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Stockholders' Equity - Cash Dividends Declared to Stockholders (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 39 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 36 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 26, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 05, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                        
Total Payment $ 3,133us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 1,935us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 1,979us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 2,247us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 2,211us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 2,042us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 2,356us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 2,839us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 18,742us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash                      
Common Stockholders [Member]                                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                        
Per Share Amount $ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.250spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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$ 0.250spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
      $ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.125spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.5spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.5spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 0.75spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 1.75spok_DividendPayableAmountPerShare
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
 
Total Payment                   $ 1,513,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
          $ 10,826,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 12,312,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 16,512,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
$ 39,650,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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= spok_CommonStockholdersMember
 
Subsequent Event [Member]                                        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                        
Dividend Declaration Date                                       Mar. 04, 2015