<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xbrl
  xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance"
  xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025"
  xmlns:ffd="http://xbrl.sec.gov/ffd/2025"
  xmlns:iso4217="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217"
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <link:schemaRef
      xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/ffd/2025/ffd-2025.xsd"
      xlink:type="simple"/>
    <context id="c0">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001483934</identifier>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2026-05-08</startDate>
            <endDate>2026-05-08</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <context id="c1">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001483934</identifier>
            <segment>
                <xbrldi:typedMember dimension="ffd:OfferingAxis">
                    <dei:lineNo>1</dei:lineNo>
                </xbrldi:typedMember>
            </segment>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2026-05-08</startDate>
            <endDate>2026-05-08</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <unit id="shares">
        <measure>shares</measure>
    </unit>
    <unit id="usdPershares">
        <divide>
            <unitNumerator>
                <measure>iso4217:USD</measure>
            </unitNumerator>
            <unitDenominator>
                <measure>shares</measure>
            </unitDenominator>
        </divide>
    </unit>
    <unit id="usd">
        <measure>iso4217:USD</measure>
    </unit>
    <unit id="pure">
        <measure>pure</measure>
    </unit>
    <ffd:SubmissnTp contextRef="c0" id="ixv-134">S-8</ffd:SubmissnTp>
    <ffd:FormTp contextRef="c0" id="ixv-135">S-8</ffd:FormTp>
    <dei:EntityRegistrantName contextRef="c0" id="ixv-23">Scorpio Tankers Inc.</dei:EntityRegistrantName>
    <ffd:PrevslyPdFlg contextRef="c1" id="ixv-136">false</ffd:PrevslyPdFlg>
    <ffd:OfferingSctyTp contextRef="c1" id="ixv-137">Equity</ffd:OfferingSctyTp>
    <ffd:OfferingSctyTitl contextRef="c1" id="ixv-138">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</ffd:OfferingSctyTitl>
    <ffd:FeesOthrRuleFlg contextRef="c1" id="ixv-139">true</ffd:FeesOthrRuleFlg>
    <ffd:AmtSctiesRegd
      contextRef="c1"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-140"
      unitRef="shares">320308</ffd:AmtSctiesRegd>
    <ffd:MaxOfferingPricPerScty
      contextRef="c1"
      decimals="INF"
      id="ixv-141"
      unitRef="usdPershares">83.47</ffd:MaxOfferingPricPerScty>
    <ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric contextRef="c1" decimals="INF" id="ixv-142" unitRef="usd">26736109</ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric>
    <ffd:FeeRate contextRef="c1" decimals="INF" id="ixv-143" unitRef="pure">0.0001381</ffd:FeeRate>
    <ffd:FeeAmt contextRef="c1" decimals="2" id="ixv-144" unitRef="usd">3692.36</ffd:FeeAmt>
    <ffd:TtlOfferingAmt contextRef="c0" decimals="INF" id="ixv-145" unitRef="usd">26736109</ffd:TtlOfferingAmt>
    <ffd:TtlFeeAmt contextRef="c0" decimals="2" id="ixv-146" unitRef="usd">3692.36</ffd:TtlFeeAmt>
    <ffd:TtlOffsetAmt contextRef="c0" decimals="0" id="ixv-147" unitRef="usd">0</ffd:TtlOffsetAmt>
    <ffd:NetFeeAmt contextRef="c0" decimals="2" id="ixv-148" unitRef="usd">3692.36</ffd:NetFeeAmt>
    <ffd:OfferingNote contextRef="c1" id="ixv-95">&lt;table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"&gt; &lt;tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"&gt;&lt;td style="width: 1%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 99%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top;"&gt; &lt;td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"&gt; &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;(1)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left;"&gt; &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the registration statement to which this exhibit related also covers any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), that may be offered or become issuable under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"&gt;
   &lt;tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"&gt;&lt;td style="width: 1%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 99%;"&gt;&#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr style="vertical-align: top;"&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"&gt;
     &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"&gt;
      &lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;(2)&lt;/span&gt;
     &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left;"&gt;
     &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"&gt;
      &lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 4, 2026, a date that is within five business days prior to the filing of this registration statement.&lt;/span&gt;
     &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;/td&gt;
   &lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/table&gt;</ffd:OfferingNote>
    <dei:EntityCentralIndexKey contextRef="c0" id="ixv-151">0001483934</dei:EntityCentralIndexKey>
    <ffd:FeeExhibitTp contextRef="c0" id="ixv-152">EX-FILING FEES</ffd:FeeExhibitTp>
    <ffd:OffsetTableNa contextRef="c0" id="ixv-153">N/A</ffd:OffsetTableNa>
</xbrl>
