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Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Stock Based Compensation Expense Awards under Equity Plans (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation $ 3,838,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 3,045,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 1,224,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
2009 LTIP [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
900,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
2011 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 3,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
2,800,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Equity Awards [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 3,838,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
3,045,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
1,224,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
Equity Awards [Member] | 2009 LTIP [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
897,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandNineLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Equity Awards [Member] | 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 3,416,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
2,823,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
117,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_TwoThousandElevenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Equity Awards [Member] | Board of Directors Compensation [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 337,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_BoardOfDirectorsMember
222,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_BoardOfDirectorsMember
210,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= spok_BoardOfDirectorsMember
Common Stock [Member] | Equity Awards [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation $ 85,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= spok_EquityAwardsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember