Ryan Specialty Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Equity based compensation - Summary of recognized and unrecognized Equity based compensation expense (Details)

Equity based compensation - Summary of recognized and unrecognized Equity based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 17,879	$ 23,248
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	198,648
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	198,648
Other Expense [Member] \| Profit Sharing Contribution [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 0	2,580
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	1 year 1 month 6 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 7,282
IPO RSUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	4 years 3 months 18 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 52,094
Incentive RSUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	3 years
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 55,232
Reload Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	1 year 8 months 12 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 4,111
Incentive Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 1,416
Restricted Common Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	7 months 6 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 5,277
IPO RLUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	5 years 7 months 6 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 26,431
Incentive RLUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	2 years 7 months 6 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 16,370
Reload Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	2 years
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 5,104
Staking Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	5 years
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 15,964
Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	5 years
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 8,989
Director Stock Grants [Member] \| Other Expense [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 336	1,422
Stock Option Staking Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Expense Period (years)	5 years 10 months 24 days
Equity-based compensation unrecognized cost	$ 378
IPO Award [Member] \| IPO RSUs And Staking Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	4,684	6,892
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	52,472
IPO Award [Member] \| IPO RLUs And Staking Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	3,150	3,323
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	42,395
IPO Award [Member] \| Incremental Restricted Stock and Reload Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	1,254	2,085
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	7,752
IPO Award [Member] \| Incremental Restricted Common Units and Reload Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	2,094	4,145
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	8,798
Pre-IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	751	1,419
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	3,641
Pre-IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Restiricted Common Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	551	877
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	1,583
Post IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Incentive RSUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	3,636	339
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	55,232
Post IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Incentive Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	118	20
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	1,416
Post IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Incentive RLUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	956	104
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	16,370
Post IPO Incentive Awards [Member] \| Class C Incentive Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	349	$ 42
Equity-based compensation unrecognized expense	$ 8,989