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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Description of royalty revenue We recognize royalty revenue when earned under the terms of our third party royalty arrangements, provided the fees are considered fixed or determinable and realization of payment is probable. Currently, our third party royalties are variable in nature and such amounts are not considered fixed or determinable until we receive notice of amounts earned. Typically, we receive notice of royalty revenues earned on a quarterly basis in the immediate quarter following the royalty reporting period.      
Hosting services minimum range 1 year      
Hosting services maximum range 10 years      
Hosting services minimum period 3 years      
Hosting services maximum period 6 years      
Research and development expense $ 25,743,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost $ 23,269,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost $ 20,140,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost  
Reimbursement of research and development expense     1,000,000tyl_IncreaseDecreaseInResearchAndDevelopmentExpense  
Purchase of intangible assets other than goodwill, percentage 80.00%tyl_PercentageOfOtherIntangiblesCustomerBase      
Impairments of intangible assets 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill  
Impairments of long-lived assets 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse  
Cash and cash equivalents 206,167,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 78,876,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 6,406,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,326,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Unbilled receivables 14,800,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesNotBillableAtBalanceSheetDate 10,800,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesNotBillableAtBalanceSheetDate    
Retention payable after completion of the contract $ 4,700,000us-gaap_ContractReceivableRetainage $ 2,600,000us-gaap_ContractReceivableRetainage    
Minimum [Member]        
Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Vesting period (in years) 3 years      
Percentage of retention of billing 5.00%tyl_RetentionOfBillingPercentage
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Maximum [Member]        
Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Vesting period (in years) 6 years      
Percentage of retention of billing 20.00%tyl_RetentionOfBillingPercentage
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Stock Option Plan [Member]        
Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Contractual term (in years) 10 years