Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 7

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

-Paragraph 8

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestEffectsOfChangesNetLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of decrease (increase) in additional paid in capital (APIC) for the acquisition of the remaining interest in non-controlling interest.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	wifi_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAcquisitionOfNoncontrollingInterest
Namespace Prefix:	wifi_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=wifi_ConcourseCommunicationsDetroitLLCMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=wifi_ChicagoConcourseDevelopmentGroupLLCMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=wifi_BoingoHoldingParticipacoesLtdaMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=wifi_ConcourseCommunicationsDetroitLLCMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Summary of significant accounting policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Aug. 03, 2015
Principles of consolidation
Reduction to additional paid-in capital resulting from purchase of remaining noncontrolling interest		$ 1,150
Concourse Communications Detroit, LLC
Principles of consolidation
Percentage of additional ownership in Subsidiary acquired	30.00%
Total purchase price	$ 1,150
Reduction to additional paid-in capital resulting from purchase of remaining noncontrolling interest	$ 1,150
Chicago Concourse Development Group, LLC
Principles of consolidation
Percentage of ownership in subsidiaries		70.00%
Boingo Holding Participacoes Ltda.
Principles of consolidation
Percentage of ownership in subsidiaries		75.00%
Concourse Communications Detroit, LLC
Principles of consolidation
Percentage of ownership in subsidiaries			70.00%