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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
May 09, 2012
Nov. 30, 2014
Sep. 27, 2012
May 31, 2012
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Revenue $ 200,731,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 192,598,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 188,722,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 185,810,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 182,522,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 179,505,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 177,457,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 173,218,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 767,861,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 712,702,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 551,842,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet            
The PORTIA Business [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                 169,161,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= ssnc_PortiaBusinessMember
    170,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= ssnc_PortiaBusinessMember
         
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition                 May 09, 2012                
The PORTIA Business [Member] | Doubtful [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Fair value of acquired accounts receivable 1,200,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
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= ssnc_PortiaBusinessMember
              1,200,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= ssnc_PortiaBusinessMember
               
The PORTIA Business [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 10 years                
The PORTIA Business [Member] | Trade Names [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 9 years                
The PORTIA Business [Member] | Completed Technology [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 7 years                
The PORTIA Business [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 3 years                
DSTGS [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                 94,962,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
      95,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
       
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition                 Nov. 30, 2014                
Revenue                 7,200,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
               
Estimated working capital adjustment to be paid in first quarter of 2015                 8,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentConsiderationTransferred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
               
DSTGS [Member] | Doubtful [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Fair value of acquired accounts receivable 500,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
              500,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
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= ssnc_DstGlobalSolutionsMember
               
DSTGS [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 10 years                
DSTGS [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 15 years                
DSTGS [Member] | Trade Names [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 10 years                
DSTGS [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 7 years                
DSTGS [Member] | Completed Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 8 years                
Gravity [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                 5,734,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GravityMember
        5,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GravityMember
     
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition                 Sep. 27, 2012                
Gravity [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 7 years                
Gravity [Member] | Trade Names [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 7 years                
GlobeOp [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                 788,914,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GlobeopMember
          834,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GlobeopMember
   
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition                 Jun. 01, 2012                
GlobeOp [Member] | Doubtful [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Fair value of acquired accounts receivable 300,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GlobeopMember
              300,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_DoubtfulMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_GlobeopMember
               
GlobeOp [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 9 years                
GlobeOp [Member] | Trade Names [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 17 years                
GlobeOp [Member] | Completed Technology [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Amortized period                 8 years                
Prime [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                               4,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_PrimeMember
 
Hedgemetrix [Member]                                  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                  
Consideration paid, net of cash plus the costs of transaction                                 $ 3,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ssnc_HedgemetrixMember