Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124432515&loc=d3e3550-109257

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Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Penumbra, Inc. - Antidilutive Securities Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of earnings per share (in shares)		15	2,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of earnings per share (in shares)	2,000