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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance $ 1,222,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 1,251,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance (100,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Undistributed foreign earnings 224,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Deferred income tax liability on undistributed foreign earnings 45,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings    
Income tax adjustment, expense increase (decrease)   3,600,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions 5,300,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
Unrecognized tax benefits including accrued interest and penalties 41,100,000akam_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingAccruedInterestAndPenalties 30,600,000akam_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingAccruedInterestAndPenalties 26,900,000akam_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingAccruedInterestAndPenalties
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued 7,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Income tax interest and penalties expense 1,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense   1,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Significant change in unrecognized tax benefits reasonably possible 4,300,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit    
Domestic country      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 26,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
30,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
 
Research and development tax credit carryforwards 30,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
10,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
 
State and local jurisdiction      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 45,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
59,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Foreign country      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
2,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
 
Research and development tax credit carryforwards   $ 4,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember