CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $392 at December 31, 2013 and $813 at December 31, 2012	$ 19,729	$ 35,875
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $11,938 and $14,074 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	61,895	72,065
Inventory	5,851	5,979
Prepaid expenses	4,803	4,972
Deferred income taxes	1,915	3,135
Other current assets	12,631	21,621
Total current assets	106,824	143,647
Property and equipment:
Computer equipment	8,930	7,754
Office equipment	2,857	2,699
Leasehold improvements	1,870	1,287
Property and equipment, gross	13,657	11,740
Less accumulated depreciation	8,918	6,776
Net property and equipment	4,739	4,964
Purchased and developed software, net of accumulated amortization of $18,570 and $13,884 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	14,882	19,007
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $34,466 and $25,007 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	26,200	35,628
Goodwill	214,374	214,312
Deferred income taxes	6,979	7,041
Other assets	8,413	12,254
Total assets	382,411	436,853
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	22,072	24,438
Current maturities of long-term debt	2,490	0
Interest payable	0	4,944
Accrued wages	5,559	5,881
Restructuring accrual	1,301	222
Other current liabilities	8,205	12,606
Deferred revenue	55,183	52,355
Total current liabilities	94,810	100,446
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized discount	233,942	250,046
Deferred income taxes	4,065	3,046
Deferred revenue	378	894
Income taxes payable	1,399	1,040
Other liabilities	2,557	3,920
Total liabilities	337,151	359,392
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized: 96,688,889 and 93,137,737 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	967	931
Common stock subscribed, 26,259 and 158,395 shares at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	57	934
Additional paid-in capital	585,102	577,774
Accumulated deficit	(543,175)	(504,195)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,862	1,567
Total Merge shareholders' equity	44,813	77,011
Noncontrolling interest	447	450
Total shareholders' equity	45,260	77,461
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	382,411	436,853
Series A Non-voting Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0