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Segment and Geographic Information - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
segment
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Number of operating segments (in number of segments)                 1us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Property and equipment, net $ 601,591us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet       $ 450,287us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet       $ 601,591us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 450,287us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Revenue 536,295us-gaap_Revenues 498,042us-gaap_Revenues 476,035us-gaap_Revenues 453,502us-gaap_Revenues 435,980us-gaap_Revenues 395,790us-gaap_Revenues 378,106us-gaap_Revenues 368,046us-gaap_Revenues 1,963,874us-gaap_Revenues 1,577,922us-gaap_Revenues 1,373,947us-gaap_Revenues
United States                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Property and equipment, net 249,500us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
      210,900us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
      249,500us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
210,900us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
 
Foreign locations                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Property and equipment, net 175,800us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
      124,900us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
      175,800us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
124,900us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
 
Revenue                 $ 531,900us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
$ 432,600us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
$ 369,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= akam_ForeignLocationsMember
Sales | Geographic Concentration Risk                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Concentration risk, number of foreign countries (in number of countries)                 0akam_ConcentrationRiskNumberofForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
  0akam_ConcentrationRiskNumberofForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
Concentration risk, percentage (in percentage)                 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
  10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember