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Workiva Inc
(NYSE:WK) 

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Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based compliance and regulatory reporting solutions worldwide. The company offers Workiva platform that offers controlled collaboration, data linking, data integrations, granular permissions, process management, and full audit trail servic...

Founded: 2008
Full Time Employees: 1,670
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Application

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      revenue
                                                  
      subscription and support
    225,355,000 219,332,000 209,560,000 198,223,000 185,512,000 180,897,000 171,035,000 160,735,000 154,979,000 148,788,000 143,421,000 136,772,000 129,664,000 125,871,000 118,591,000 113,353,000 107,120,000 104,287,000 98,912,000 91,205,000 84,936,000 80,970,000 75,850,000 70,696,000 68,361,000 66,148,000 63,022,000 60,472,000 56,123,000 53,779,000 51,306,000 48,837,000 46,470,000 45,549,000 43,214,000 40,980,000 39,540,000 38,329,000 36,237,000 34,969,000 33,585,000 32,102,000 29,832,000 28,085,000 26,269,000  
      professional services
    21,951,000 19,603,000 14,606,000 16,964,000 20,768,000 18,992,000 14,586,000 16,768,000 20,688,000 17,865,000 14,754,000 18,250,000 20,525,000 17,932,000 14,258,000 18,196,000 22,554,000 16,496,000 13,781,000 14,382,000 19,286,000 12,864,000 12,249,000 13,164,000 17,440,000 14,117,000 11,157,000 13,012,000 13,840,000 10,656,000 9,567,000 10,293,000 13,436,000 8,957,000 8,854,000 8,411,000 12,364,000 8,045,000 8,473,000 8,042,000 10,966,000 7,780,000 6,436,000 5,883,000 8,885,000  
      total revenue
    247,306,000 238,935,000 224,166,000 215,187,000 206,280,000 199,889,000 185,621,000 177,503,000 175,667,000 166,653,000 158,175,000 155,022,000 150,189,000 143,803,000 132,849,000 131,549,000 129,674,000 120,783,000 112,693,000 105,587,000 104,222,000 93,834,000 88,099,000 83,860,000 85,801,000 80,265,000 74,179,000 73,484,000 69,963,000 64,435,000 60,873,000 59,130,000 59,906,000 54,506,000 52,068,000 49,391,000 51,904,000 46,374,000 44,710,000 43,011,000 44,551,000 39,882,000 36,268,000 33,968,000 35,154,000  
      yoy
    19.89% 19.53% 20.77% 21.23% 17.43% 19.94% 17.35% 14.50% 16.96% 15.89% 19.06% 17.84% 15.82% 19.06% 17.89% 24.59% 24.42% 28.72% 27.92% 25.91% 21.47% 16.91% 18.77% 14.12% 22.64% 24.57% 21.86% 24.28% 16.79% 18.22% 16.91% 19.72% 15.42% 17.54% 16.46% 14.83% 16.50% 16.28% 23.28% 26.62% 26.73%      
      qoq
    3.50% 6.59% 4.17% 4.32% 3.20% 7.69% 4.57% 1.05% 5.41% 5.36% 2.03% 3.22% 4.44% 8.25% 0.99% 1.45% 7.36% 7.18% 6.73% 1.31% 11.07% 6.51% 5.05% -2.26% 6.90% 8.20% 0.95% 5.03% 8.58% 5.85% 2.95% -1.30% 9.91% 4.68% 5.42% -4.84% 11.92% 3.72% 3.95% -3.46% 11.71% 9.96% 6.77% -3.37%   
      cost of revenue
                                                  
      total cost of revenue
    48,545,000 46,167,000 46,378,000 49,543,000 48,342,000 45,689,000 43,671,000 41,172,000 41,523,000 37,845,000 38,355,000 39,504,000 38,518,000 34,356,000 32,419,000 32,237,000 30,873,000 29,161,000 26,405,000 24,591,000 23,676,000 23,651,000 21,886,000 22,244,000 22,396,000 23,048,000 21,751,000 20,677,000 19,536,000 17,394,000 15,659,000 16,296,000 16,511,000 16,089,000 15,652,000 14,286,000 14,218,000 13,208,000 12,734,000 12,577,000 13,106,000 11,013,000 9,776,000 9,753,000 9,662,000  
      gross profit
    198,761,000 192,768,000 177,788,000 165,644,000 157,938,000 154,200,000 141,950,000 136,331,000 134,144,000 128,808,000 119,820,000 115,518,000 111,671,000 109,447,000 100,430,000 99,312,000 98,801,000 91,622,000 86,288,000 80,996,000 80,546,000 70,183,000 66,213,000 61,616,000 63,405,000 57,217,000 52,428,000 52,807,000 50,427,000 47,041,000 45,214,000 42,834,000 43,395,000 38,417,000 36,416,000 35,105,000 37,686,000 33,166,000 31,976,000 30,434,000 31,445,000 28,869,000 26,492,000 24,215,000 25,492,000  
      yoy
    25.85% 25.01% 25.25% 21.50% 17.74% 19.71% 18.47% 18.02% 20.12% 17.69% 19.31% 16.32% 13.03% 19.45% 16.39% 22.61% 22.66% 30.55% 30.32% 31.45% 27.03% 22.66% 26.29% 16.68% 25.74% 21.63% 15.96% 23.28% 16.20% 22.45% 24.16% 22.02% 15.15% 15.83% 13.89% 15.35% 19.85% 14.88% 20.70% 25.68% 23.35%      
      qoq
    3.11% 8.43% 7.33% 4.88% 2.42% 8.63% 4.12% 1.63% 4.14% 7.50% 3.72% 3.44% 2.03% 8.98% 1.13% 0.52% 7.84% 6.18% 6.53% 0.56% 14.77% 6.00% 7.46% -2.82% 10.81% 9.13% -0.72% 4.72% 7.20% 4.04% 5.56% -1.29% 12.96% 5.49% 3.73% -6.85% 13.63% 3.72% 5.07% -3.22% 8.92% 8.97% 9.40% -5.01%   
      gross margin %
    80.37% 80.68% 79.31% 76.98% 76.56% 77.14% 76.47% 76.80% 76.36% 77.29% 75.75% 74.52% 74.35% 76.11% 75.60% 75.49% 76.19% 75.86% 76.57% 76.71% 77.28% 74.79% 75.16% 73.47% 73.90% 71.29% 70.68% 71.86% 72.08% 73.01% 74.28% 72.44% 72.44% 70.48% 69.94% 71.08% 72.61% 71.52% 71.52% 70.76% 70.58% 72.39% 73.05% 71.29% 72.52%  
      operating expenses
                                                  
      research and development
    52,913,000 54,818,000 51,403,000 54,843,000 53,780,000 50,607,000 48,425,000 48,408,000 45,495,000 42,555,000 41,747,000 42,697,000 45,791,000 38,072,000 38,583,000 39,177,000 35,884,000 31,430,000 29,841,000 27,830,000 26,634,000 24,386,000 23,956,000 23,508,000 22,994,000 23,216,000 22,899,000 21,795,000 22,011,000 20,773,000 19,984,000 20,718,000 20,127,000 18,870,000 17,527,000 16,239,000 15,536,000 14,533,000 14,342,000 14,047,000 14,516,000 13,496,000 12,766,000 12,196,000 12,008,000  
      sales and marketing
    104,485,000 102,049,000 101,127,000 104,025,000 101,671,000 90,157,000 89,756,000 84,697,000 82,633,000 71,867,000 72,576,000 71,882,000 70,710,000 60,381,000 64,560,000 64,219,000 56,100,000 50,199,000 46,026,000 41,525,000 41,035,000 37,813,000 35,487,000 35,270,000 36,117,000 33,732,000 32,990,000 28,213,000 25,365,000 23,011,000 24,068,000 22,252,000 21,006,000 21,949,000 23,712,000 19,787,000 18,713,000 18,196,000 22,354,000 19,828,000 20,088,000 18,632,000 20,903,000 16,329,000 13,705,000  
      general and administrative
    26,042,000 28,041,000 28,663,000 28,922,000 27,237,000 26,756,000 25,551,000 26,375,000 24,299,000 23,859,000 21,022,000 23,627,000 42,011,000 24,271,000 27,405,000 24,108,000 23,994,000 21,492,000 18,390,000 17,384,000 17,021,000 12,886,000 13,722,000 19,632,000 13,448,000 14,754,000 12,017,000 11,226,000 10,383,000 11,047,000 11,864,000 21,654,000 11,768,000 12,271,000 8,959,000 8,943,000 9,421,000 7,845,000 8,015,000 7,882,000 8,953,000 8,538,000 7,153,000 6,291,000 6,734,000  
      total operating expenses
    183,440,000 184,908,000 181,193,000 187,790,000 182,688,000 167,520,000 163,732,000 159,480,000 152,427,000 138,281,000 135,345,000 138,206,000 158,512,000 122,724,000 130,548,000 127,504,000 115,978,000 103,121,000 94,257,000 86,739,000 84,690,000 75,085,000 73,165,000 78,410,000 72,559,000 71,702,000 67,906,000 61,234,000 57,759,000 54,831,000 55,916,000 64,624,000 52,901,000 53,090,000 50,198,000 44,969,000 43,670,000 40,574,000 44,711,000 41,757,000 43,557,000 40,666,000 40,822,000 34,816,000 32,447,000  
      income from operations
    15,321,000 7,860,000 -3,405,000 -22,146,000 -24,750,000 -13,320,000 -21,782,000 -23,149,000 -18,283,000 -9,473,000 -15,525,000 -22,688,000 -46,841,000 -13,277,000 -30,118,000 -28,192,000 -17,177,000 -11,499,000 -7,969,000 -5,743,000 -4,144,000 -4,902,000 -6,952,000 -16,794,000 -9,154,000 -14,485,000 -15,478,000 -8,427,000 -7,332,000 -7,790,000 -10,702,000 -21,790,000 -9,506,000 -14,673,000 -13,782,000 -9,864,000 -5,984,000 -7,408,000 -12,735,000 -11,323,000 -12,112,000 -11,797,000 -14,330,000 -10,601,000 -6,955,000  
      yoy
    -161.90% -159.01% -84.37% -4.33% 35.37% 40.61% 40.30% 2.03% -60.97% -28.65% -48.45% -19.52% 172.70% 15.46% 277.94% 390.89% 314.50% 134.58% 14.63% -65.80% -54.73% -66.16% -55.08% 99.29% 24.85% 85.94% 44.63% -61.33% -22.87% -46.91% -22.35% 120.90% 58.86% 98.07% 8.22% -12.89% -50.59% -37.20% -11.13% 6.81% 74.15%      
      qoq
    94.92% -330.84% -84.62% -10.52% 85.81% -38.85% -5.91% 26.61% 93.00% -38.98% -31.57% -51.56% 252.80% -55.92% 6.83% 64.13% 49.38% 44.30% 38.76% 38.59% -15.46% -29.49% -58.60% 83.46% -36.80% -6.42% 83.67% 14.93% -5.88% -27.21% -50.89% 129.22% -35.21% 6.46% 39.72% 64.84% -19.22% -41.83% 12.47% -6.51% 2.67% -17.68% 35.18% 52.42%   
      operating margin %
    6.20% 3.29% -1.52% -10.29% -12.00% -6.66% -11.73% -13.04% -10.41% -5.68% -9.82% -14.64% -31.19% -9.23% -22.67% -21.43% -13.25% -9.52% -7.07% -5.44% -3.98% -5.22% -7.89% -20.03% -10.67% -18.05% -20.87% -11.47% -10.48% -12.09% -17.58% -36.85% -15.87% -26.92% -26.47% -19.97% -11.53% -15.97% -28.48% -26.33% -27.19% -29.58% -39.51% -31.21% -19.78%  
      interest income
    8,103,000 8,620,000 8,442,000 8,344,000 8,747,000 9,306,000 9,298,000 10,336,000 10,455,000 10,336,000 7,294,000 4,535,000 3,717,000 2,555,000 1,440,000 605,000 280,000 207,000 219,000 255,000 360,000 450,000 471,000 655,000 1,706,000 2,064,000 1,460,000                    
      interest expense
    -3,194,000 -3,193,000 -3,195,000 -3,194,000 -3,195,000 -3,197,000 -3,199,000 -3,237,000 -3,232,000 -3,202,000 -47,437,000 -1,499,000 -1,501,000 -1,502,000 -1,510,000 -1,512,000 -1,518,000 -3,520,000 -3,508,000 -3,502,000 -3,485,000 -3,275,000 -3,572,000 -3,563,000 -3,554,000 -3,534,000 -1,959,000 -433,000 -440,000 -480,000 -448,000 -449,000 -450,000 -451,000 -464,000 -475,000 -455,000 -455,000 -462,000 -468,000 -490,000 -508,000 -494,000 -513,000 -510,000  
      other income
    398,000 -699,000 318,000 -736,000 -233,000   -45,000 86,000 -364,000 -71,000 -439,000  366,750 964,000 668,000  816,250 3,805,000 -156,000 -384,000 -468,000 -387,000 -68,000 718,000 -64,750 24,000 530,000 320,000 753,000 203,000 492,000 343,000 797,000 198,000 176,000 612,000          
      income before provision for income taxes
    20,628,000 12,588,000 2,160,000 -17,732,000 -19,431,000 -6,339,000 -16,033,000 -16,095,000 -10,974,000 -2,703,000 -55,739,000 -20,091,000 -45,565,000 -12,765,000 -29,224,000 -28,431,000  -14,848,000 -7,453,000 -9,146,000 -7,653,000 -8,195,000 -10,440,000 -19,770,000 -10,284,000 -16,260,000 -15,953,000 -8,330,000 -7,452,000 -7,517,000 -10,947,000 -21,747,000 -9,613,000 -14,327,000 -14,048,000 -10,163,000 -5,827,000 -7,515,000 -12,899,000 -11,513,000 -12,026,000      
      provision for income taxes
    1,632,000 772,000 -626,000 1,668,000 1,940,000 2,476,000 959,000 1,453,000 713,000 1,493,000 530,000 819,000 585,000 1,137,000 467,000 430,000  -524,000 -885,000 368,000 -329,000 -642,000 67,000 -5,000 289,000 38,000 98,000 -8,000 11,000 204,000 17,000 21,000 5,000 -6,000 25,000 33,000 9,000 1,000 -8,000 12,000 19,000      
      net income
    18,996,000 11,816,000 2,786,000 -19,400,000 -21,371,000 -8,815,000 -16,992,000 -17,548,000 -11,687,000 -4,196,000 -56,269,000 -20,910,000 -46,150,000 -13,902,000 -29,691,000 -28,861,000 -18,493,000 -14,324,000 -6,568,000 -9,514,000 -7,324,000 -7,553,000 -10,507,000 -19,765,000 -10,573,000 -16,298,000 -16,051,000 -8,322,000 -7,463,000 -7,721,000 -10,964,000 -21,768,000 -9,618,000 -14,321,000 -14,073,000 -10,196,000 -5,836,000 -7,516,000 -12,891,000 -11,525,000 -12,045,000 -10,293,000 -14,630,000 -11,029,000 -7,447,000  
      yoy
    -188.89% -234.04% -116.40% 10.55% 82.86% 110.08% -69.80% -16.08% -74.68% -69.82% 89.52% -27.55% 149.55% -2.95% 352.06% 203.35% 152.50% 89.65% -37.49% -51.86% -30.73% -53.66% -34.54% 137.50% 41.67% 111.09% 46.40% -61.77% -22.41% -46.09% -22.09% 113.50% 64.80% 90.54% 9.17% -11.53% -51.55% -26.98% -11.89% 4.50% 61.74%      
      qoq
    60.77% 324.12% -114.36% -9.22% 142.44% -48.12% -3.17% 50.15% 178.53% -92.54% 169.10% -54.69% 231.97% -53.18% 2.88% 56.06% 29.10% 118.09% -30.96% 29.90% -3.03% -28.11% -46.84% 86.94% -35.13% 1.54% 92.87% 11.51% -3.34% -29.58% -49.63% 126.33% -32.84% 1.76% 38.02% 74.71% -22.35% -41.70% 11.85% -4.32% 17.02% -29.64% 32.65% 48.10%   
      net income margin %
    7.68% 4.95% 1.24% -9.02% -10.36% -4.41% -9.15% -9.89% -6.65% -2.52% -35.57% -13.49% -30.73% -9.67% -22.35% -21.94% -14.26% -11.86% -5.83% -9.01% -7.03% -8.05% -11.93% -23.57% -12.32% -20.31% -21.64% -11.32% -10.67% -11.98% -18.01% -36.81% -16.06% -26.27% -27.03% -20.64% -11.24% -16.21% -28.83% -26.80% -27.04% -25.81% -40.34% -32.47% -21.18%  
      net income per common share
                                                  
      basic
    330 -170 50                                            
      diluted
    330 -170 50                                            
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                  
      basic
    56,885,568,000  56,347,994,000                                            
      diluted
    58,441,679,000  58,184,796,000                                            
      net loss per common share:
                                                  
      basic and diluted
       -350 -380 -150 -310 -320 -210 -80 -1,040 -390 -860 -260 -560 -550 -350 -280 -130 -190 -150 -150 -220 -410 -220 -350 -340 -180 -170 -170 -250 -500 -220 -340 -340 -250 -140 -180 -320 -280 -300 -260 -370 -280   
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
     56,272,517,000  56,076,723,000 56,157,533,000 55,355,381,000 55,581,841,000 55,177,162,000 54,915,852,000 54,099,757,000 54,256,941,000 54,009,963,000 53,690,242,000 52,954,079,000 53,081,564,000 52,850,470,000 52,596,228,000 51,126,510,000 51,441,688,000 51,065,867,000 50,244,120,000 48,448,166,000 48,840,131,000 48,171,552,000 47,545,703,000 46,302,656,000 46,731,663,000 46,166,660,000 45,229,279,000 43,640,408,000 43,973,428,000 43,234,655,000 42,858,756,000 41,618,838,000 41,815,139,000 41,429,691,000 41,108,611,000 40,671,133,000 40,762,960,000 40,593,908,000 40,451,668,000 39,852,624,000 39,980,308,000 39,627,842,000 39,593,700,000  
      other expense
         -77,250 -350,000      -940,000    -165,000                              
      loss before benefit for income taxes
                    -18,580,000                              
      benefit for income taxes
                    -87,000                              
      other income and (expense)
                                         348,000 298,000 278,000 576,000 2,014,000 163,000 191,000 -66,000  
      loss before income tax benefit
                                             -8,278,750 -14,661,000    
      income tax benefit
                                             -2,250 -31,000  -84,000  
      loss before income tax expense
                                               -10,923,000   
      income tax expense
                                               106,000   
      income before income tax benefit
                                                -7,531,000  
      net income per common share:
                                                  
      basic and diluted
                                                -190  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                    
        current assets
                                                    
        cash and cash equivalents
      334,260,000 338,769,000 315,914,000 284,253,000 242,024,000 301,835,000 248,239,000 267,897,000 296,066,000 256,100,000 404,885,000 198,939,000 195,485,000 240,197,000 229,497,000 226,253,000 303,076,000 300,386,000 291,125,000 322,194,000 331,173,000 322,831,000 426,132,000 402,121,000 393,434,000 381,742,000 389,124,000 94,713,000 78,736,000 77,584,000 71,843,000 57,495,000 65,256,000 60,333,000 62,718,000 59,986,000 52,204,000 51,281,000 42,842,000 39,885,000 43,226,000 58,750,000 69,094,000 86,432,000 89,893,000 101,131,000 
        marketable securities
      529,116,000 552,852,000 540,877,000 529,456,000 525,000,000 514,585,000 528,115,000 472,956,000 542,281,000 557,622,000 377,533,000 267,312,000 244,338,000 190,595,000 203,511,000 202,712,000 220,457,000 230,060,000 231,224,000 229,419,000 209,446,000 207,207,000 97,750,000 106,451,000 102,589,000 106,214,000 95,644,000 42,855,000 35,668,000 20,764,000 25,145,000 23,216,000 15,801,000 16,364,000 15,033,000 12,877,000 12,498,000 11,435,000 10,995,000 11,044,000 12,665,000 17,420,000 12,659,000    
        accounts receivable
      138,109,000 168,984,000 144,433,000 121,564,000 118,620,000 148,433,000 137,921,000 121,359,000 87,898,000 125,193,000 98,861,000 84,272,000 77,151,000 106,316,000 82,278,000 75,607,000 70,133,000 76,848,000 64,099,000 65,908,000 53,754,000 68,922,000 55,571,000 41,470,000 45,522,000 60,228,000 43,590,000 47,206,000 50,560,000 65,107,000 40,697,000 39,088,000 39,202,000 28,800,000 24,283,000 22,733,000 19,580,000 22,535,000 22,353,000 18,260,000 16,470,000 15,647,000 12,133,000 12,452,000 11,913,000 11,120,000 
        deferred costs
      64,793,000 62,619,000 55,282,000 53,250,000 51,184,000 50,914,000 44,726,000 41,994,000 37,822,000 39,023,000 36,953,000 38,471,000 39,668,000 38,350,000 35,043,000 29,992,000 31,816,000 31,152,000    21,923,000                         
        other receivables
      7,925,000 10,383,000 10,140,000 9,441,000 9,308,000 10,276,000 8,646,000 6,877,000 7,162,000 7,367,000 7,017,000 5,472,000 5,086,000 6,674,000 3,449,000 2,949,000 3,359,000 3,538,000 3,354,000 2,750,000 3,314,000 3,155,000 2,417,000 2,630,000 2,683,000 2,432,000 1,651,000 1,236,000 1,395,000 1,181,000 1,392,000 801,000 949,000 975,000 1,109,000 1,573,000 705,000 1,545,000 1,261,000 897,000 1,042,000 818,000 951,000 907,000 482,000 295,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
      33,939,000 28,778,000 25,622,000 25,184,000 28,161,000 22,199,000 21,055,000 21,307,000 25,771,000 23,631,000 21,902,000 25,419,000 23,713,000 17,957,000 14,098,000 17,776,000 16,217,000 15,108,000 13,092,000 12,045,000 12,758,000 9,047,000 9,587,000 9,349,000 8,452,000 6,508,000    4,417,000                 
        total current assets
      1,108,142,000 1,162,385,000 1,092,268,000 1,023,148,000 974,297,000 1,048,242,000 988,702,000 932,390,000 997,000,000 1,008,936,000 947,151,000 619,885,000 585,441,000 600,089,000 567,876,000 555,289,000 645,058,000 657,092,000 630,915,000 658,962,000 633,369,000 633,085,000 609,376,000 577,671,000 565,234,000 571,232,000 550,897,000 205,353,000 183,515,000 177,231,000 150,691,000 133,673,000 131,269,000 115,292,000 111,649,000 110,606,000 95,434,000 98,042,000 84,057,000 76,973,000 78,849,000 97,878,000 99,072,000 103,593,000 106,065,000 116,541,000 
        property and equipment
      19,832,000 20,546,000 20,338,000 21,185,000 21,485,000 21,825,000 21,757,000 22,268,000 23,295,000 24,282,000 25,102,000 25,380,000 26,049,000 27,096,000 27,133,000 27,331,000 28,091,000 28,821,000 28,490,000 28,922,000 28,961,000 29,365,000 38,231,000 38,913,000 39,231,000 39,745,000 40,292,000 41,046,000 41,049,000 41,468,000 39,759,000 39,338,000 39,801,000 40,444,000 41,300,000 41,138,000 41,949,000 42,590,000 43,287,000 43,619,000 43,747,000 44,410,000 45,754,000 46,226,000 46,838,000 46,265,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      10,577,000 13,986,000 10,323,000 11,664,000 12,341,000 11,786,000 9,485,000 10,535,000 11,254,000 12,642,000 10,228,000 11,493,000 12,714,000 13,932,000 14,414,000 15,049,000 16,460,000 17,760,000 14,536,000 15,558,000 16,501,000 15,844,000 16,631,000 17,534,000 18,358,000 15,352,000 15,917,000 16,510,000 17,057,000                  
        deferred costs, non-current
      53,958,000 59,767,000 51,816,000 51,476,000 51,456,000 54,858,000 43,557,000 40,169,000 32,848,000 33,346,000 28,816,000 30,810,000 30,819,000 33,682,000 30,258,000 34,826,000 30,879,000 33,091,000    23,421,000                         
        goodwill
      204,174,000 206,164,000 205,955,000 206,007,000 199,724,000 196,844,000 202,133,000 199,202,000 110,317,000 112,097,000 108,851,000 111,154,000 110,997,000 109,740,000 103,091,000 109,040,000 34,556,000 34,556,000 34,279,000                            
        intangible assets
      21,511,000 22,270,000 23,533,000 25,215,000 26,031,000 27,389,000 30,278,000 31,533,000 21,154,000 22,892,000 23,585,000 25,643,000 27,111,000 28,234,000 27,828,000 30,162,000 9,677,000 10,434,000 8,193,000 1,516,000 1,560,000 1,583,000 1,633,000 1,622,000 1,639,000 1,651,000 1,795,000 1,832,000 1,322,000 1,266,000 1,216,000 1,196,000 1,158,000 1,118,000 1,088,000 1,056,000 1,021,000 1,012,000 995,000 978,000 936,000 896,000 868,000 812,000 625,000 549,000 
        other assets
      7,184,000 8,453,000 7,078,000 7,047,000 8,300,000 7,525,000 6,174,000 6,592,000 6,036,000 4,665,000 5,395,000 6,430,000 6,943,000 6,847,000 6,037,000 5,061,000 5,162,000 5,005,000 4,568,000 5,127,000 4,610,000 3,708,000 4,059,000 4,120,000 3,503,000 3,439,000 3,920,000 1,982,000 2,042,000 577,000 1,414,000 1,025,000 920,000 861,000 1,553,000 1,393,000 1,418,000 1,499,000 1,583,000 1,126,000 774,000 711,000 626,000 699,000 736,000 795,000 
        total assets
      1,425,378,000 1,493,571,000 1,411,311,000 1,345,742,000 1,293,634,000 1,368,469,000 1,302,086,000 1,242,689,000 1,201,904,000 1,218,860,000 1,149,128,000 830,795,000 800,074,000 819,620,000 776,637,000 776,758,000 769,883,000 786,759,000 750,215,000 738,882,000 708,423,000 707,006,000 687,502,000 654,727,000 643,716,000 646,396,000 626,761,000 279,982,000 256,281,000 231,111,000 200,448,000 181,694,000 178,637,000 157,715,000 155,590,000 154,193,000 139,822,000 143,143,000 129,922,000 122,696,000 124,306,000 143,895,000 146,320,000 151,330,000 154,264,000 164,551,000 
        workiva inc. condensed consolidated balance sheets
                                                    
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                    
        current liabilities
                                                    
        accounts payable
      10,665,000 8,932,000 11,010,000 10,905,000 14,761,000 7,747,000 13,346,000 8,229,000 9,911,000 5,204,000 4,909,000 5,312,000 6,394,000 6,174,000 9,674,000 5,797,000 8,379,000 4,114,000 4,018,000 3,704,000 4,716,000 2,843,000 3,651,000 3,813,000 5,501,000 7,057,000 4,895,000 4,768,000 3,182,000 5,461,000 5,053,000 4,688,000 5,913,000 3,060,000 1,861,000 1,191,000 1,867,000 849,000 5,637,000 4,965,000 4,156,000 5,138,000 4,730,000 3,875,000 2,621,000 3,011,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      89,316,000 113,115,000 120,159,000 118,588,000 93,495,000 126,508,000 111,029,000 113,339,000 89,437,000 97,921,000 94,158,000 91,118,000 79,342,000 83,999,000 84,890,000 85,863,000 71,589,000 84,126,000 78,799,000 76,682,000 60,110,000 68,256,000 63,444,000 56,387,000 42,762,000 49,930,000 47,302,000 42,147,000 33,416,000 36,353,000 34,146,000 30,979,000 26,383,000 20,212,000 20,771,000 17,286,000 14,898,000 20,695,000 17,177,000 14,697,000 14,578,000 20,394,000 17,228,000 13,830,000 12,195,000 16,765,000 
        deferred revenue
      514,310,000 547,919,000 489,694,000 461,267,000 438,513,000 457,608,000 414,229,000 384,105,000 367,060,000 380,843,000 338,418,000 327,365,000 309,781,000 316,263,000 280,594,000 272,731,000 259,387,000 258,023,000 235,754,000 224,952,000 212,025,000 208,990,000 182,700,000 171,378,000 172,369,000 173,617,000 156,352,000 156,234,000 149,943,000 148,545,000 128,435,000 118,490,000 110,943,000 104,684,000 99,149,000 91,914,000 79,087,000 76,016,000 63,629,000 57,291,000 53,101,000 55,741,000 51,047,000 47,786,000 42,976,000 42,605,000 
        convertible senior notes, current
      71,140,000 71,072,000 71,004,000 70,937,000              298,661,000 296,341,000                            
        finance lease obligations
      623,000 614,000 586,000 578,000 570,000 562,000 555,000 547,000 540,000 532,000 525,000 518,000 511,000 504,000 609,000 936,000 1,257,000 1,575,000 1,776,000 1,752,000 1,728,000 1,705,000                         
        total current liabilities
      686,054,000 741,652,000 692,453,000 662,275,000 547,339,000 592,425,000 539,159,000 506,220,000 466,948,000 484,500,000 438,010,000 424,313,000 396,028,000 406,940,000 375,767,000 365,327,000 340,612,000 646,499,000 616,688,000 307,090,000 278,579,000 281,794,000 251,224,000 232,973,000 221,993,000 231,932,000 209,844,000 204,434,000 187,794,000 191,581,000 169,043,000 155,359,000 144,529,000 129,341,000 123,778,000 112,558,000 97,962,000 99,887,000 89,059,000 79,601,000 74,608,000 84,084,000 77,645,000 70,240,000 62,315,000 66,730,000 
        convertible senior notes, non-current
      696,807,000 696,263,000 695,719,000 695,175,000 765,501,000 764,891,000 764,281,000 763,672,000 763,063,000 762,455,000 761,847,000 340,907,000 340,582,000 340,257,000 339,932,000 339,608,000 339,283,000                              
        deferred revenue, non-current
      35,001,000 37,305,000 38,822,000 32,443,000 33,104,000 29,681,000 27,527,000 27,694,000 31,085,000 36,177,000 38,216,000 39,822,000 35,601,000 38,237,000 37,498,000 34,063,000 33,204,000 34,181,000 31,463,000 32,219,000 32,888,000 35,894,000 34,756,000 29,294,000 31,626,000 32,569,000 31,467,000 28,049,000 25,933,000 25,171,000 20,650,000 21,835,000 20,968,000              
        other long-term liabilities
      102,000 92,000 284,000 292,000 238,000 227,000 236,000 221,000 212,000 178,000 1,539,000 1,527,000 1,533,000 1,518,000 1,353,000 1,380,000 1,602,000 1,605,000 1,335,000 1,338,000 1,683,000 1,680,000 1,748,000 1,778,000 1,569,000 1,498,000 1,387,000 1,284,000 969,000 6,891,000 5,428,000 4,056,000 3,966,000 3,896,000 4,008,000 3,985,000 4,092,000 4,100,000 4,064,000 4,026,000 3,491,000 3,343,000 3,208,000 3,049,000 2,962,000 2,069,000 
        operating lease liabilities, non-current
      6,965,000 10,472,000 7,915,000 8,890,000 9,845,000 9,441,000 8,062,000 8,856,000 9,839,000 10,890,000 9,023,000 9,749,000 10,948,000 12,102,000 12,866,000 13,688,000 15,026,000 16,408,000 15,231,000 16,355,000 17,540,000 17,209,000 18,229,000 19,274,000 20,422,000 18,564,000 19,273,000 20,038,000 20,846,000                  
        finance lease obligations, non-current
      13,064,000 13,223,000 13,045,000 13,195,000 13,342,000 13,488,000 13,631,000 13,773,000 13,913,000 14,050,000 14,186,000 14,320,000 14,452,000 14,583,000 14,711,000 14,838,000 14,963,000 15,087,000 15,320,000 15,774,000 16,221,000 16,662,000                         
        total liabilities
      1,437,993,000 1,499,007,000 1,448,238,000 1,412,270,000 1,369,369,000 1,410,153,000 1,352,896,000 1,320,436,000 1,285,060,000 1,308,250,000 1,262,821,000 830,638,000 799,144,000 813,637,000 782,127,000 768,904,000 744,690,000 713,780,000 680,037,000 666,816,000 638,667,000 642,729,000 608,004,000 583,504,000 573,944,000 581,053,000 556,627,000 270,355,000 252,425,000 240,851,000 212,735,000 199,358,000 187,855,000 174,649,000 170,062,000 160,321,000 144,806,000 146,268,000 129,494,000 113,875,000 107,745,000 118,176,000 114,166,000 108,753,000 103,632,000 108,732,000 
        stockholders’ deficit
                                                    
        class a common stock, 0.001 par value per share...
      53,000 53,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 51,000 51,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 49,000 49,000 49,000 48,000 48,000 47,000 45,000 43,000 42,000 41,000 40,000 39,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 37,000 36,000 34,000 34,000 33,000 33,000 32,000 31,000 31,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 28,000 28,000  
        class b common stock, 0.001 par value per share...
      4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000  
        preferred stock, 0.001 par value per share...
                                                    
        additional paid-in-capital
      699,649,000 720,923,000 701,895,000 675,076,000 655,377,000 672,363,000 645,083,000 608,804,000 584,752,000 562,942,000 541,093,000 595,693,000 575,549,000 537,732,000 522,336,000 498,115,000 479,867,000 525,646,000 508,025,000 503,350,000 491,549,000 478,698,000 474,969,000 456,007,000 435,181,000 420,170,000 408,656,000 332,161,000 318,151,000 297,145,000 286,888,000 270,560,000 257,297,000 248,289,000 236,386,000 230,568,000 221,463,000 217,454,000 213,532,000 209,022,000 205,284,000 202,371,000 198,499,000 194,356,000 191,358,000  
        accumulated deficit
      -714,856,000 -733,852,000 -745,668,000 -748,454,000 -729,054,000 -707,683,000 -698,868,000 -681,876,000 -664,328,000 -652,641,000 -648,445,000 -592,176,000 -571,266,000 -525,116,000 -511,214,000 -481,523,000 -452,662,000 -452,430,000 -438,106,000 -431,538,000 -422,024,000 -414,700,000 -396,006,000 -385,499,000 -365,734,000 -355,161,000 -338,863,000 -322,812,000 -314,490,000 -307,027,000 -299,306,000 -288,342,000 -266,574,000 -265,337,000 -251,016,000 -236,943,000 -226,747,000 -220,911,000 -213,395,000 -200,504,000 -188,979,000 -176,934,000 -166,641,000 -152,011,000 -140,982,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      2,535,000 7,436,000 6,790,000 6,794,000  -6,420,000 2,919,000 -4,730,000 -3,635,000 255,000        -288,000 208,000 204,000 181,000 230,000 487,000 668,000 278,000 287,000 294,000 232,000 150,000 98,000 87,000 75,000 16,000 72,000 116,000 205,000 259,000 291,000 250,000 262,000 215,000 241,000 255,000 192,000 216,000  
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -12,615,000 -5,436,000 -36,927,000 -66,528,000 -75,735,000 -41,684,000 -50,810,000 -77,747,000 -83,156,000                     -9,740,000 -12,287,000 -17,664,000 -9,218,000 -16,934,000 -14,472,000 -6,128,000 -4,984,000          
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
      1,425,378,000 1,493,571,000 1,411,311,000 1,345,742,000 1,293,634,000 1,368,469,000 1,302,086,000 1,242,689,000 1,201,904,000                     231,111,000 200,448,000 181,694,000 178,637,000 157,715,000 155,590,000 154,193,000 139,822,000          
        workiva inc. consolidated balance sheets
                                                    
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
          -2,114,000      -6,395,000 -3,414,000 -3,406,000 -6,686,000 -16,665,000 -8,790,000 -2,064,000                              
        liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                    
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                    
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
               -89,390,000 -113,693,000    -5,490,000                       -3,125,000         
        total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
               1,218,860,000 1,149,128,000    776,637,000                       143,143,000         
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                    
        stockholders’ equity
                                                    
        total stockholders’ equity
                 157,000 930,000 5,983,000  7,854,000 25,193,000 72,979,000 70,178,000 72,066,000 69,756,000 64,277,000 79,498,000 71,223,000 69,772,000 65,343,000 70,134,000 9,627,000 3,856,000          428,000 8,821,000 16,561,000 25,719,000 32,154,000 42,577,000 50,632,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                 830,795,000 800,074,000 819,620,000  776,758,000 769,883,000 786,759,000 750,215,000 738,882,000 708,423,000 707,006,000 687,502,000 654,727,000 643,716,000 646,396,000 626,761,000 279,982,000 256,281,000          129,922,000 122,696,000 124,306,000 143,895,000 146,320,000 151,330,000 154,264,000  
        deferred commissions
                        28,021,000 26,646,000 22,924,000  17,919,000 15,650,000 12,554,000 14,108,000 12,740,000 11,380,000 9,500,000 8,178,000 5,887,000 4,844,000 3,845,000 2,376,000 2,208,000 2,021,000 1,867,000 1,864,000 1,634,000 1,500,000 1,383,000 1,368,000 953,000 738,000 706,000 852,000 
        deferred commissions, non-current
                        29,234,000 28,797,000 23,422,000  17,572,000 14,867,000 15,751,000 14,977,000 13,940,000 13,259,000 11,296,000 10,569,000 7,368,000 6,462,000 5,489,000              
        convertible senior notes
                         294,040,000 291,756,000 289,490,000 287,242,000 285,011,000 282,798,000 280,601,000 278,422,000                    
        current portion of financing obligations
                            1,429,000 1,395,000 1,361,000 1,328,000 1,295,000 1,285,000 1,253,000                  
        financing obligations, non-current
                            14,805,000 15,174,000 15,536,000 15,889,000 16,234,000 16,550,000 16,883,000                  
        prepaid expenses
                                8,148,000 7,963,000 7,656,000  5,727,000 8,229,000 6,216,000 6,444,000 6,298,000 11,416,000 8,580,000 9,382,000         
        current portion of capital lease and financing obligations
                                   1,222,000 1,181,000 1,160,000 1,161,000 1,168,000 1,184,000 1,242,000 1,258,000 1,285,000 1,432,000 1,625,000 1,732,000 1,808,000 1,985,000 2,072,000 1,961,000 1,941,000 
        capital lease and financing obligations
                                   17,208,000 17,533,000 17,841,000 18,134,000 18,425,000 18,709,000 18,999,000 19,473,000 19,743,000 20,013,000 20,358,000 20,727,000 21,083,000 21,505,000 21,982,000 22,233,000 22,747,000 
        deferred government grant obligation
                                    228,000 42,000 129,000 217,000 813,000 904,000 832,000 1,022,000 1,164,000 1,003,000 1,023,000 985,000 2,637,000 2,642,000 2,503,000 2,324,000 
        workiva inc.
                                                    
        consolidated balance sheets
                                                    
        current portion of long-term debt
                                         21,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 35,000 59,000 84,000 
        long-term debt
                                         32,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 53,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 73,000 91,000 91,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                            4,972,000 5,387,000 4,063,000 3,875,000 3,282,000 3,064,000 2,998,000 3,143,000 
        restricted cash
                                                  73,000 401,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                    
        restricted marketable securities
                                                    
        liabilities, stockholders’ equity and members’ deficit
                                                    
        construction liability
                                                    
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 
                                                     
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                     
          net income
        18,996,000                                            -7,447,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                     
          depreciation and amortization
        2,516,000 8,303,000 -262,000 56,000 2,893,000 7,997,000 442,000 42,000 2,522,000 8,454,000 -181,000 67,000 2,800,000 7,531,000 -44,000 766,000 1,959,000 3,815,000 332,000 43,000 1,054,000 3,136,000 29,000 -11,000 1,142,000 3,102,000 87,000 68,000 903,000 2,648,000 257,000 4,000 872,000 2,692,000 -13,000 -24,000 891,000 2,876,000 -31,000 -22,000 997,000 3,352,000 -69,000 -42,000 1,169,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        28,607,000 92,699,000 1,779,000 579,000 27,888,000 74,680,000 2,068,000 2,395,000 23,007,000 79,388,000 -1,233,000 -17,432,000 38,042,000 50,363,000 1,850,000 3,138,000 15,309,000 35,946,000 1,635,000 -571,000 11,623,000 35,170,000 -4,293,000 4,958,000 9,936,000 26,561,000 710,000 320,000 8,193,000 23,892,000 -3,516,000 4,560,000 5,905,000 14,812,000 267,000 258,000 4,139,000 10,577,000 168,000 112,000 3,390,000 7,918,000 462,000 446,000 2,174,000 
          (recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts
        -118,000        -123,000            -118,000     12,000   -187,000     174,000            
          accretion of premiums and discounts on marketable securities
        -801,000 -4,025,000 271,000 305,000 -1,695,000                                         
          amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
        612,000 1,833,000 1,000 610,000 1,827,000            6,870,000 17,000 18,000 2,266,000 6,658,000 18,000 16,000 2,197,000 2,179,000                    
          gain on lease modification
        -307,000                                             
          deferred income tax
        -269,000 -398,000 15,000 51,000 -64,000 -628,000 -5,000 299,000 -295,000 -21,000 17,000 -10,000 481,000 -6,000 274,000 -211,000 -1,043,000 -1,292,000 708,000 -346,000  194,000   -44,000 7,000 -10,000 -18,000 -5,000        -37,000 17,000       
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                     
          accounts receivable
        30,156,000 5,775,000 -22,746,000 -31,140,000 30,636,000 -9,165,000 18,080,000 -70,214,000 36,947,000 -3,084,000 -8,348,000 -36,249,000 29,363,000 -20,966,000 -3,083,000 -11,425,000 6,581,000 -9,757,000 14,180,000 -27,371,000 15,265,000 5,279,000 -17,154,000 -10,418,000 14,265,000 1,587,000 446,000 -11,685,000 14,818,000 -18,525,000 -1,455,000 -6,778,000 6,542,000 -4,789,000 2,471,000 -5,914,000 2,686,000 -3,092,000 -2,165,000 -963,000 -881,000 -5,127,000 631,000 327,000 -911,000 
          deferred costs
        2,878,000 -11,015,000 -2,705,000 -4,105,000 4,093,000 -29,531,000 6,653,000 -13,004,000 1,405,000 -2,839,000 1,754,000 -408,000 1,770,000 -7,124,000 1,362,000 -4,178,000 1,444,000                             
          operating lease right-of-use assets
        1,260,000 4,206,000 53,000 48,000 1,329,000                                         
          other receivables
        2,439,000 706,000 -655,000 -1,053,000 994,000 2,861,000 -6,092,000 4,153,000 194,000 -620,000 -1,175,000 -476,000 95,000 -1,128,000 -912,000 205,000 180,000 237,000 -1,213,000 746,000 -161,000 -904,000 166,000 311,000 -253,000 -833,000 -578,000 375,000 -214,000 386,000 -739,000 121,000 27,000 109,000 1,333,000 -1,705,000 840,000 -367,000 -507,000 366,000 -224,000 -479,000 380,000 -236,000 -188,000 
          prepaid expenses and other
        -5,221,000 -5,624,000 -3,650,000 8,844,000 -5,653,000 1,109,000 -4,349,000 6,966,000 -2,273,000 -8,475,000 5,157,000 4,027,000 -5,732,000 -6,506,000 5,184,000 -459,000 -1,132,000 -5,498,000 -1,746,000 4,469,000 -3,747,000 -2,281,000 679,000 1,065,000 -1,955,000 -1,893,000 119,000 2,926,000 -3,236,000 -481,000 4,521,000 -2,251,000 231,000  7,953,000 -3,634,000 804,000  1,742,000 -1,141,000 -186,000 -516,000 -153,000 -209,000 144,000 
          other assets
        1,233,000 -309,000 -1,433,000 2,034,000 -648,000 -2,749,000 1,029,000 525,000 -1,090,000 1,187,000 533,000 584,000 -74,000 -1,301,000 -1,152,000 -11,000 23,000 -708,000 -404,000 463,000 -573,000 -298,000 692,000 -535,000 -74,000 -917,000 -1,001,000 1,522,000 -1,464,000 665,000 -279,000 -52,000 -58,000 705,000 -123,000 59,000 -23,000 -199,000 -132,000 -260,000 -63,000 9,000 34,000 -18,000 56,000 
          accounts payable
        1,971,000 582,000 3,824,000 -10,406,000 6,651,000 -2,389,000 6,672,000 -6,610,000 4,726,000 -616,000 702,000 -1,295,000 207,000 -1,493,000 6,231,000 -6,664,000 4,364,000 494,000 1,650,000 -3,080,000 1,908,000 -3,925,000 1,511,000 -310,000 -1,382,000 1,637,000 -690,000 2,768,000 -1,562,000 1,083,000 1,910,000 -3,971,000 2,677,000 1,537,000 1,347,000 -1,695,000 1,017,000 -4,209,000 -518,000 1,493,000 -696,000 1,474,000 -405,000 1,105,000 157,000 
          deferred revenue
        -33,255,000 52,848,000 20,431,000 33,862,000 -18,438,000 47,234,000 13,527,000 30,605,000 -17,526,000 48,992,000 -9,940,000 31,015,000 -9,955,000 46,882,000 1,583,000 12,586,000 606,000 37,470,000 -1,951,000 11,721,000 179,000 21,297,000 19,822,000 -2,412,000 -1,228,000 28,209,000 -4,465,000 6,308,000 1,987,000 31,514,000 -117,000 11,092,000 -2,345,000 23,463,000 -8,494,000 10,302,000 4,096,000 20,983,000 7,829,000 8,614,000 -3,215,000 5,611,000 -828,000 3,186,000 -672,000 
          operating lease liabilities
        -1,167,000 -3,148,000 114,000 -256,000 -831,000                                         
          accrued expenses and other liabilities
        -23,054,000 -19,290,000 -21,794,000 57,247,000 -33,764,000 23,747,000 -20,342,000 25,342,000 -8,261,000 7,814,000 -8,161,000 16,509,000 -4,880,000 -934,000 -13,911,000 25,869,000 -12,481,000 12,508,000 -13,962,000 24,080,000 -7,957,000 9,971,000 -6,916,000 21,758,000 -8,023,000 6,822,000 -3,563,000 13,507,000 -4,541,000 5,617,000 -1,373,000 5,397,000 -755,000 -4,232,000 1,220,000 8,065,000 -5,811,000 -1,806,000 1,963,000 6,316,000 -5,869,000 1,812,000 1,532,000 5,938,000 -3,892,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        26,476,000 93,915,000 -4,156,000 57,669,000 -7,358,000 68,800,000 18,920,000 -24,858,000 24,844,000 55,884,000 -10,988,000 20,416,000 5,563,000 6,479,000 -3,829,000 9,621,000 -937,000 33,531,000 3,553,000 1,257,000 11,503,000 25,444,000 686,000 2,364,000 4,749,000 25,869,000 -14,066,000 13,644,000 5,119,000 -1,182,000 10,128,000 -4,329,000 1,783,000 334,000 1,204,000 1,402,000 2,580,000 -13,162,000 6,829,000 15,042,000 -19,078,000 -16,874,000 -2,110,000 6,621,000 -9,229,000 
          capital expenditures
         -1,984,000 904,000 -232,000 -321,000 -1,120,000 -135,000 95,000 -203,000 -1,229,000 -256,000 -441,000  -2,435,000 -352,000 -139,000 -270,000 -2,763,000 40,000 38,000 -849,000 -1,494,000 317,000 -8,000 -688,000 -2,441,000 -209,000 1,289,000  583,000 -462,000 -122,000 166,000 -201,000 -961,000 95,000  -1,810,000 929,000 -168,000 -347,000 -1,214,000 -470,000 712,000 -871,000 
          free cash flows
         91,931,000 -3,252,000 57,437,000 -7,679,000 67,680,000 18,785,000 -24,763,000 24,641,000 54,655,000 -11,244,000 19,975,000  4,044,000 -4,181,000 9,482,000 -1,207,000 30,768,000 3,593,000 1,295,000 10,654,000 23,950,000 1,003,000 2,356,000 4,061,000 23,428,000 -14,275,000 14,933,000  -599,000 9,666,000 -4,451,000 1,949,000 133,000 243,000 1,497,000  -14,972,000 7,758,000 14,874,000 -19,425,000 -18,088,000 -2,580,000 7,333,000 -10,100,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                     
          purchase of property and equipment
        -728,000 -1,984,000 904,000 -232,000 -763,000 -1,120,000 -135,000 95,000 -203,000 -1,229,000 -256,000 -441,000 -198,000 -2,435,000 -352,000 -139,000 -532,000 -2,763,000 40,000 38,000 -849,000 -1,494,000 317,000 -8,000 -688,000 -2,441,000 -209,000 1,289,000 -1,743,000 -599,000 -313,000 -201,000 -9,000 -201,000 -961,000 95,000 -121,000 -1,810,000 506,000 -185,000 -412,000 -1,214,000 -470,000 712,000 -871,000 
          purchase of marketable securities
        -91,501,000 -318,171,000 -4,336,000 -20,000 -102,965,000 -243,713,000 -123,536,000 81,581,000 -116,567,000 -428,315,000 -93,785,000 74,611,000 -125,815,000 -89,136,000 -17,820,000 10,350,000 -34,148,000 -121,857,000 3,004,000 -7,562,000 -43,655,000 -167,946,000 8,477,000 4,375,000 -20,832,000 -57,816,000 -36,187,000 3,593,000 -22,155,000 -18,218,000 4,842,000   -9,352,000 -2,758,000 1,832,000 -4,091,000     -8,377,000    
          maturities of marketable securities
        114,350,000 293,123,000 -2,388,000 5,124,000 94,614,000 343,030,000 1,893,000 -22,540,000 129,640,000 116,452,000 28,906,000 -23,905,000 31,905,000 110,494,000 -465,000 14,286,000 26,250,000 97,580,000 15,373,000 -10,380,000 40,586,000 46,622,000 3,238,000 87,000 12,975,000 25,340,000 -10,000,000 4,110,000 7,390,000 15,800,000 700,000 3,400,000 500,000 6,451,000 980,000 -1,151,000 3,001,000         
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -750,000     -98,279,000 98,467,000                                       
          purchase of intangible assets
        -26,000 -346,000 -4,000 -22,000 -19,000 -147,000 -3,000 -10,000 -31,000 -187,000 -8,000 39,000 -79,000 -98,000 -56,000 34,000 -40,000 -155,000 -12,000 19,000 -71,000 -194,000 -28,000 3,000 -77,000 -683,000 526,000 -493,000 -84,000 -205,000 18,000 -64,000 -142,000 3,000 -27,000 -31,000 -152,000 21,000 -4,000 -55,000 -320,000 129,000 -112,000 -83,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        21,345,000 -24,845,000 -5,824,000 4,850,000 -9,133,000 4,380,000 -23,314,000 -43,763,000 17,448,000 -248,227,000 -86,482,000 27,930,000 -50,474,000 -65,380,000 80,493,000 -89,636,000 6,511,000 -30,095,000 -16,162,000 -18,385,000 -3,989,000 -111,589,000 12,004,000 -6,966,000 2,801,000 -35,600,000 -46,372,000 8,499,000 -16,592,000 -3,222,000 5,247,000 -8,084,000 427,000 -3,244,000 -2,736,000 749,000 -1,242,000 3,934,000 -1,075,000 -3,380,000 4,326,000 -6,402,000 -13,021,000 600,000 -954,000 
          workiva inc.condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                     
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                     
          proceeds from option exercises
        729,000 5,780,000 -1,363,000 1,172,000 631,000 1,636,000 2,983,000 -12,000 302,000 3,352,000 373,000 -710,000 1,457,000 2,648,000 -520,000 320,000 825,000 13,426,000 1,694,000 -2,658,000 4,138,000 14,394,000 -1,869,000 3,870,000 2,794,000 18,212,000 442,000 -5,557,000 11,055,000 9,128,000 4,216,000 243,000 3,075,000 11,331,000 -3,555,000 3,903,000 806,000 757,000 604,000 -48,000 284,000 1,182,000 709,000 273,000 80,000 
          taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards
        -8,662,000 -22,645,000 540,000 12,353,000 -12,922,000 -10,285,000 467,000 6,971,000 -8,611,000 -8,475,000 228,000 6,016,000 -7,228,000 -11,803,000 606,000 7,226,000 -8,570,000 -11,335,000 -15,078,000 6,415,000 -7,146,000   647,000 -1,379,000    -390,000   823,000 -1,342,000    -936,000    -761,000     
          proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan
        8,052,000 7,535,000   7,535,000 7,113,000   7,113,000 5,546,000   5,546,000 5,218,000   5,218,000 4,237,000   4,237,000 3,660,000   3,660,000 2,149,000   2,149,000 1,370,000   1,370,000             
          repurchases of class a common stock
        -50,000,000 -61,627,000 1,000 30,116,000 -40,118,000                                         
          principal payments on finance lease obligations
        -150,000 -419,000 -2,000 -1,000 -138,000 -398,000 -2,000 -3,000 -129,000 -378,000 -2,000 -1,000 -124,000 -1,121,000 -8,000 -4,000 -442,000 -1,275,000 -6,000 -7,000 -417,000                         
          net cash from financing activities
        -50,031,000 -71,376,000 5,339,000 36,105,000 -45,012,000 -1,934,000 10,157,000 -157,000 -1,325,000 45,000 301,810,000 -241,000 -349,000 -5,058,000 4,116,000 2,324,000 -2,969,000 5,053,000 -8,766,000 -487,000 812,000 3,091,000 2,423,000 849,000 4,755,000 19,064,000 339,109,000 -7,323,000 12,520,000 7,783,000 6,566,000 -278,000 2,805,000 9,140,000 -3,529,000 4,638,000 -427,000 -1,197,000 593,000 435,000 -726,000 -1,860,000 1,238,000 603,000 -1,083,000 
          effect of foreign exchange rates on cash
        -2,299,000 7,776,000 -5,927,000 3,219,000 1,889,000 -5,959,000 2,748,000 749,000 -1,107,000 2,876,000 -1,848,000 61,000 548,000 526,000 -713,000 -1,822,000 85,000 135,000 -715,000 294,000 16,000 132,000 211,000 748,000 -613,000 414,000 -237,000 5,000 105,000 -476,000 168,000 7,000 -92,000 90,000 11,000 70,000 12,000 -1,000 -49,000 86,000 -46,000 93,000 16,000 -47,000 28,000 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        -4,509,000                                             
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
        339,481,000  42,229,000 -59,614,000 302,350,000                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
        334,972,000  31,661,000 42,229,000 242,736,000                                         
          supplemental cash flow disclosure
                                                     
          cash paid for interest
        4,976,000  4,786,000 -4,790,000 4,979,000  4,786,000 -4,709,000 4,906,000  1,956,000 -1,942,000 2,146,000 2,590,000 1,934,000 -1,947,000 2,165,000 2,660,000 1,935,000 -1,946,000 2,188,000 2,752,000 1,933,000 -1,938,000 2,320,000 1,284,000 -14,000 -42,000 464,000 1,298,000 1,000 2,000 433,000 1,180,000 -1,000 150,000 298,000 1,235,000 130,000 148,000 322,000 1,560,000 -8,000 73,000 423,000 
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
        1,923,000  -1,797,000 -548,000 3,029,000  -794,000 1,229,000 952,000  -594,000 875,000 323,000 1,204,000 -213,000 248,000 190,000 -77,000 -50,000 66,000 20,000 595,000 -143,000 68,000 159,000 291,000 52,000 -205,000 233,000   52,000 2,000 40,000 -25,000 13,000 14,000 73,000 -66,000 32,000 8,000     
          noncash investing and financing activities
                                                     
          purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid
            442,000            262,000             1,182,000 -149,000 79,000 175,000      423,000 17,000 65,000     
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        334,260,000  31,661,000 42,229,000 242,024,000  -19,658,000 -28,169,000 296,066,000  205,946,000 3,454,000 195,485,000  3,244,000 -76,823,000 303,076,000  -31,069,000 -8,979,000 331,173,000  24,011,000 8,687,000 393,434,000  294,411,000 15,977,000 78,736,000  14,348,000 -7,761,000 65,256,000  2,732,000 7,782,000 52,204,000  2,957,000 -3,341,000 43,226,000  -17,338,000 -3,461,000 89,893,000 
          restricted cash included within prepaid expenses and other at end of period
        712,000  712,000  515,000                                     
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows
        334,972,000  31,661,000 42,229,000 242,736,000  -19,658,000 -28,169,000 296,581,000                                     
          net loss
           1,971,000 -21,371,000 -38,050,000 556,000 -5,861,000 -11,687,000 -71,256,000 -35,359,000 25,240,000 -46,150,000 -61,256,000 -830,000 -10,368,000 -18,493,000 -31,162,000 2,946,000 -2,190,000 -7,324,000 -37,891,000 9,258,000 -9,192,000 -10,573,000 -32,083,000 -7,729,000 -859,000 -7,463,000 -39,107,000 10,804,000 -12,150,000 -9,618,000 -30,353,000 -3,877,000 -4,360,000 -5,836,000 -31,086,000 -1,366,000 520,000 -12,045,000 -28,769,000 -3,601,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities
                                                     
          induced conversion expense
                                                    
          realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities
                   -414,000 561,000                             -6,000    
          sale of marketable securities
                4,609,000   -22,374,000 43,713,000    14,981,000        11,423,000              -2,389,000 4,793,000 3,509,000    
          workiva inc. consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                     
          proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs
                                                   
          payments for repurchase of convertible senior notes
                                                    
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
         5,470,000 -10,568,000 101,843,000 -59,614,000 65,287,000                                        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                     
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year
                                                     
          provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts
            12,000  37,000      106,000 65,000 71,000          40,000     422,000                
          workiva inc.consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                     
          workiva inc. condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                     
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                       95,000 44,000   -140,000 286,000   -74,000 122,000     
          amortization of premiums and discounts on marketable securities
               593,000 -3,749,000 -5,786,000 -358,000 -544,000 -1,028,000 950,000 -324,000 -207,000 660,000 2,213,000 48,000 138,000 625,000 562,000 -6,000 11,000 101,000 -2,000 38,000 58,000 -81,000 -75,000 -51,000 -33,000 18,000 77,000 -4,000 -3,000 31,000 111,000 -3,000 39,000 45,000    
          operating lease right-of-use asset
             3,926,000 38,000 -254,000 1,426,000 3,740,000 -24,000 -27,000 1,295,000 3,884,000 -38,000 6,000 1,301,000 3,212,000 8,000 33,000 944,000 2,887,000 144,000 -223,000 1,098,000 1,971,000 25,000 -112,000 668,000                 
          operating lease liability
             -2,860,000 88,000 21,000 -987,000 -3,383,000 457,000 -35,000 -1,172,000 -3,942,000 189,000 40,000 -1,342,000 -3,822,000 90,000 -126,000 -1,076,000 -3,410,000 63,000 -33,000 -1,145,000 -2,277,000 55,000 -158,000 -655,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                     
          amortization of issuance costs and debt discount
               1,000 608,000  147,000 325,000  1,000 324,000                             
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
               -68,029,000 39,860,000                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
               39,860,000 256,721,000                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
               -28,169,000 296,581,000                                     
          gain on settlement of equity securities
                                                    
          other investments
                                                    
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                  202,492,000 48,166,000 -44,712,000    2,690,000 8,624,000 -22,090,000 -17,321,000 8,342,000 -82,922,000 15,324,000 -3,005,000 11,692,000 9,747,000 278,434,000 14,825,000 1,152,000 2,903,000 22,109,000 -12,684,000 4,923,000 6,320,000 -5,050,000 6,859,000 923,000 -10,426,000    -25,043,000 -13,877,000 7,777,000 -11,238,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                  3,454,000 -44,712,000 240,197,000  -76,823,000 2,690,000 300,386,000  -8,979,000 8,342,000 322,831,000  8,687,000 11,692,000 381,742,000  15,977,000 1,152,000 77,584,000  -7,761,000 4,923,000 60,333,000  7,782,000 923,000 51,281,000  -3,341,000 -15,524,000 58,750,000  -3,461,000 -11,238,000 101,131,000 
          supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
                                                     
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                               12,183,000 -15,524,000     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                     
          allowance for tenant improvements
                               -99,000 124,000     1,039,000 1,048,000 83,000 22,000     401,000 -135,000 29,000 186,000    698,000 
          recovery of doubtful accounts
                        -29,000 -64,000                            
          deferred commissions
                          6,991,000 -7,959,000 -1,059,000  -2,652,000 -2,769,000 603,000 -8,162,000 1,727,000 -1,804,000 -2,029,000 -9,216,000 81,000 -371,000 -1,649,000 -319,000 -30,000 -147,000 -2,000 -362,000 -18,000 -105,000 -12,000 -303,000 -185,000 -177,000 145,000 
          business combinations, net of cash acquired
                                                     
          principal payments on capital lease and finance lease obligations
                                                     
          proceeds from government grants
                                                183,000     
          principal payments on financing obligations
                              -7,000 -8,000 -320,000                     
          recognition of deferred government grant obligation
                                       8,000 -108,000 -1,371,000 -9,000 340,000 -538,000 -894,000 -17,000 203,000 -433,000 -2,147,000 -30,000 -140,000 -66,000 
          repayment of other long-term debt
                                         -20,000 -33,000       -67,000 25,000 -17,000 -25,000 
          principal payments on capital lease and financing obligations
                                 -907,000 -5,000 -7,000 -294,000 -876,000 7,000 4,000 -298,000 -1,087,000 142,000 -193,000 -297,000 -1,325,000 -62,000 -44,000 -432,000 -1,760,000 -39,000 195,000 -678,000 
          deferred financing costs
                                         -10,000            
          realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities
                                               -2,000 -2,000     
          prepaid expenses
                                                     
          change in restricted cash
                                                   45,000 28,000 
          workiva inc.
                                                     
          consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                     
          payment of equity issuance costs
                                                   800,000 -1,073,000 
          changes in restricted cash
                                                    300,000 
          distributions to members
                                                     
          repayment of government grant
                                                     
          fixed assets acquired through capital lease arrangements
                                                   159,000 184,000 
          government grant recorded against property and equipment
                                                     
          payments of issuance costs on line of credit
                                                     
          accretion of discount on convertible note
                                                     
          paid-in-kind interest on convertible note
                                                     
          change in fair value of derivative liability
                                                     
          loss on early extinguishment of convertible note
                                                     
          proceeds from public offering, net of underwriters' discount and offering costs
                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of convertible notes
                                                     
          proceeds from borrowings on line of credit
                                                     
          repayment of line of credit
                                                     
          fixed assets acquired through financing obligations
                                                     
          derivative liability reclassified upon settlement of convertible notes
                                                     
          conversion of convertible notes and accrued interest into class a common stock
                                                     
          accrued distributions to members
                                                    60,000 
          initial public offering cost accruals
                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of series c preferred units
                                                     
          government loan awarded but not yet received
                                                     
          accretion of discount on convertible notes
                                                     
          proceeds from government for training reimbursement
                                                     
          government grant awards
                                                    313,000 
          realized losses on sale of available-for-sale securities
                                                     
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                    74,000 
          equity-based compensation expense
                                                     
          benefit from (recovery of) doubtful accounts
                                                     
          repayment of convertible debt
                                                     
          repayment of debt to related party
                                                     
          government loan award
                                                     
          fixed assets acquired through notes payable
                                                     
          conversion of convertible notes and accrued interest into class a common stock and series c preferred units in 2014 and 2012, respectively