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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax provision $ 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax $ 57,377,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax $ 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Angel.Com      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Discontinued operation, cash from sale   111,200,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= mstr_AngelComMember
 
Discontinued operation, net cash from sale   100,700,000mstr_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessNetOfTransactionCosts
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= mstr_AngelComMember
 
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax provision   57,377,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= mstr_AngelComMember
 
Discontinued operation, transaction costs   $ 10,500,000mstr_DiscontinuedOperationsTransactionCosts
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= mstr_AngelComMember