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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Accrued severance and restructuring liability $ 1,600,000us-gaap_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefits $ 1,500,000us-gaap_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefits $ 2,600,000us-gaap_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefits
Severance benefits, annual severance pay awarded, period 14 days    
Defined Contribution Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]      
Percent of employee's contribution matched half by employer 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch    
Defined contribution plan, employee's gross salary, percent 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent    
Employer contributions vesting percentage for year two 66.00%spok_PercentageOfEmployerMatchingVestedAtEndOfSecondYear    
Employer contributions vesting percentage for year three 100.00%spok_PercentageOfEmployerMatchingVestedAtEndOfThirdYear    
Defined contribution plan, matching contribution 1,100,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 1,100,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 1,100,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Defined contribution plan, vested working hours 1000 hours    
Employer contributions vesting percentage for year one 33.00%spok_PercentageOfEmployerMatchingVestedAtEndOfFirstYear    
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contribution Per Employer, Amount $ 2,500spok_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionPerEmployerAmount    
Employer contributions vesting period 3 years    
Employees minimum employment period to participate in plan 30 days    
Minimum number of hours worked by employees to cover under the plan 20 hours    
Minimum [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Severance benefits, severance pay period 14 days    
Maximum [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]      
Severance benefits, severance pay period 182 days