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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following table sets forth the specified executive compensation for our NEOs and financial performance measures for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. For additional information regarding how we align executive compensation with Company performance, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” of this Proxy Statement.
YEAR
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL
FOR PEO ($)(1)
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID
TO PEO ($)(1)
AVERAGE
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL
FOR NON-PEO
NAMED
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS ($)(1)
AVERAGE
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID
TO NON-PEO
NAMED
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS ($)(1)
VALUE OF INITIAL FIXED $100
INVESTMENT BASED ON(2):
NET INCOME
($ MILLIONS)		COMPANY
SELECTED
MEASURE
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER
RETURN ($)
PEER GROUP
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDER
RETURN ($)
OPERATING
INCOME
($ MILLIONS)
202515,536,674 24,214,787 4,467,731 3,847,879 113 258 825.7 1,121.0 
202414,055,378 11,771,627 4,385,684 1,682,364 96 208 785.7 1,058.2 
202312,245,901 10,211,950 4,346,386 3,808,732 95 152 817.6 1,000.6 
202211,279,094 6,638,117 3,923,918 2,623,730 95 97 673.8 943.1 
202110,118,565 13,339,664 3,450,115 4,459,575 117 135 784.8 866.8 
        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote In all five years presented, Mr. Bidzos was our Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”). The non-PEO NEOs during 2025 were Messrs. Kilguss, Calys, McPherson, and Indelicarto; Mr. Calys is not included in 2021 through 2024 as he was appointed an executive officer on June 1, 2025. The non-PEO NEOs during 2024, 2023 and 2022 were Messrs. Strubbe, Kilguss, McPherson, and Indelicarto. For 2021, the non-PEO NEOs were Messrs. Strubbe, Kilguss, and Indelicarto; Mr. McPherson is not included in 2021 as he was appointed an executive officer on July 26, 2022. Equity values in the “Compensation Actually Paid” columns for the PEO and the average of the non-PEO NEOs are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, and the valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of the grant.        
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote TSR based on initial investment of $100 made at the end of 2020 and reflects cumulative change since that time. Peer group represents the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 15,536,674 $ 14,055,378 $ 12,245,901 $ 11,279,094 $ 10,118,565
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 24,214,787 11,771,627 10,211,950 6,638,117 13,339,664
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
The following table details the adjustments made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to arrive at the Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) amounts in the table above, calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL ($)		DEDUCT SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE STOCK
AWARDS ($)		ADD YEAR-END VALUE
OF UNVESTED EQUITY
GRANTED IN YEAR ($)
ADD YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE IN
VALUE OF UNVESTED
EQUITY GRANTED IN
PRIOR YEARS ($)
ADD CHANGE IN
VALUE FROM PRIOR YEAR END TO VESTING DATE OF VESTED
EQUITY GRANTED IN
PRIOR YEARS ($)
LESS VALUE OF AWARDS FORFEITED IN YEAR ($)
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID
PEO
202515,536,674 (12,999,929)17,110,240 3,260,536 1,307,266 — 24,214,787 
202414,055,378 (11,732,383)12,398,560 (2,463,415)(486,513)— 11,771,627 
202312,245,901 (9,999,781)9,675,177 (1,817,882)108,535 — 10,211,950 
202211,279,094 (8,999,846)8,657,652 (2,844,873)(1,453,910)— 6,638,117 
202110,118,565 (7,749,845)9,927,154 1,714,160 (670,370)— 13,339,664 
AVERAGE NON-PEO NEO
20254,467,731 (3,525,098)3,277,578 529,654 321,975 (1,223,961)3,847,879 
20244,385,684 (3,501,130)2,775,334 (493,722)(135,292)(1,348,510)1,682,364 
20234,346,386 (3,274,792)3,168,489 (473,958)42,607 — 3,808,732 
20223,923,918 (2,874,881)2,766,660 (756,083)(435,884)— 2,623,730 
20213,450,115 (2,399,993)3,074,268 509,712 (174,527)— 4,459,575 
        
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 4,467,731 4,385,684 4,346,386 3,923,918 3,450,115
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 3,847,879 1,682,364 3,808,732 2,623,730 4,459,575
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
The following table details the adjustments made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to arrive at the Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) amounts in the table above, calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL ($)		DEDUCT SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE STOCK
AWARDS ($)		ADD YEAR-END VALUE
OF UNVESTED EQUITY
GRANTED IN YEAR ($)
ADD YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE IN
VALUE OF UNVESTED
EQUITY GRANTED IN
PRIOR YEARS ($)
ADD CHANGE IN
VALUE FROM PRIOR YEAR END TO VESTING DATE OF VESTED
EQUITY GRANTED IN
PRIOR YEARS ($)
LESS VALUE OF AWARDS FORFEITED IN YEAR ($)
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID
PEO
202515,536,674 (12,999,929)17,110,240 3,260,536 1,307,266 — 24,214,787 
202414,055,378 (11,732,383)12,398,560 (2,463,415)(486,513)— 11,771,627 
202312,245,901 (9,999,781)9,675,177 (1,817,882)108,535 — 10,211,950 
202211,279,094 (8,999,846)8,657,652 (2,844,873)(1,453,910)— 6,638,117 
202110,118,565 (7,749,845)9,927,154 1,714,160 (670,370)— 13,339,664 
AVERAGE NON-PEO NEO
20254,467,731 (3,525,098)3,277,578 529,654 321,975 (1,223,961)3,847,879 
20244,385,684 (3,501,130)2,775,334 (493,722)(135,292)(1,348,510)1,682,364 
20234,346,386 (3,274,792)3,168,489 (473,958)42,607 — 3,808,732 
20223,923,918 (2,874,881)2,766,660 (756,083)(435,884)— 2,623,730 
20213,450,115 (2,399,993)3,074,268 509,712 (174,527)— 4,459,575 
        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
In accordance with SEC rules, the Company is providing the following charts to show the relationship between the CAP for Mr. Bidzos, our PEO, and the average CAP for our other NEOs in comparison to the TSR for Verisign, the TSR for the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, our net income and our operating income, respectively, over the 5 year timeframe:
Pay vs TSR 2025.jpg
Pay vs Net Income 2025.jpgPay vs Op Income 2025.jpg
        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
In accordance with SEC rules, the Company is providing the following charts to show the relationship between the CAP for Mr. Bidzos, our PEO, and the average CAP for our other NEOs in comparison to the TSR for Verisign, the TSR for the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, our net income and our operating income, respectively, over the 5 year timeframe:
Pay vs TSR 2025.jpg
Pay vs Net Income 2025.jpgPay vs Op Income 2025.jpg
        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
In accordance with SEC rules, the Company is providing the following charts to show the relationship between the CAP for Mr. Bidzos, our PEO, and the average CAP for our other NEOs in comparison to the TSR for Verisign, the TSR for the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index, our net income and our operating income, respectively, over the 5 year timeframe:
Pay vs TSR 2025.jpg
Pay vs Net Income 2025.jpgPay vs Op Income 2025.jpg
        
Tabular List, Table
Financial Performance Measures
The following table sets forth the most important financial performance measures that were used in determining the NEOs compensation during the last fiscal year, as further described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.
METRIC
Operating Income
CAGR of Operating Income
Revenue
Relative TSR vs. S&P 500
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 113 96 95 95 117
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 258 208 152 97 135
Net Income (Loss) $ 825,700,000 $ 785,700,000 $ 817,600,000 $ 673,800,000 $ 784,800,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 1,121,000,000 1,058,200,000 1,000,600,000 943,100,000 866,800,000
PEO Name Bidzos        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Operating Income        
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name CAGR of Operating Income        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Revenue        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Relative TSR vs. S&P 500        
PEO | Stock Awards Granted During Fiscal Year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (12,999,929) $ (11,732,383) $ (9,999,781) $ (8,999,846) $ (7,749,845)
PEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested at Year-End [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 17,110,240 12,398,560 9,675,177 8,657,652 9,927,154
PEO | Change in Fair Value of Unvested Equity Granted in Prior Years [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 3,260,536 (2,463,415) (1,817,882) (2,844,873) 1,714,160
PEO | Change in Fair Value of Vested Equity Granted in Prior Years [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,307,266 (486,513) 108,535 (1,453,910) (670,370)
PEO | Less Value of Awards Forfeited in Year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 0 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Stock Awards Granted During Fiscal Year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (3,525,098) (3,501,130) (3,274,792) (2,874,881) (2,399,993)
Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Unvested at Year-End [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 3,277,578 2,775,334 3,168,489 2,766,660 3,074,268
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Unvested Equity Granted in Prior Years [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 529,654 (493,722) (473,958) (756,083) 509,712
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Vested Equity Granted in Prior Years [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 321,975 (135,292) 42,607 (435,884) (174,527)
Non-PEO NEO | Less Value of Awards Forfeited in Year [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (1,223,961) $ (1,348,510) $ 0 $ 0 $ 0