Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business	Business — On July 8, 2014, the Company changed its name from USA Mobility, Inc. to Spōk Holdings, Inc. Spōk Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “SPŌK” or the “Company”), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Spōk, Inc., is a comprehensive provider of critical communication solutions for enterprises. As a single source provider, the Company operates the largest one-way paging and advanced two-way paging networks in the United States and provides mission critical unified communication software solutions nationally and internationally (in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East). Effective January 1, 2014, the legal entity, Amcom Software, Inc. ("Amcom"), was merged into Spōk, Inc. (formerly USA Mobility Wireless, Inc.), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Spōk Holdings, Inc. Our sole operating subsidiary is now Spōk, Inc. In addition, management was reorganized to consolidate the separate management structures for the wireless and software segments into one integrated management structure. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company is structured as one operating (and reportable) segment, a unified communication business. To allow for the comparability of financial results, certain interim revenue and operating expenses were reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation of reports within one segment.

Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Business — On July 8, 2014, the Company changed its name from USA Mobility, Inc. to Spōk Holdings, Inc.

Spōk Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “SPŌK” or the “Company”), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Spōk, Inc., is a comprehensive provider of critical communication solutions for enterprises. As a single source provider, the Company operates the largest one-way paging and advanced two-way paging networks in the United States and provides mission critical unified communication software solutions nationally and internationally (in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East).

Effective January 1, 2014, the legal entity, Amcom Software, Inc. ("Amcom"), was merged into Spōk, Inc. (formerly USA Mobility Wireless, Inc.), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Spōk Holdings, Inc. Our sole operating subsidiary is now Spōk, Inc. In addition, management was reorganized to consolidate the separate management structures for the wireless and software segments into one integrated management structure. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company is structured as one operating (and reportable) segment, a unified communication business. To allow for the comparability of financial results, certain interim revenue and operating expenses were reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation of reports within one segment.