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EQUITY (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 18, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 01, 2012
Nov. 06, 2013
Share Repurchases            
Value of shares of common stock repurchased under stock repurchase program     $ 22,881,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 3,299,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod    
Number of common stock repurchased to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations (in Shares)   323,090epiq_RepurchaseOfCommonStockForEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligationsShares 471,248epiq_RepurchaseOfCommonStockForEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligationsShares 217,713epiq_RepurchaseOfCommonStockForEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligationsShares    
Value of common stock repurchased to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations   3,982,000us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 6,515,000us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 2,689,000us-gaap_PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation    
Dividend            
Cash dividends declared on outstanding shares of common stock (in dollars per share)   $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.385us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Total dividends declared   13,000,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockStock 12,800,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockStock 13,800,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockStock    
Cash dividends paid on outstanding shares of common stock (in dollars per share)   $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.345us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid    
Total dividends paid   12,793,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 12,891,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 12,386,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock    
Shareholder Rights Agreement            
Preferred stock purchase right dividend declared 1epiq_PreferredStockPurchaseRightDividendDeclared          
Number of preferred shares callable by each right 0.001epiq_PreferredStockPurchaseRightNumberOfSharesCalledByEachRight          
Preferred stock purchase right consideration $ 40.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1          
Preferred stock purchace rights the Board may reedem per right 0.001epiq_AmountOfPreferredStockRightsRedeemedPerRight          
Minimum percent of beneficial ownership of common stock acquired for preferred stock rights to become exercisable under the agreement 10.00%epiq_PreferredStockPurchaseRightMinimumPercentageOfBeneficalOwnershipOfCommonStockAcquiredTriggeringRightsToBecomeExercisable          
Preferred stock purchase right dilutive effect on earnings 0epiq_PreferredStockPurchaseRightDilutiveEffectOnEarnings          
2012 Program            
Share Repurchases            
Authorized amount under stock repurchase program         35,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Number of shares of common stock repurchased under stock repurchase program     1,768,296epiq_TreasuryStockNumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderStockRepurchaseProgram
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283,980epiq_TreasuryStockNumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderStockRepurchaseProgram
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Value of shares of common stock repurchased under stock repurchase program     22,900,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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3,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Weighted average cost of common stock repurchased (in dollars per share)     $ 12.94us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
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$ 11.62us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
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2014 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchases            
Authorized amount under stock repurchase program           $ 35,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Number of shares of common stock repurchased under stock repurchase program   0epiq_TreasuryStockNumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderStockRepurchaseProgram
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Minimum number of plans to be utilized with brokers or banks for pre-authorized purchases     1epiq_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfPlansMinimum
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