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Employee Benefit Plan	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plan	Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Benefit Plan [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plan	Employee Benefit Plan: The Company has established a savings plan for its employees that is designed to be qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eligible employees are permitted to contribute to this plan through payroll deductions within statutory and plan limits. Participants may select from a variety of investment options. Investment options do not include Akamai common stock. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company amended its matching contribution to 1/2 of the first 8% of employee contributions in each year, with the maximum amount of the Company match at $2,000 per employee per year for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Company’s contributions vest 25% per annum. The Company contributed approximately $3.4 million, $2.6 million and $1.9 million of cash to the savings plan for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Effective January 1, 2012, the Company amended its matching contribution to 1/2 of the first 8% of employee contributions in each year, with the maximum amount of the Company's match at $4,000 per employee per year. Additionally, effective February 1, 2012, the Company instituted immediate vesting of the Company's matching contributions.