 | $ 7,476 | |||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Periodic payment, Principal | 7,100 | 7,900 | ||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Unamortized discount | $ 5,000 | |||||||||||
| Repayments of debt | $ 31,200 | 40,610 | $ 18,752 | |||||||||
| Gain loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,300 | (2,304) | ||||||||||
| Interest Expense [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, Debt | 300 | $ 2,700 | ||||||||||
| DB Warrants [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Payments for repurchase of warrants | $ 2,000 | $ 3,000 | ||||||||||
| DB Warrants [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Derivative liability | $ 5,000 | |||||||||||
| DB Warrants [Member] | Series C OneRedeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by warrants or rights | 0.2 | |||||||||||
| Share price | $ 20.70 | |||||||||||
| 2020 DB Warrants [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Payments for repurchase of warrants | $ 600 | |||||||||||
| 2020 DB Warrants [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Derivative liability | $ 600 | |||||||||||
| Term Loan [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Long term debt, Gross | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 | ||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Frequency of periodic payment | repaid by the Company on a monthly basis | |||||||||||
| Scooter Lease [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Lessee, Operating lease, Restriction or covenant | The Scooter Lease includes two financial covenants: one requires the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity of $20 million at all times, and the other requires the Company to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $30 million as of the last business day of each calendar month. | |||||||||||
| Minimum liquidity | 20,000 | $ 20,000 | ||||||||||
| Minimum tangible net worth | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||||||
| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate | 9.50% | |||||||||||
| Cash Maintained As Collateral In Reserve Account [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 16,200 | 16,200 | ||||||||||
| Apollo Credit Agreement [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs, Gross | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||||||||
| Initial Term Loans [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Face amount | 45,000 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | $ 45,000 | |||||||||||
| Incremental Term Loans [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Face amount | $ 5,000 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | $ 5,000 | |||||||||||
| Vehicle Financing Facility [Member] | Apollo Credit Agreement [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 40,000 | |||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Description | no right to re-borrow any portion of the Vehicle Financing Facility that is repaid or prepaid | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from line of credit | 8,400 | 19,200 | ||||||||||
| Line of credit | $ 11,300 | $ 11,300 | ||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Frequency of payments | monthly | |||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Maturity date | Apr. 27, 2024 | Apr. 27, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Payment terms | On the fourth business day of each month prior to the Final Maturity Date, the Company is required to repay principal outstanding under the Vehicle Financing Facility based on a pre-set monthly amortization schedule (such amount, the “Amortization Amount”). In addition, on the fourth business day of each of January, April, July, and October, the Company is required to repay an additional amount of principal outstanding under the Vehicle Financing Facility to the extent 50% of revenues generated from the underlying Collateral is greater than the sum of the Amortization Amount due for the preceding quarter (such payment, the “Amortization Catch-Up Amount”). All outstanding Vehicle Financing Facility balances will be due and payable as previously stated, unless the commitments are terminated earlier, or if an event of default occurs (or automatically in the case of certain bankruptcy-related events of default). | |||||||||||
| Percentage of revenues generated from collateral determining repayment of additional amount of principal outstanding under the facility | 50.00% | |||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Covenant requirements, Number of days within which monthly reports are required to be provided | 30 days | |||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Covenant terms | The primary negative covenant is a limitation on liens against vehicles included in the underlying Collateral, which | |||||||||||
| Line of credit facility, Covenant compliance | The Company is currently in compliance with all the terms and covenants of the Apollo Credit Agreement | |||||||||||
| Vehicle Financing Facility [Member] | Apollo Credit Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | ||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate | 9.00% | 9.00% | ||||||||||