Employee Benefit Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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 2011 and 2010. During 2011 and 2010 Company’s contributions vested 25% per annum. Effective January 1, 2012, the Company amended its matching contribution to 1/2 of the first 8% of employee contributions in each year, with a maximum amount of the Company match at $4,000 per employee per year. Additionally, effective February 1, 2012, the Company instituted immediate vesting of the Company's matching contributions. The Company contributed approximately $6.4 million, $3.4 million and $2.6 million of cash to the savings plan for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Effective January 1, 2013, 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 $6,000 per employee per year.