Share-Based Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Executive Employee $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares		Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs | $		$ 17,500	$ 10,500	[1]	$ 8,300
Total income tax benefit recognized | $		$ 2,900	$ 2,800	[1]	$ 2,000
Number of former senior executives | Executive		2
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted | $		$ 11,100
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost		1 year 8 months 12 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for future equity grants (in shares)		1,100,000
Weighted Average Grant-date Fair Values of Options and the Weighted Average Assumptions Used [Abstract]
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 9.05
Expected volatility					54.60%
Expected dividends					0.00%
Expected term (in years)					4 years 8 months 12 days
Risk-free rate					2.40%
Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)		2,121,000
Granted (in shares)		0	0
Exercised (in shares)		(955,000)
Forfeited (in shares)		(40,000)
Expired (in shares)		(102,000)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)		1,024,000	2,121,000
Exercisable, end of period (in shares)		899,000
Weighted-Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 13.34
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		0
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		11.77
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		13.65
Expired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		21.27
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		14.02	$ 13.34
Exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 13.95
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term [Abstract]
Outstanding		4 years 8 months 12 days
Exercisable		4 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value [Abstract]
Outstanding, end of period | $		$ 9,972
Exercisable, end of period | $		8,930
Total intrinsic value of options exercised during period | $		10,200	$ 5,300		$ 1,100
Cash received from option exercised | $		10,002	2,467		2,851
Tax benefit realized from options exercised | $		0
Total grant-date fair value of shares vested | $		13,900	5,200		2,500
TPHS Business [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modification cost | $		$ 7,400
Number of employees considered for accelerating vesting dates to closing date | Employee		100
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs | $	[2]	$ 10,100	3,400	[1]	3,400
Cost of Services [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs | $		1,200	900	[1]	1,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs | $		5,900	6,000	[1]	3,900
Restructuring and Related Charges
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based compensation costs | $		$ 300	$ 200	[1]	$ 0
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
Expiration period		10 years
Stock Options [Member] | TPHS Business [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modified shares (in shares)		92,000
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)		1,618,000
Granted (in shares)		967,000
Vested (in shares)		(1,036,000)
Forfeited (in shares)		(610,000)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)		939,000	1,618,000
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 12.35
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		12.37	$ 11.97		$ 16.72
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		11.89
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		11.95
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 13.11	$ 12.35
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | TPHS Business [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modified shares (in shares)		396,000
Performance-based Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)		0	0
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)		0
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 14.77
Market Stock Units [Member]
Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning of period (in shares)		474,000
Granted (in shares)		328,000			0
Vested (in shares)		(221,000)
Forfeited (in shares)		(175,000)
Nonvested, end of period (in shares)		406,000	474,000
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 6.53
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		10.67	$ 6.53
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		7.30
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		8.15
Nonvested, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 8.75	$ 6.53
Market Stock Units [Member] | TPHS Business [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modified shares (in shares)		75,000

[1] Includes the acceleration of vesting in May 2015 of all unexercisable stock options and unvested time-based restricted stock units held by our former president and chief executive officer at the time of the termination of his employment.

[2] Includes the acceleration of vesting of all unvested stock options, market stock units and restricted stock units held by two former senior executives as of the Closing who had accepted employment with Sharecare.