| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 175 - Disclosure - Segment and Geographical Information - Summary of Revenue by Customer Domicile (Detail) (http://www.hortonworks.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureSegmentAndGeographicalInformationSummaryOfRevenueByCustomerDomicile) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001610532 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | ||||||||||
| United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Rest of World [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Rest of World [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Rest of World [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | |
Total revenue | 184,461,000 | 121,944,000 | 46,048,000 | |||||||||