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Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Dec. 31, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event On February 8, 2012, the Company announced the resignation of J. Donald Sherman as its Chief Financial Officer on February 29, 2012 and the election of James Benson, Akamai's Senior Vice President of Finance, as his successor effective as of March 1, 2012.