ACQUISITIONS Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Income Statement (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 70,780	$ 140,571
Cost of Revenues	47,199	93,321
Gross Profit	23,581	47,250
Operating Expenses	22,382	46,080
Operating Income (Loss)	1,199	1,170
Non-operating Expense, net	555	1,069
Income (Loss) before Taxes	644	101
Tax Expense (Benefit), net	410	677
Net Income (Loss)	234	(576)
KEYW
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	56,155	111,931
Cost of Revenues	37,222	74,069
Gross Profit	18,933	37,862
Operating Expenses	17,958	36,239
Operating Income (Loss)	975	1,623
Non-operating Expense, net	450	864
Income (Loss) before Taxes	525	759
Tax Expense (Benefit), net	200	266
Net Income (Loss)	325	493
Poole and Associates, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	12,313	24,271
Cost of Revenues	9,269	17,839
Gross Profit	3,044	6,432
Operating Expenses	2,532	5,441
Operating Income (Loss)	512	991
Non-operating Expense, net	0	0
Income (Loss) before Taxes	512	991
Tax Expense (Benefit), net	210	411
Net Income (Loss)	302	580
Sensage, Inc
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,312	4,369
Cost of Revenues	708	1,413
Gross Profit	1,604	2,956
Operating Expenses	1,892	4,400
Operating Income (Loss)	(288)	(1,444)
Non-operating Expense, net	105	205
Income (Loss) before Taxes	(393)	(1,649)
Tax Expense (Benefit), net	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(393)	(1,649)
Services
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	51,389	103,202
Cost of Revenues	37,382	74,829
Gross Profit	14,007	28,373
Services | KEYW
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	39,076	78,931
Cost of Revenues	28,113	56,990
Gross Profit	10,963	21,941
Services | Poole and Associates, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	12,313	24,271
Cost of Revenues	9,269	17,839
Gross Profit	3,044	6,432
Services | Sensage, Inc
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Revenues	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0
Integrated Solutions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	19,391	37,369
Cost of Revenues	9,817	18,492
Gross Profit	9,574	18,877
Integrated Solutions | KEYW
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	17,079	33,000
Cost of Revenues	9,109	17,079
Gross Profit	7,970	15,921
Integrated Solutions | Poole and Associates, Inc.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Revenues	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0
Integrated Solutions | Sensage, Inc
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,312	4,369
Cost of Revenues	708	1,413
Gross Profit	$ 1,604	$ 2,956