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Schedule of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired, by Major Asset Class (Detail) (Antenna, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Value of acquired intangible assets $ 10,355us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
Weighted-average amortization period 3 years 2 months 12 days
Customer-related intangible assets  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Value of acquired intangible assets 4,279us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pega_AntennaSoftwareIncMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember
Weighted-average amortization period 4 years
Technology  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Value of acquired intangible assets 3,656us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pega_AntennaSoftwareIncMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Weighted-average amortization period 3 years
Non-compete  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Value of acquired intangible assets 1,342us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pega_AntennaSoftwareIncMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Weighted-average amortization period 1 year
Trade name  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Value of acquired intangible assets $ 1,078us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pega_AntennaSoftwareIncMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Weighted-average amortization period 3 years