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Restructuring - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Employee
Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Total Expected Plan Costs $ 15,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1 15,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1 $ 18,400,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1
Total expected costs      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Decrease in total expected plan costs (3,400,000)mstr_RestructuringAndRelatedCostDecreaseInExpectedCost
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Total expected severance and related employee benefit costs      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Decrease in total expected plan costs $ (3,100,000)mstr_RestructuringAndRelatedCostDecreaseInExpectedCost
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2014 Restructuring Plan      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Number of workforce expected to be reduced   777us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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2014 Restructuring Plan | Domestic      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Number of workforce expected to be reduced   217us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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2014 Restructuring Plan | Asia Pacific      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Number of workforce expected to be reduced   400us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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2014 Restructuring Plan | EMEA      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Number of workforce expected to be reduced   141us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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2014 Restructuring Plan | Latin America      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Number of workforce expected to be reduced   19us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
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