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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning Balance	$ 29,910	$ 29,983	$ 29,910
Changes to goodwill in 2017		0
Goodwill, ending Balance		29,983	29,983
M2 Dynamics [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Adjustments to goodwill	93		73
Classic Consulting [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning Balance	140	140	140
Changes to goodwill in 2017		0
Goodwill, ending Balance		140	140
Classic Consulting [Member] \| M2 Dynamics [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Adjustments to goodwill			0
EPM [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning Balance	13,730	13,803	13,730
Changes to goodwill in 2017		0
Goodwill, ending Balance		13,803	13,803
EPM [Member] \| M2 Dynamics [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Adjustments to goodwill			73
ERP [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning Balance	$ 16,040	16,040	16,040
Changes to goodwill in 2017		0
Goodwill, ending Balance		$ 16,040	16,040
ERP [Member] \| M2 Dynamics [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Adjustments to goodwill			$ 0