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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 14, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Cost of sales for equipment sold $ 15,100,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold $ 9,300,000us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold      
Customer payment terms (in days) 14 days        
Maximum allocation period (in year) 1 year        
Capitalized computer software costs 17,700,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions 12,800,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions 10,600,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAdditions    
Capitalized computer software amortization expense 9,200,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization 7,300,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization 5,700,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization    
Minimum percentage of likelihood required to recognize uncertain income tax position 50.00%flt_MinimumPercentageRequiredToRecognizedUncertainIncomeTaxPosition        
Maturity of cash equivalent, max (in months) 3 months        
Foreign exchange gain (loss) recognized 1,400,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax (400,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax (400,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax    
Net deferred financing costs 23,200,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet 6,800,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet      
Securitized accounts receivable facility 1,200,000,000flt_BorrowingsUnderSecuritizationFacility        
Maximum undivided ownership interest pooled accounts receivable amount sold 1,200,000,000flt_MaximumUndividedOwnershipInterestPooledAccountsReceivableAmountSold        
Deferred financing fees         3,100,000flt_DeferredFinancingFees
Short-term debt outstanding 675,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent 349,000,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent      
Premium on purchased receivables 13,200,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireReceivables 16,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireReceivables      
Advertising expense 14,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 12,300,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 11,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense    
New Credit Facility [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Debt issuance costs       15,800,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
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= flt_NewCreditFacilityMember
 
Debt issuance costs capitalized       $ 9,200,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= flt_NewCreditFacilityMember
 
Minimum [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Options granted have vesting range 1 year        
Maximum [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Options granted have vesting range 6 years