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Stock Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Based Compensation Expense (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation $ 3,838,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 3,045,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 1,224,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Cost of Sales [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 351,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
236,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
91,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Service, rental and maintenance [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 108,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= spok_ServiceRentalAndMaintenanceMember
131,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= spok_ServiceRentalAndMaintenanceMember
66,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= spok_ServiceRentalAndMaintenanceMember
Selling and marketing [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation 544,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
336,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
258,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
General and administrative [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock based compensation $ 2,835,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 2,342,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 809,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember