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Short-Term Investments - Available-for-Sale Securities Recorded at Fair Value with Unrealized Gains or Losses (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized cost basis $ 3,800us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis $ 2,881us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Gross unrealized gain (loss)   (1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax
Fair value 3,800us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent 2,880us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent
Corporate notes, bonds and paper [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized cost basis   1,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= smsi_CorporateNotesBondsAndPaperMember
Gross unrealized gain (loss)   (1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= smsi_CorporateNotesBondsAndPaperMember
Fair value   999us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= smsi_CorporateNotesBondsAndPaperMember
Government securities/money market [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized cost basis 3,800us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
1,881us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Fair value $ 3,800us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
$ 1,881us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember