Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 26, 2013	Oct. 16, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Shutterstock, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001549346
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 0
Entity Aggregate Market Value of Shares Held by Non-affiliates on the Closing Date of the Initial Public Offering			$ 173,673,539
Entity Minimum Percentage Threshold for Ownership of Common Stock for Holders to be Excluded from the Calculation of Aggregate Market Value.			10.00%
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,517,031
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY