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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Employee contribution percentage 60.00%synt_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployeeContributionPercentage    
Employee contribution amount $ 17,500synt_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployeeContributionAmount    
Defined Benefit Plan, contributions by employer 0us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount    
Contribution expense recognized by Indian entities 814,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer 703,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer  
Expected amortization out of comprehensive income 70,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear    
Provident Fund      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contribution expense recognized by Indian entities 4,700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_ProvidentFundMember
3,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_ProvidentFundMember
3,700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_ProvidentFundMember
Gratuity Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contribution expense recognized by Indian entities 3,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_GratuityPlanMember
2,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_GratuityPlanMember
2,300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_GratuityPlanMember
Accrued liability for retirement plan $ 12,100,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_GratuityPlanMember
$ 8,900,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= synt_GratuityPlanMember