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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Effective Date

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Forfeitures

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Employes Issued Shares

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Termination, Period

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The estimated measure of the maximum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The estimated measure of the minimum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The maximum risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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The minimum risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Narrative (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended												6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options Minimum	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options Maximum	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] employee	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Existing employees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Board members [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Founding employees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Strategic hires [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Sensage, Inc	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] February 8, 2014 Sensage, Inc	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] August 8, 2014 Sensage, Inc	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] One year Founding employees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Three years Founding employees [Member]	Aug. 15, 2012 Stock Incentive Plan 2013
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangement award effective date															Jan. 01, 2013
Maximum shares available for issuance	2,000,000														2,000,000
Stock awards, vesting period	3 years		3 years	5 years	3 years								1 year	3 years
Stock option, term		10 years
Maximum termination period of stock option awards after employee is terminated by Company		90 days
Dividend yield		0.00%
Risk free interest rate, minimum		0.65%
Risk free interest rate, maximum		1.03%
Expected volatility, minimum		37.08%
Expected volatility, maximum		51.37%
Forfeitures			11.00%	39.00%
Total unrecognized stock compensation expense	$ 9.2
Unrecognized compensation costs, recognition period	4 years
Restricted common stock issued						66,000	17,500	98,800	11,000	37,750			40,800	58,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage											75.00%	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Employes Issued Shares					46