ACQUISITIONS Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Income Statement (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 292,661	$ 267,598
Cost of Revenues	194,181	178,011
Gross Profit	98,480	89,587
Operating Expenses	95,641	82,091
Operating (Loss) Income	2,839	7,496
Non-operating Expense	2,623	1,745
Income (Loss) before Taxes	216	5,751
Tax Expense (Benefit)	1,339	3,343
Net Income (Loss)	(1,123)	2,408
KEYW
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	243,520	190,587
Cost of Revenues	159,727	133,950
Gross Profit	83,793	56,637
Operating Expenses	80,600	54,809
Operating (Loss) Income	3,193	1,828
Non-operating Expense	2,264	1,075
Income (Loss) before Taxes	929	753
Tax Expense (Benefit)	(86)	218
Net Income (Loss)	1,015	535
JKA Technologies, Inc
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue		3,381
Cost of Revenues		1,659
Gross Profit		1,722
Operating Expenses		1,844
Operating (Loss) Income		(122)
Non-operating Expense		(2)
Income (Loss) before Taxes		(120)
Tax Expense (Benefit)		0
Net Income (Loss)		(120)
Forbes Analytic Software, Inc
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue		3,903
Cost of Revenues		2,258
Gross Profit		1,645
Operating Expenses		3,611
Operating (Loss) Income		(1,966)
Non-operating Expense		39
Income (Loss) before Taxes		(2,005)
Tax Expense (Benefit)		0
Net Income (Loss)		(2,005)
Flight Landata, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue		17,282
Cost of Revenues		8,317
Gross Profit		8,965
Operating Expenses		3,124
Operating (Loss) Income		5,841
Non-operating Expense		214
Income (Loss) before Taxes		5,627
Tax Expense (Benefit)		2,257
Net Income (Loss)		3,370
Poole and Associates, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	42,321	40,587	[1]
Cost of Revenues	32,173	29,337	[1]
Gross Profit	10,148	11,250	[1]
Operating Expenses	7,387	9,064	[1]
Operating (Loss) Income	2,761	2,186	[1]
Non-operating Expense	2	0	[1]
Income (Loss) before Taxes	2,759	2,186	[1]
Tax Expense (Benefit)	1,425	866	[1]
Net Income (Loss)	1,334	1,320	[1]
Sensage, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6,820	11,858
Cost of Revenues	2,281	2,490
Gross Profit	4,539	9,368
Operating Expenses	7,654	9,639
Operating (Loss) Income	(3,115)	(271)
Non-operating Expense	357	419
Income (Loss) before Taxes	(3,472)	(690)
Tax Expense (Benefit)	0	2
Net Income (Loss)	$ (3,472)	$ (692)

[1] Poole's financials are for the year ended March 31, 2012.