Quarterly Results

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Results [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

Quarterly Results (unaudited)

The following tables contain selected unaudited statement of income information for each quarter of 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except share and per share data). j2 Global believes that the following information reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period.

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Revenues	$	138,035	$	127,788	$	141,361	$	113,617
Gross profit		115,857		105,987		118,682		93,382
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders		20,754		27,806		36,040		22,922
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.60	$	0.78	$	0.50
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.59	$	0.77	$	0.49
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		45,867,769		45,729,171		45,428,230		45,160,140
Diluted		46,382,363		46,291,631		46,018,245		45,668,167
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter		First Quarter
Revenues	$	102,033	$	93,246	$	89,465	$	86,652
Gross profit		83,375		76,943		73,278		70,788
Net income attributable to j2 Global, Inc. common shareholders		30,203		31,650		31,188		28,539
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.66	$	0.69	$	0.68	$	0.61
Diluted	$	0.65	$	0.69	$	0.67	$	0.60
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		45,071,204		45,002,565		45,373,930		46,400,441
Diluted		45,423,502		45,340,111		45,569,564		46,794,603