Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the tangible assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisitions (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 20, 2015
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 172,097us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 139,599us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 107,407us-gaap_Goodwill
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Net tangible assets				2,419
Goodwill				32,280
Total purchase price				49,851
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				12,063
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				1,231
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				1,249
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC [Member] \| Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets				609
Overland Solutions Inc [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Net tangible assets	18,873
Goodwill	28,667
Total purchase price	65,940
Overland Solutions Inc [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	12,200
Overland Solutions Inc [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	4,800
Overland Solutions Inc [Member] \| Trade Names and Trademarks [Member]
Schedule Of Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 1,400