IGate (IGTE) 10-K 12 Feb 14 2013 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-13	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Trading Symbol	'IGTE	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'iGATE CORPORATION	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001024732	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	58,734,683	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$471,255,314

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$204,836	$95,155
Restricted cash	360,000	3,072
Short-term investments	181,401	510,816
Accounts receivable, net	157,905	162,335
Unbilled revenues	61,424	72,901
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,492	31,710
Prepaid income taxes	838	8,541
Deferred tax assets	10,235	14,655
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836	782
Receivable from related parties	4,046	0
Total current assets	1,026,013	899,967
Deposits and other assets	24,930	25,372
Prepaid income taxes	32,160	28,351
Property and equipment, net	165,581	167,252
Leasehold land	76,732	86,933
Deferred tax assets	15,153	30,635
Goodwill	438,891	493,141
Intangible assets, net	119,262	144,428
Total assets	1,898,722	1,876,079
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	9,268	7,799
Line of credit	52,000	77,000
Senior Notes	360,000	0
Term loans	90,000	35,000
Accrued payroll and related costs	57,093	54,802
Other accrued liabilities	79,785	79,008
Accrued income taxes	5,802	9,134
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909	7,516
Deferred revenue	17,776	17,890
Total current liabilities	672,633	288,149
Other long-term liabilities	3,532	3,265
Senior Notes	410,000	770,000
Term loans	270,000	263,500
Accrued income taxes	13,936	17,272
Deferred tax liabilities	41,717	55,494
Total liabilities	1,411,818	1,397,680
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 24)	'	'
Redeemable non-controlling interest	0	32,422
Series B Preferred stock, without par value: 480,000 shares authorized; 330,000 shares issued and outstanding	410,371	378,474
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred shares, without par value: 19,520,000 shares authorized; 1 share held in treasury	0	0
Common shares, par value $0.01 per share: 700,000,000 shares authorized; 59,428,151 and 58,533,405 shares issued; 58,438,049 and 57,543,303 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively	594	585
Common shares held in treasury, at cost, 990,102 shares	-14,714	-14,714
Additional paid-in capital	204,143	185,340
Retained earnings	268,750	170,875
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-387,115	-274,583
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	71,658	67,503
Non-controlling interest	4,875	0
Total equity	76,533	67,503
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	$1,898,722	$1,876,079

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Series B Preferred stock, par value	'	'
Series B Preferred stock, authorized	480,000	480,000
Series B Preferred stock, issued	330,000	330,000
Series B Preferred stock, outstanding	330,000	330,000
Preferred shares, par value	'	'
Preferred shares, authorized	19,520,000	19,520,000
Common shares, Par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common shares, shares authorized	700,000,000	700,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	59,428,151	58,533,405
Common shares, shares outstanding	58,438,049	57,543,303
Preferred Stock	'	'
Preferred shares held in treasury	1	1
Common Stock	'	'
Common shares held in treasury	990,102	990,102

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_INC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues	$1,150,925	[1]	$1,073,930	[1]	$779,646	[1]
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	698,232		649,810		483,504
Gross margin	452,693		424,120		296,142
Selling, general and administrative expense	190,261		171,471		151,497
Depreciation and amortization	35,189		46,382		38,735
Income from operations	227,243		206,267		105,910
Interest expense	-87,579		-83,766		-50,608
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	-4,099		-20,084		13,076
Other income, net	44,645		28,491		15,894
Income before income taxes	180,210		130,908		84,272
Income tax expense	50,229		30,599		24,218
Net income	129,981		100,309		60,054
Non-controlling interest	209		4,476		8,586
Net income attributable to iGATE Corporation	129,772		95,833		51,468
Accretion to preferred stock	494		404		302
Preferred dividend	31,403		29,047		22,147
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$97,875		$66,382		$29,019
Distributed earnings per share:	'		'		'
Series B Preferred stock	$1.55		$1.55		$1.28
Basic earnings per share:	'		'		'
Common stock	$1.25		$0.87		$0.39
Unvested restricted stock	$1.25		$0.87		$0.39
Series B Preferred Stock	$2.80		$2.42		$1.67
Diluted earnings per share	$1.21		$0.85		$0.38
[1]	Includes the following related party amounts: Revenue $ 11,870 $ 0 $ 949

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_INC1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue, related party amounts	$11,870	$0	$949

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$97,875	$66,382	$29,019
Add: Non-controlling interest	209	4,476	8,586
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value of marketable securities	-6,727	5,615	1,987
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	1,207	-175	198
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	-493	22,586	-22,912
Loss on foreign currency translation	-108,413	-44,689	-235,528
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-16,342	54,195	-218,650
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	-1,685	4,476	-34,693
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	($14,657)	$49,719	($183,957)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Change in fair value of marketable securities, tax	($2,639)	$3,170	$266
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability, tax	628	-73	4
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, tax	-207	9,164	-8,980
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, tax	($8)	$0	($1,376)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_EQU

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Series A Preferred Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Shares	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total Equity-iGATE	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
In Thousands, except Share data
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$248,056	$572	$0	$188,389	$75,474	($14,714)	($1,665)	$248,056	$0	$0
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2010	'	56,226,645	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of stock options	1,339	2	0	1,337	0	0	0	1,339	0	0
Exercise of stock options, shares	'	169,603	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Vesting of restricted stock awards	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Vesting of restricted stock awards, shares	'	310,080	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based compensation expense	7,447	0	0	7,447	0	0	0	7,447	0	0
Exercise of subsidiary stock options	813	0	0	813	0	0	0	813	0	0
Subsidiary stock based compensation expense	3,295	0	0	3,295	0	0	0	3,295	0	0
Purchase acquisition	211,876	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	211,876	0
Net Income	37,605	0	0	0	29,019	0	0	29,019	8,586	0
Other comprehensive loss	-256,255	0	0	0	0	0	-212,976	-212,976	-43,279	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	254,179	577	0	201,281	104,493	-14,714	-214,641	76,996	177,183	0
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011	'	56,706,328	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of stock options	2,522	4	0	2,518	0	0	0	2,522	0	0
Exercise of stock options, shares	'	423,298	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Vesting of restricted stock awards	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Vesting of restricted stock awards, shares	'	413,677	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based compensation expense	12,274	0	0	12,274	0	0	0	12,274	0	0
Exercise of subsidiary stock options	5,490	0	0	5,490	0	0	0	5,490	0	0
Purchase acquisition	-160,998	0	0	-25,830	0	0	-43,279	-69,109	-91,889	0
Recognition of redeemable non controlling interest	-100,163	0	0	-10,393	0	0	0	-10,393	-89,770	100,163
Purchase of additional redeemable non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-67,377
Redeemable non controlling interest foreign exchange adjustment	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-364
Net Income	70,858	0	0	0	66,382	0	0	66,382	4,476	0
Other comprehensive loss	-16,663	0	0	0	0	0	-16,663	-16,663	0	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	67,503	585	0	185,340	170,875	-14,714	-274,583	67,503	0	32,422
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012	'	57,543,303	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of stock options	5,151	6	0	5,145	0	0	0	5,151	0	0
Exercise of stock options, shares	'	575,481	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Vesting of restricted stock awards	0	3	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vesting of restricted stock awards, shares	'	319,265	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock based compensation expense	11,835	0	0	11,835	0	0	0	11,835	0	0
Purchase of additional redeemable non-controlling interest	1,826	0	0	1,826	0	0	0	1,826	0	-25,480
Redeemable non controlling interest foreign exchange adjustment	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-382
Recognition of non controlling interest	6,560	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,560	-6,560
Net Income	98,084	0	0	0	97,875	0	0	97,875	209	0
Other comprehensive loss	-114,426	0	0	0	0	0	-112,532	-112,532	-1,894	0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$76,533	$594	$0	$204,143	$268,750	($14,714)	($387,115)	$71,658	$4,875	$0
Ending Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013	'	58,438,049	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	$129,981	$100,309	$60,054
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	35,189	46,382	38,735
Stock-based compensation	11,835	12,274	10,742
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	1,196
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	909	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	446
Realized gain on investments	-33,334	-20,764	-3,304
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	-149
Provision of doubtful debts	552	1,681	1,055
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	-809	18,173	-20,207
Deferred income taxes	765	-10,201	-4,454
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	-2,230	-28	51
Loss on investments in affiliate	0	551	0
Deferred rent	941	-161	24
Amortization of debt issuance costs	11,300	6,826	3,655
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	-589	-320	630
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	2,743	-15,821	-19,895
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-14,688	-17,287	470
Accounts payable	1,378	-2,417	6,711
Accrued and other liabilities	10,311	-16,720	5,194
Deferred revenue	118	-3,015	1,534
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	153,463	100,371	82,488
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-39,265	-31,309	-21,439
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	2,528	82	305
Purchases of available-for-sale investments	-1,310,639	-1,766,988	-565,807
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	1,622,117	1,623,627	555,726
Restricted cash	3,072	-3,072	0
Receipts from (payments of) lease deposits	0	-327	2,211
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	-1,168,404
Purchase of non-controlling interests	-23,654	-228,375	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	254,159	-406,362	-1,197,408
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	-498	-114	-355
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	401,000	318,500	57,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans	-364,500	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	326,574
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	-3,263	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	770,000
Payment of debt related costs	-11,286	0	-33,456
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	-360,000	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	4,562	2,206	709
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary stock options	0	5,490	813
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	589	320	630
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	-330,133	323,139	1,121,915
Effect of exchange rate changes	32,192	2,567	521
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	109,681	19,715	7,516
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	95,155	75,440	67,924
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	204,836	95,155	75,440
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE:	'	'	'
Cash payment for income taxes	42,988	41,672	31,945
Cash payment of interest expense	76,256	75,667	35,708
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Capitalized leases	$480	$539	$430

Company_Overview_and_Summary_o

Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	1	Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	1.1	Company Overview
	iGATE Corporation (“iGATE” or the “Company”) is one of the leading providers of Information Technology (“IT”) and IT-enabled operations, offshore outsourcing solutions services to large and medium-size organizations. iGATE provides end-to-end business solutions that leverage technology, thus enabling its clients to enhance their business performance.
	1.2	Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements and Principles of Consolidation
	The accompanying financial data has been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
	The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis and reflect the financial statements of iGATE and all of its subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or controlled. When the Company does not have a controlling interest in an entity, but exerts a significant influence on the entity, the Company applies the equity method of accounting and are initially recorded at cost. All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
	1.3	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of property and equipment, carrying amount of property and equipment, intangibles and goodwill, valuation allowance for receivables and deferred tax assets, valuation of derivative instruments, valuation of stock based compensation, assets and obligations related to employee benefits, income tax uncertainties and other contingencies and commitments. Management believes that the estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results could differ from these estimates. Appropriate changes in estimates are made as management become aware of changes in circumstances surrounding the estimates. Changes in estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which changes are made and, if material, their effects are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
	1.4	Revenue Recognition
	The Company derives its revenues primarily from IT services and to a lesser extent from Business process outsourcing (“BPO”) services. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of a contractual arrangement with customers, services have been rendered, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has concluded that it has persuasive evidence of an arrangement when it enters into an agreement with its clients with terms and conditions which describe the services and the related payments are legally enforceable. When the terms of the agreement specify service level parameters that must be met, the Company monitors such service level parameters and determines if there are any service credits or penalties which need to be accounted for. Revenue is recognized net of any service credits that are due to a client and net of applicable taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses, with the corresponding cost for out-of-pocket expenses included in cost of revenue.
	The services are provided either on a fixed price, fixed time frame, time and material basis or based on transaction price. Revenue with respect to time-and-material contracts is recognized as the related services are performed. Time-and-material contracts typically bill at an agreed upon hourly or daily rate. The Company’s fixed time frame contracts include application maintenance and support services, on which revenue is recognized ratably over the term of maintenance.
	Revenue related to fixed-price contracts that provide for highly complex IT application development services are recognized as the services are performed using the percentage of completion method with input (cost to cost) method while contracts that do not provide for highly complex IT development services are recognized as the services are performed using proportional performance basis with input (efforts expended) method. The Company considers the input method to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts as there is a direct relationship between input and the services delivered. Revenues from transaction-priced contracts are recognized based on rendering of the services as per the terms of the contract.
	Costs are recorded as incurred over the contract period. Provisions for estimated losses, if any, on uncompleted contracts are recorded in the period in which such losses become probable based on the current contract estimates.
	The Company grants volume discounts to certain customers, which are computed based on a pre-determined percentage of the total revenues from those customers during a specified period, as per the terms of the contract. These discounts are recorded on estimated cumulative level of revenues in the specified period. The Company also provides cash discounts to certain customers, which are computed based on a pre-determined percentage of the receivables depending on the payment schedule. The Company reports revenues net of discounts offered to customers.
	Unbilled revenue represents revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed. These amounts are to be billed in subsequent periods as per the terms specified in the agreement. Billing done during the reporting period in excess of revenue recognized or billing done in advance is recorded as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria is met.
	Direct and incremental contract origination and set up costs incurred in connection with support/maintenance service arrangements are charged to expense as incurred. Further, revenue attributable to set up activities is deferred and recognized systematically over the periods that the related fees are earned, as services performed related to such activities do not result in the culmination of a separate earnings process.
	Warranty costs on sale of services are accrued based on management’s estimates and historical data at the time related revenues are recorded.
	1.5	Cash and cash equivalents
	The Company classifies all highly liquid investments, including fixed term deposits, with original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash to be cash equivalents.
	1.6	Investments
	Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation at each balance sheet date. The investment securities are classified as available-for-sale (short-term investments) and consists of units of liquid and fixed maturity mutual funds and other investments. Other investment primarily consists of fixed deposits with banks, with original maturity at the date of purchase of more than three months and certificate of deposit with banks, which are carried at fair value.
	The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 320, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”. These investments are considered available for sale and are recorded at fair value, with the unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statement of equity. The unrealized gain or loss is the difference between the Company’s original cost for an investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period. The fair values represent either the quoted market prices for the investments at balance sheet date where available or Net Asset Value (“NAV”) as stated by the issuers of these mutual fund units in the published statements. NAVs represent the price at which the issuer will issue further units in the mutual fund and the price at which the issuer will redeem such units from the investors.
	Accordingly, such NAV are analogous to fair market value with respect to these investments as transactions of these mutual funds are carried out at such prices between investors and the issuers of these units of mutual funds. Fair value of investments in certificate of deposits, classified as available for sale, is determined using observable market inputs.
	The Company’s investments consist primarily of investment in debt linked mutual funds, fixed deposits and certificates of deposit. Fair value of debt linked mutual funds are based on prices as stated by the issuers of mutual funds and are classified as Level 1 or 2 after considering whether the fair value is readily determinable. Fair value of fixed deposits with banks are based on the maturity amount stated by the bank and are classified as Level 1. Fair value of investments in certificate of deposits, classified as available for sale, is determined using observable market inputs and are classified as Level 2.
	Realized gains and losses, and decline in value judged to be other than temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in the consolidated statements of income. The cost of securities sold or disposed is determined on First in First out (“FIFO”) method.
	1.7	Accounts Receivable
	The Company extends credit to clients based upon management’s assessment of their creditworthiness. Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest.
	1.8	Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
	Accounts receivable are reviewed periodically to determine the probability of loss. The allowance for uncollectible accounts or doubtful debts is determined using specific identification method for balances deemed uncollectible. Accounts receivable balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
	1.9	Property and equipment
	Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company provides for depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Upon disposal, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s accounts and the resulting gains and losses are reflected in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Improvement and betterments that extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.
	Leased capital assets are recorded at the lower of the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payments during the lease term and depreciated over their useful life or the lease term whichever is shorter. The depreciation on the same is disclosed as part of the accumulated depreciation on property and equipment.
	The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:
	Building		25 – 40 years
	Computer equipment		3 years
	Furniture and fixtures		5 years
	Vehicles		5 years
	Leasehold improvements		Shorter of the life of the improvement or lease term ranging from 3 to 10 years
	Leased capital assets		Shorter of the life of the leased asset or lease term
	Advances paid towards the acquisition of property and equipment and the cost of property and equipment not put to use before the balance sheet date are disclosed under the caption capital work-in-progress in Note 10.
	Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment if indicators of impairment arise. There were no impairment charges related to property and equipment recognized during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
	Software that has been purchased is included in property and equipment and is amortized using the straight-line method over one to five years.
	1.1	Accounting for leases
	The Company leases its delivery centers and office facilities under operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee. The lease agreements contain rent free periods and rent escalation clauses. Lease payments under operating leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
	The Company procures certain networking components, office equipment and vehicles under financing lease arrangements. The lease classification and accounting of the finance lease is accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 “Accounting for Leases”. The lower of the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payment is capitalized as an asset with a corresponding liability and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset whichever is shorter.
	1.11	Goodwill and intangible assets
	The Company accounts for its business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognized and reported separately from goodwill. Goodwill represents the cost of the acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of identifiable tangible and intangible net assets purchased. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances such as decline in operating results, business plans and future cash flows indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable.
	The provisions of ASC 350 requires that recoverability of goodwill be evaluated using a two-step process. Under the first step, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides is compared with its carrying value of the assets and liabilities (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the step two of the impairment test (measurement) is performed. Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in a business combination. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
	The fair values used in this evaluation are estimated based upon the market capitalization adjusted for a control premium. The Company performs its annual impairment review of goodwill on November 30, and when a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests. Based on the results of its annual impairment tests, the Company determined that no impairment of goodwill existed for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
	Intangible assets are initially valued at fair market value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment, if indicators of impairment arise such as termination of contracts with customers, restructuring actions or plans or downward revisions to forecasts. The evaluation of impairment is based upon a comparison of the carrying amount of the intangible asset to the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset is considered impaired. The impairment expense is determined by comparing the estimated fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying value, with any shortfall from fair value recognized as an expense in the current period. The estimated fair value is computed based on the forecasted future revenue and cash flows from the customer contracts.
	As of December 31, 2013, the definite lived intangible assets predominantly comprises customer relationship and balance relates to intellectual property rights. The estimated useful life of customer relationship and intellectual property rights is 15 years and 0.5 year to 6 years, respectively. Customer relationship and intellectual property rights are amortized over their respective individual estimated useful lives in proportion to the economic benefits consumed in each period (i.e. based on ratio of the undiscounted cash flows for a period to the total estimated undiscounted cash flows). The estimated useful life of an identifiable intangible asset is based on a number of factors including the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors (such as the stability of the industry, and known technological advances) and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain the expected future cash flows from the asset.
	1.12	Foreign currency
	The consolidated financial statements are reported in U.S. Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. As per ASC 830, the Company determines the functional currency of all its foreign entities. Accordingly, for those foreign entities where the functional currency is the home currency and is non U.S. Dollar, the translation of the functional currencies of such entities into U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using the exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenues and expense accounts using the exchange rate prevailing as of the date of the transaction. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of equity.
	For those foreign entities where the functional currency is not the home currency and is non U.S. Dollar, translation gains and losses are recorded in net earnings.
	Monetary assets and liabilities of all the entities denominated in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency are translated into the respective functional currency at the rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date and gains or losses are recorded in the income statement.
	1.13	Earnings per share
	The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share” and FASB ASC Topic 260-10-45 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities”. Basic earnings per share for different classes of stock (common stock, unvested restricted stock and Series B Preferred Stock) is calculated by dividing net income available to each class by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for each class. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock, unvested restricted stock plus the potentially dilutive effect of common stock and Series B Preferred Stock equivalents.
	1.14	Income taxes
	Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method as described in FASB ASC Topic 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of changes in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits of which future realization is not more-likely-than-not. Changes in valuation allowance from period to period are reflected in the income statement of the period of change. Tax benefits of deductions earned on the exercise of employee stock options in the U.S. tax jurisdiction in excess of compensation charged to earnings are credited to additional paid in capital.
	FASB ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements, prescribes a recognition threshold of more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which a change in judgment occurs. Interest related to uncertain tax positions are disclosed within the interest expense line in the consolidated statements of income.
	1.15	Derivative instruments and hedging activities
	The Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts (“foreign exchange derivative contracts”) to mitigate and manage the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates on inter-company and end customer accounts receivables and forecasted sales and inter-company transactions. The Company hedges anticipated sales transactions that are subject to foreign exchange exposure with foreign exchange derivative contracts that are designated effective and that qualify as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC No. 815).
	As part of its hedge strategy, the Company also enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts which are replaced with successive new contracts up to the period in which the forecasted transaction is expected to occur i.e. (roll-over hedges). In case of rollover hedges, the hedge effectiveness is assessed based on changes in fair value to the extent of changes in spot prices and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged transactions occur and upon such occurrence gain or loss is reclassified to earnings in the consolidated statements of income. Accordingly, the changes in the fair value of the contract related to the changes in the difference between the spot price and the forward price (i.e. forward premium/discount) are excluded from assessment of hedge effectiveness and are recognized in consolidated statements of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss).
In respect of foreign exchange derivative contracts which hedge the foreign currency risk associated with both the anticipated sales transaction and the collection thereof (dual purpose hedges), the hedge effectiveness is assessed based on overall changes in fair value with the effective portion of gains or losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The effective portion of gain or loss attributable to forecasted sales are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized in consolidated statements of income when the sales transaction occurs. Post the date of sales transaction, the Company reclassifies an amount from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings to offset foreign currency translation gain (loss) recorded for the respective receivable during the period. In addition, the Company determines the amount of cost to be ascribed to each period of the hedging relationship based on the functional currency interest rate implicit in the hedging relationship and recognizes this cost by reclassifying it from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to consolidated statements of income for recognized receivables based on the pro rata method.
Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges deemed ineffective are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss). The Company also uses foreign exchange derivatives contracts not designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815 to hedge intercompany and end customer accounts receivables and other monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange derivative contracts are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss).
In respect of foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as hedges, the Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company evaluates hedge effectiveness at the time a contract is entered into as well as on an ongoing basis. If during this time, a contract is deemed ineffective, the change in the fair value is recorded in the consolidated statements of income and is included in foreign exchange gain (loss). In situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the foreign exchange derivative contract remains outstanding, the net derivative gain or loss continue to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income unless it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period (as documented at the inception of the hedging relationship) or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter.
1.16	Stock-based compensation
FASB ASC Topic 718-10-25 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” requires compensation costs related to stock-based transactions, including employee share options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on its fair value. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock options net of estimated forfeitures which are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Stock-based compensation recognized in the consolidated statement of income is based on grants ultimately expected to vest. The Company also issues performance based restricted awards to certain employees which will vest based on the terms of the agreement and the cost is recognized if it is probable that the specified performance goals will be attained.
The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options on the date of grant which is recorded as an expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting term.
1.17	Employee benefits
Defined Contribution Plans
Eligible employees of the Company in India receive benefits from the Provident Fund, administered by the Government of India, which is a defined contribution plan. Both the employees and the Company make monthly contributions to the Provident Fund equal to a specified percentage of the eligible employees’ salary.
Eligible employees of the Company in the United States may elect to participate in an employee retirement savings plan maintained pursuant to Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan allows for employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan, but the Company is not currently making any such matching contributions.
The Company has no further funding obligation under defined contribution plans beyond the contributions elected or required to be made under these plans. Contributions are charged to income in the year in which they are incurred and are included in the consolidated statements of income.
Defined Benefit Plans
Employees in India are entitled to benefits under the Gratuity Act, a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to eligible employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or on termination of employment, subject to a specified period of service based on the respective employee’s salary and tenure of service. In India, contributions are made to a fund administered by the Company through a trust set up for that purpose to fund the gratuity liability of its Indian subsidiaries. The Company also contributes to a fund administered and managed by the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited and Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited (the “Fund Administrators”). The obligation to pay gratuity remains with the Company, although the Fund Administrator administer the scheme.
Current service costs for defined benefit plans are accrued in the period to which they relate. The liability in respect of defined benefit plans is calculated annually by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. The Company recognizes the net funded position of its plans as an asset or liability in the consolidated balance sheets. In measuring the defined benefit obligations, the Company uses discount rates based on yields of high quality fixed income instruments (i.e. yields on high quality corporate bonds) prevailing as at the balance sheet date for the corresponding tenure of the obligations.
1.18	Fair value of financial instruments and concentration of credit risk
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts and unbilled receivables, other current assets, line of credit, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities is at fair value due to the short-term maturity of these items and the variable interest rate on its line of credit borrowings.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts and unbilled receivables and foreign exchange derivative contracts. By their nature, all such instruments involve risks including credit risks of non-performance by counterparties.
A substantial portion of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are invested with nationally recognized banks located in the United States, Canada, Europe and India. A portion of the funds are also invested in fixed deposits with nationally recognized banks and mutual funds in India. Accounts and unbilled receivables are unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers in industries based primarily in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company monitors the credit worthiness of its customers to whom it grants credit terms in the normal course of its business and of counterparties when it enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts. Management believes there is no significant risk of loss in the event of non-performance of the counterparties to these financial instruments, other than the amounts already provided for in the consolidated financial statements.
1.19	Commitments and contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, tax assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with the same are expensed as incurred.
1.2	Advertising cost
Advertising costs incurred during the year have been expensed. The total amount of advertising costs expensed was $7.1 million, $6.1 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
1.21	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2013, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2013-11– “Income Taxes – Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carry forward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carry forwards Exists” which provides that a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit would be offset against a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carry-forward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed, which would require an entity to present the liability associated with an unrecognized tax benefit or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carry-forward. The ASU also mentions that, to the extent a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carry-forward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The Company has evaluated this ASU and determined that the adoption of this ASU is expected to have presentation impact only on the consolidated financial statements.
1.22	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2011, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2011-11– “Disclosure about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, which was further amended as ASU No. 2013-01-“Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, which further clarified the scope of the offsetting disclosures. The ASU requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Although the Company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangement, the Company’s management has adopted gross presentation of financial assets and liabilities on the face of the financial statements, hence other than the additional disclosure requirements, the adoption of these changes have no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2013, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2013-02– “Comprehensive Income – Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, which requires entities to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This would be the case when a portion of the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to a balance sheet account instead of directly to income or expense in the same reporting period. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2012. In 2013, the Company has opted to present tables summarizing reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income and balances of accumulated other comprehensive income, by component.

Business_combination_and_Nonco

Business combination and Non-controlling Interest	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Business combination and Non-controlling Interest	'
	2	Business combination and Non-controlling Interest
	On May 12, 2011, the Company, through its 100% owned subsidiaries, Pan-Asia Global Solutions (“Pan-Asia”) and iGATE Global Solutions Limited (“iGATE Global”), completed the acquisition of majority of the outstanding share capital of iGATE Computer Systems Limited (“iGATE Computer”), formerly known as Patni Computer Systems Limited, (the “iGATE Computer Acquisition”) which was valued at $1.24 billion and was accounted in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 805, “Business Combination”. During 2013, as part of integration process, the Company acquired the majority of the balance shares and merged iGATE Computer with iGATE Global Solutions Limited (“iGATE Global”), on approval of the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai on May 10, 2013 with an effective date being May 27, 2013, which was after the close of iGATE Computer’s Exit Offer (an offer made to the shareholders of iGATE Computer to tender their shares to the Promoters at any time from May 28, 2012 until May 27, 2013).
	The following table summarizes the supplemental pro forma results of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands).
			Year ended December 31, 2011
	Pro forma revenues		$	1,059,403
	Pro forma net income attributable to iGATE Corporation common shareholders		$	51,843
	Non-controlling Interest
	Subsequent to the expiry of the exit offer period, the Company has no obligation to redeem the shares and accordingly the remaining redeemable non-controlling interest has been reclassified to permanent equity. As of December 31, 2013, the Company recorded non-controlling interest amounting to $4.9 million (including $0.2 million of net income and $1.9 million of accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest for the reporting period) relating to 0.2 million shares of iGATE Global.

Series_B_Preferred_Stock

Series B Preferred Stock	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Series B Preferred Stock	'
	3	Series B Preferred Stock
	On January 10, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an entity to raise equity financing to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the iGATE Computer Acquisition. Under the securities purchase agreement, the Company agreed to sell, in a private placement, up to 480,000 shares of newly designated 8.00% Series B Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, no par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $480 million. On February 1, 2011 and May 9, 2011, the Company issued 210,000 shares and 120,000 shares, respectively, of the Series B Preferred Stock for a consideration of $330 million.
	Significant economic terms of the Series B Preferred Stock include:
		•	accrues cumulative dividends at a rate of 8.00% per annum, which dividends will be added to the liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Stock and compounded quarterly;
		•	is entitled to participate in dividends and other distributions payable on the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis;
		•	provides for a holder option to convert the outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid dividends into the Company’s common stock at any time and from time to time at an initial conversion price of $20.30 per share (which conversion price is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances such as the Company’s sale or issuance of shares of Common Stock is for a price per share less than the current market price of its Common Stock on the date of sale or issue (other than issuances under the stock option or stock ownership plans), subdivision or combination of the Company’s Common Stock (e.g. by stock split or stock dividend), wherein the conversion price in effect will be proportionately reduced or increased on or after such effective or record date and merger, reorganization, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets); is subject to a Company option to convert the Series B Preferred Stock into common stock of the Company after 18 months from the applicable closing date if, among other things, the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock exceeds 205% of the then applicable conversion price for a specified period of time;
		•	is redeemable for cash at an amount equal to the outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid dividends upon the exercise of the holder’s put right at six years from the last occurring closing date;
		•	provides that, if the Series B Preferred Stock is not sooner converted, such preferred stock is subject to a mandatory conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock on the date that is six years from the applicable closing date (subject to extension in limited circumstances) unless the holder exercises the put right described in the immediately preceding bullet point; and
		•	provides the holder the right to receive, prior to any payment in respect of any junior equity securities, the greater of the outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid dividends and the as-converted value upon liquidation of the Company or upon certain changes of control.
	The Company incurred issuance costs amounting to $3.4 million which have been netted against the proceeds received from the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is being accreted over a period of six years. The amount accreted totaled $0.5 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The remaining unamortized balance of issuance costs was $2.2 million and $2.7 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	The Company is accruing for cumulative dividends at a rate of 8.00% per annum, compounded quarterly. The amount of such dividends accrued was $31.4 million, $29.0 million and $22.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are potentially convertible into 20.3 million and 18.8 million shares of common stock, respectively.

Borrowings

Borrowings	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Borrowings	'
	4	Borrowings
	Line of Credit
	On February 21, 2011, the Company entered into an arrangement with a bank for availing an unsecured revolving working credit facility of $70.0 million at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus 195 basis points. The interest rate was initially renewed on an annual basis and is now renewed periodically. This facility was renewed and the interest rate was changed to LIBOR plus 115 basis points with effect from March 25, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had unused facility of $18 million under this line of credit.
	On May 10, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a bank for revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal U.S. Dollar equivalent of $50.0 million, maturing on May 10, 2016. The proceeds are to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. This facility carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 280 basis points. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had unused facility of $50.0 million under this revolving credit arrangement.
	Term Loans
	On April 3, 2012, Pan-Asia entered into an agreement for a secured term loan facility with a bank, in an aggregate principal U.S. Dollar equivalent of $265 million maturing on June 8, 2014. The borrowings under this facility carried an interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable interest rate ranging from 280 basis points to 320 basis points and contained customary representations and warranties, events of default, affirmative and negative covenants. This facility was guaranteed by the Company and several of its 100% owned subsidiaries and was undertaken to finance Pan-Asia’s purchase of the remaining publicly traded equity shares of iGATE Computer. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company repaid the term loan and cancelled the bank guarantee. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has no outstanding amount under this term loan facility and accordingly expensed all unamortized debt issue costs.
	On August 29, 2012, iTI, borrowed $70 million from a bank to finance the purchase of iAI. The loan matures on February 28, 2014, is repayable over a period of 18 months and carried an interest rate of LIBOR plus 340 basis points payable at the end of each month. During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company repaid the term loan and has no outstanding amount under this term loan facility and accordingly expensed all unamortized debt issue costs.
	On November 22, 2013, Pan-Asia entered into a credit arrangement for a secured term loan facility with a consortium of banks, in an aggregate principal $360 million, which was availed in two tranches, comprising of $270 million maturing 60 months from the utilization date of November 25, 2013, carrying an interest rate of LIBOR plus 325 basis points and $90 million maturing 9 months from the utilization date of November 25, 2013, carrying an interest of LIBOR plus 200 basis points. This facility was undertaken to pay down a portion of Senior Notes in May 2014. iTI, the immediate parent company of Pan-Asia, pledged 65% of its equity investment amounting to $298.1 million in Pan-Asia. The loan documents contain customary representations and warranties, events of default, affirmative, negative covenants and financial covenants and the loan was guaranteed by the Company and several of its 100% owned subsidiaries. The facility also has a claw back provision to return the funds on demand, in the event of non utilization of the funds by June 30, 2014, to pay down a portion of Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all covenants associated with the aforementioned borrowings.

Senior_Notes

Senior Notes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes	'
	5	Senior Notes
	On April 29, 2011, the Company sold $770 million of 9.0% Senior Notes due May 1, 2016 (the “Notes”) through a private placement. On December 13, 2011, the Company issued a prospectus pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement which granted the initial purchasers and any subsequent holders of the Senior Notes certain exchange and registration rights. The exchange offer was completed and, as of February 14, 2012, all the Senior Notes were tendered by the Note holders. These Senior Notes are now tradeable. The interest is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2011. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, guaranteed by the Company’s domestic 100% owned subsidiaries, as identified in Note 23, with exceptions considered customary for such guarantees under which a subsidiary’s guarantee would terminate.
	The terms of the Indenture governing the Senior Notes, among other things, limits the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to (i) incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends on, or make distributions in respect of, their capital stock or repurchase their capital stock; (iii) make certain investments or other restricted payments; (iv) sell certain assets; (v) create liens or use assets as security in other transactions; (vi) merge, consolidate or transfer or dispose of substantially all of their assets; and (vii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains certain financial covenants relating to Consolidated Priority Debt Leverage Ratio and a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that the Company is required to comply with, when any of the above events occur. As of December 31, 2013, the Company is in compliance with the above mentioned ratios.At any time prior to May 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option, at a redemption price equal to 109% of the principal amount of such Senior Notes and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time and from time to time on or after May 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the percentage of principal amount set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date:
	12-Month period commencing		Percentage
	On or after May 1, 2014			104.5	%
	On or after May 1, 2015 and thereafter			100	%
	Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event specified in the Indenture, the Company must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
	On November 22, 2013, Pan-Asia, a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a credit agreement with a consortium of banks for a total commitment amount of $360 million to refinance a portion of the Company’s Senior Notes. Accordingly, the Company re-classified $360 million of its obligation towards the Senior Notes to current liabilities and the cash to restricted cash as the Company required under the credit agreement to use the proceeds of the loan to settle a portion of the Senior Notes in May 2014. As of December 31, 2013, the amortizable debt issuance cost was $17.6 million, of which $12.0 million is accounted for as prepaid expenses and other current assets and the remaining amount of $5.6 million as deposits and other assets. These costs are being amortized to interest expense over the balance period of approximately two and half years using the effective interest method. The amount amortized was $6.4 million, $5.8 million and $3.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest expense (including amortized debt issue costs) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $75.7 million, $75.1 million and $50.3 million, respectively.

Investments

Investments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments	'
	6	Investments
	Short term investments are comprised of the following (in thousands):
			As of December 31, 2013
			Carrying			Unrealized			Fair Value
			Value			Gain
	Mutual Funds
	Liquid mutual funds		$	178,886		$	2,345		$	181,231
	Fixed maturity plan funds			0			0			0
	Certificate of deposits with banks and others			0			0			0
	Fixed deposits with banks			170			0			170
			$	179,056		$	2,345		$	181,401
			As of December 31, 2012
			Carrying			Unrealized			Fair Value
			Value			Gain
	Mutual Funds
	Liquid mutual funds		$	458,310		$	8,158		$	466,468
	Fixed maturity plan funds			3,637			315			3,952
	Certificate of deposits with banks and others			37,158			3,238			40,396
	Fixed deposits with banks			0			0			0
			$	499,105		$	11,711		$	510,816
	Contractual maturities of short-term and other investments in available for sale securities as of December 31, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):
			As of December 31, 2013
	Due within one year		$	181,401
	Dividends from available for sale securities, gross realized gains, losses and proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities are as follows (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Dividends		$	0		$	5,378		$	11,058
	Gross realized gains			33,334			21,438			3,700
	Gross realized losses			0			(674	)		(396	)
	Sale proceeds			1,622,117			1,623,627			555,726
	The changes in the unrealized gain, net, on marketable securities carrying value for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012
	Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the beginning of the year		$	11,711		$	2,926
	Reclassification into earnings on maturity			(33,334	)		(20,764	)
	Net unrealized gain due to changes in the fair value			23,968			29,549
	Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the end of the year		$	2,345		$	11,711

Allowance_for_doubtful_account

Allowance for doubtful accounts	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts	'
	7	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	The following table provides details of the allowance for doubtful accounts as recorded by the Company (in thousands):
	As of December 31,		Balance at the beginning		Additions on		Additions		Write offs			Balance at the end
			of the year		acquisition							of the year
	2011		$	934	$	3,485	$	984	$	(1,389	)	$	4,014
	2012		$	4,014	$	0	$	1,828	$	(172	)	$	5,670
	2013		$	5,670	$	0	$	552	$	(2,119	)	$	4,103

Derivative_instruments_and_hed

Derivative instruments and hedging activities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative instruments and hedging activities	'
	8	Derivative instruments and hedging activities
	The following table presents information related to foreign exchange derivative contracts:
	OUTSTANDING CASH FLOW HEDGE TRANSACTIONS QUALIFYING FOR HEDGE ACCOUNTING (in thousands)
			As of December 31,
			2013				2012
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts USD		$	94,300			$	167,000
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts CAD		$	13,160			$	30,663
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts GBP		$	14,041			$	8,082
	OUTSTANDING FAIR VALUE HEDGE TRANSACTIONS NOT QUALIFYING FOR HEDGE ACCOUNTING (in thousands)
			As of December 31,
			2013				2012
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts USD		$	0			$	5,000
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts USD		$	0			$	64,150
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts JPY		$	0			$	3
	Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts GBP		$	12,059			$	8,566
	The foreign exchange derivative contracts mature generally within twelve (12) months.
	The Company had entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the risk of changes in the foreign exchange rates on its foreign currency denominated investments classified as available-for-sale securities which qualified as effective fair value hedges and the hedge effectiveness assessment was done on the basis of spot to spot changes in foreign exchange rates. Accordingly, as per ASC 320 and 815, the changes in the fair value of the available-for-sale security amounted to a realized loss of $6.7 million along with a realized gain of $5.7 million on the above designated foreign exchange forward contract which is recognized as part of foreign exchange gain or loss in the consolidated statements of income.
	The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
	Derivatives in ASC Topic 815		Amount of Gain				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain				Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
	Cash Flow Hedging		(Loss) recognized				(Loss) reclassified		(Loss) reclassified				(Loss) recognized in	(Loss) recognized
	Relationships		in OCI on				from Accumulated		from Accumulated				Income on Derivative	in Income
			Derivative				OCI into Income		OCI into Income					Statement
			(Effective Portion)				(Effective Portion)						(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded
			December 31, 2013				December 31, 2013						from effectiveness testing)
													December 31, 2013
	Foreign Exchange Contracts		$	(7,241	)		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		$	(6,541	)		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	$	837
	The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
	Derivatives in ASC Topic 815		Amount of Gain				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain				Location of Gain	Amount of Gain
	Cash Flow Hedging		(Loss) recognized				(Loss) reclassified		(Loss) reclassified				(Loss) recognized in	(Loss) recognized
	Relationships		in OCI on				from Accumulated		from Accumulated				Income on Derivative	in Income
			Derivative				OCI into Income		OCI into Income					Statement
			(Effective Portion)				(Effective Portion)						(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded
			December 31, 2012				December 31, 2012						from effectiveness testing)
													December 31, 2012
	Foreign Exchange Contracts		$	409	*		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		$	(31,341	)		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	$	4,717
	*	Includes deferred gain on settled rollover derivatives amounting to $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
	Derivatives in ASC Topic 815		Amount of Gain				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain				Location of	Amount of Gain
	Cash Flow Hedging		(Loss) recognized				(Loss) reclassified		(Loss) reclassified				(Gain) Loss	(Loss) Recognized
	Relationships		in OCI on				from Accumulated		from Accumulated				Recognized in	in Income
			Derivative				OCI into Income		OCI into Income				Income on Derivatives	Statement
			(Effective Portion)				(Effective Portion)						(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded
			December 31, 2011				December 31, 2011						from effectiveness testing)
													December 31, 2011
	Foreign Exchange Contracts		$	(33,214	)		Foreign exchange		$	(1,322	)		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	$	2,366
							gain (loss), net
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013				2012				2011
	Statement of Income
	Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		$	(5,424	)		$	(9,905	)		$	(880	)
	These foreign exchange derivative contracts were entered into to hedge the fluctuations in foreign exchange rates for recognized balance sheet items such as inter-company and end customer receivables, and were not originally designated as hedges. Realized gains (losses) and changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange derivative contracts are recorded in foreign exchange gains (losses), net in the audited consolidated statements of income.
	Information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
	Derivative Instruments – Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts				As of
					December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Balance Sheet Location		Designated/Not Designated		Fair Value				Fair Value
	Current Assets		Designated		$	832			$	780
			Not Designated		$	4			$	2
	Current liabilities		Designated		$	904			$	607
			Not Designated		$	5			$	6,909
	The estimated net amount of existing losses, net of taxes, as of December 31, 2013 that is expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses) into earnings within the next 12 months is $0.05 million.
	The Company utilizes standard counterparty master agreements containing provisions for netting of certain foreign currency transaction obligations and for set-off of certain obligations in the event of insolvency of one of the parties to the transaction. This provision may reduce the Company’s potential loss resulting from the insolvency of counterparty and would also reduce the counterparty’s potential overall loss resulting from the insolvency of the Company. In the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the Company records the foreign exchange derivative assets and liabilities at gross fair value. The potential effect of netting foreign exchange derivative assets and liabilities under the counterparty master agreement was as follows (in thousands):
			Gross Amount presented in the				Potential effect of rights of				Net amount of recognized
Consolidated Balance Sheet			set off				assets/liabilities
As of December 31, 2013:
Foreign exchange derivative assets		$	836			$	642			$	194
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities		$	909			$	642			$	267
As of December 31, 2012:
Foreign exchange derivative assets		$	782			$	105			$	677
Foreign exchange derivative liabilities		$	7,516			$	105			$	7,411
The Company mitigates the credit risk of these foreign exchange derivative contracts by transacting with highly rated counterparties in India which are major banks. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has evaluated the credit and non-performance risks associated with the counterparties and believes that the impact of the credit risk associated with the outstanding derivatives was insignificant.

Prepaid_expenses_and_other_cur

Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	'
	9	Prepaid expenses and other current assets
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013		2012
	Prepaid expenses		$	7,786	$	7,332
	Advances			3,460		2,351
	Debt issuance costs			14,484		8,113
	Service tax receivable			15,021		11,659
	Other current assets			3,741		2,255
			$	44,492	$	31,710

Property_and_equipment_net

Property and equipment, net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Property and equipment, net	'
	10	Property and equipment, net
	Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013		2012
	Land		$	6,036	$	6,783
	Buildings			93,558		104,810
	Furniture and fixtures			58,501		57,985
	Computer equipment			46,953		42,041
	Software			21,142		19,613
	Leasehold improvements			6,234		7,360
	Vehicles			920		808
	Leased assets			1,286		1,286
	Property and equipment, gross			234,630		240,686
	Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			108,084		97,577
				126,546		143,109
	Capital work in progress			39,035		24,143
	Property and equipment, net		$	165,581	$	167,252
	Depreciation expense on property and equipment amounted to $24.7 million, $34.8 million and $30.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which amortization on software amounted to $5.3 million, $6.8 million and $5.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively. Accumulated depreciation on leased assets amounted to $0.5 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively and accumulated amortization on software amounted to $15.1 million and $11.1 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Goodwill_and_intangible_assets

Goodwill and intangible assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and intangible assets	'
	11	Goodwill and intangible assets
	The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
			Amount
	Goodwill as of December 31, 2011		$	511,060
	Foreign currency translation effect			(17,919	)
	Goodwill at December 31, 2012			493,141
	Foreign currency translation effect			(54,250	)
	Goodwill as of December 31, 2013		$	438,891
	The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
			Amount
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2011		$	160,706
	Foreign currency translation effect			(4,723	)
	Amortization			(11,555	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2012			144,428
	Foreign currency translation effect			(14,628	)
	Amortization			(10,538	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013		$	119,262
	As of December 31, 2013, intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
			Amount
	Customer relationships		$	189,844
	Intellectual property rights			9,400
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			(49,149	)
	Accumulated amortization			(30,833	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013		$	119,262
	As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, accumulated amortization expense related to Intellectual property rights amounted to $4.1 million and $2.6 million and customer relationship amounted to $26.7 million and $17.7 million. Intangible assets are amortized over the remaining weighted average period of 12.0 years. Intellectual property rights are amortized over the remaining weighted average period of 3.5 years. Customer relationship is amortized over their remaining useful life of 12.4 years. Amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets was $10.5 million, $11.6 million and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Future estimated annual amortization is as follows (in thousands):
	2014		$	10,512
	2015		$	10,962
	2016		$	11,332
	2017		$	10,899
	2018		$	10,063

Leases

Leases	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Leases	'
	12	Leases
	The Company leases certain networking components, office equipment and vehicles under capital leases which are secured by a lien of the underlying asset. Future minimum rental payments as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31:
	2014		$	633
	2015			351
	2016			267
	2017			158
	2018			48
	Total minimum lease payments			1,457
	Less: amount representing future interest			251
	Present value of minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2013			1,206
	Less: current portion			513
	Long-term capital lease obligations		$	693
	The Company conducts its operations using facilities under non-cancellable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates. Future minimum lease payments under these agreements are as follows (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31:
	2014		$	9,799
	2015			6,324
	2016			5,346
	2017			4,474
	2018			3,470
	Total minimum lease payments		$	29,413
	Rent expense under cancellable and non-cancellable operating leases was $13.9 million, $12.4 million and $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Deposits_and_other_assets

Deposits and other assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Deposits and other assets	'
	13	Deposits and other assets
	Deposits and other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013		2012
	Deposits		$	7,554	$	6,742
	Debt issuance costs			11,742		18,126
	Other assets			5,634		504
			$	24,930	$	25,372

Other_accrued_liabilities

Other accrued liabilities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other accrued liabilities	'
	14	Other accrued liabilities
	Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013		2012
	Accrued expenses		$	16,280	$	19,494
	Provision for expenses			22,163		18,359
	Provision for volume discounts			19,874		16,767
	Sales and other taxes			4,797		5,550
	Interest			11,707		12,391
	Other liabilities			4,964		6,447
			$	79,785	$	79,008

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv

Accumulated other comprehensive loss	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	'
	15	Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income (loss) between iGATE common shareholders and non-controlling interest for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
			Year ended December 31,
			2013												2012									2011
			iGATE				Non-				Total				iGATE			Non-			Total			iGATE			Non-			Total
			common				controlling								common			controlling						common			controlling
			shareholders				interest								shareholders			interest						shareholders			interest
	Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	97,875			$	0			$	97,875			$	66,382		$	0		$	66,382		$	29,019		$	0		$	29,019
	Non-controlling interest			0				209				209				0			4,476			4,476			0			8,586			8,586
	Other comprehensive income:
	Change in fair value of marketable securities			(6,733	)			6				(6,727	)			5,615			0			5,615			1,505			482			1,987
	Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability			1,202				5				1,207				(175	)		0			(175	)		166			32			198
	Change in fair value of cash flow hedges			(493	)			0				(493	)			22,586			0			22,586			(19,295	)		(3,617	)		(22,912	)
	Loss on foreign currency translation			(106,508	)			(1,905	)			(108,413	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		(40,176	)		(235,528	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	(14,657	)		$	(1,685	)		$	(16,342	)		$	49,719		$	4,476		$	54,195		$	(183,957	)	$	(34,693	)	$	(218,650	)
	The changes in the balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), by component, attributable to iGATE common shareholders, are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013												2012									2011
			Before Tax				Tax Effect				Net of Tax				Before Tax			Tax			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Tax			Net of Tax
			Amount								Amount				Amount			Effect			Amount			Amount			Effect			Amount
	Unrealized gain on Marketable securities:
	Beginning balance		$	11,711			$	(3,436	)		$	8,275			$	2,396		$	(218	)	$	2,178		$	673		$	0		$	673
	Change in Non-controlling interests			0				0				0				530			(48	)		482			0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income			23,866				(8,112	)			15,754				29,549			(9,587	)		19,962			4,500			(526	)		3,974
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			33,242				(10,755	)			22,487				20,764			(6,417	)		14,347			2,777			(308	)		2,469
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			(9,376	)			2,643				(6,733	)			8,785			(3,170	)		5,615			1,723			(218	)		1,505
	Ending balance		$	2,335			$	(793	)		$	1,542			$	11,711		$	(3,436	)	$	8,275		$	2,396		$	(218	)	$	2,178
	Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
	Beginning balance		$	629			$	(184	)		$	445			$	(26,067	)	$	7,543		$	(18,524	)	$	771		$	0		$	771
	Change in Non-controlling interests			0				0				0				(5,054	)		1,437			(3,617	)		0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income			(7,205	)			2,449				(4,756	)			409			(133	)		276			(28,095	)		7,683			(20,412	)
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			(6,505	)			2,242				(4,263	)			(31,341	)		9,031			(22,310	)		(1,257	)		140			(1,117	)
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			(700	)			207				(493	)			31,750			(9,164	)		22,586			(26,838	)		7,543			(19,295	)
	Ending balance		$	(71	)		$	23			$	(48	)		$	629		$	(184	)	$	445		$	(26,067	)	$	7,543		$	(18,524	)
	Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit plan:
	Beginning balance		$	(192	)		$	69			$	(123	)		$	12		$	8		$	20		$	(146	)	$	0		$	(146	)
	Change in Non-controlling interests			0				0				0				44			(12	)		32			0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income			1,832				(626	)			1,206				(243	)		71			(172	)		175			6			181
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			6				(2	)			4				5			(2	)		3			17			(2	)		15
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			1,826				(624	)			1,202				(248	)		73			(175	)		158			8			166
	Ending balance		$	1,634			$	(555	)		$	1,079			$	(192	)	$	69		$	(123	)	$	12		$	8		$	20
	Foreign currency translation:
	Beginning balance		$	(283,180	)		$	0			$	(283,180	)		$	(198,315	)	$	0		$	(198,315	)	$	(2,963	)	$	0		$	(2,963	)
	Change in Non-controlling interests			0				0				0				(40,176	)		0			(40,176	)		0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income			(106,508	)			0				(106,508	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		0			(195,352	)
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)			(106,508	)			0				(106,508	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		0			(195,352	)
	Ending balance		$	(389,688	)		$	0			$	(389,688	)		$	(283,180	)	$	0		$	(283,180	)	$	(198,315	)	$	0		$	(198,315	)
	The following table summarizes the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income –		Line item in Statement of Income		Amount reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	Components
					Year ended December 31,
					2013				2012				2011
	Available-for-sale securities:
	Sale of Securities		Other Income, net		$	33,334			$	20,764			$	3,304
			Income tax expense			(10,786	)			(6,417	)			(366	)
			Non-controlling interest, net of tax			(61	)			0				(469	)
			Reclassification into earnings		$	22,487			$	14,347			$	2,469
	Cash flow hedges:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		$	(6,541	)		$	(31,341	)		$	(1,322	)
			Income tax expense			2,254				9,031				147
			Non-controlling interest, net of tax			24				0				58
			Reclassification to earnings		$	(4,263	)		$	(22,310	)		$	(1,117	)
	Pension and other defined benefit liability:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)		Cost of revenues		$	6			$	5			$	16
		Income tax expense			(2	)			(2	)			(2	)
		Non-controlling interest, net of tax			0				0				1
		Reclassification to earnings		$	4			$	3			$	15

Employee_benefit_plan

Employee benefit plan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee benefit plan	'
	16	Employee benefit plan
	Defined Contribution Plan
	The Company’s contribution to Provident Fund for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $8.3 million, $8.4 million and $6.3 million, respectively.
	Defined Benefit Plan
	The Company provides for gratuity, a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees in India. Liabilities with regard to the plan are determined by actuarial valuation. The following table sets forth the net periodic cost recognized in respect of such plans (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Net periodic gratuity plan cost
	Service cost		$	2,357		$	3,082		$	2,085
	Interest cost			1,263			1,070			820
	Expected return on plan asset			(857	)		(777	)		(612	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss			(5	)		4			16
	Net periodic plan cost for the year		$	2,758		$	3,379		$	2,309
	Change in benefit obligation (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year		$	14,103		$	11,482
	Service cost			2,357			3,082
	Actuarial (gain) loss			(1,853	)		821
	Interest cost			1,263			1,070
	Benefits paid			(1,533	)		(1,854	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes			(1,566	)		(498	)
	Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year		$	12,771		$	14,103
	Accumulated benefit obligation		$	8,975		$	7,525
	Change in fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year		$	12,693		$	9,586
	Employer contributions			1,793			4,370
	Actual return on plan assets			876			1,036
	Benefits paid			(1,533	)		(1,854	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes			(1,458	)		(445	)
	Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year		$	12,371		$	12,693
	Funded status (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Funded Status		$	(400	)	$	(1,410	)
	Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:
	Gratuity Liability (included in ‘Accrued payroll and related costs)		$	113		$	142
	Gratuity Liability (included in ‘Other long-term liabilities’)			913			1,268
	Gratuity Asset (included in ‘Deposits and other assets’)			(626	)		0
			$	400		$	1,410
	The weighted average assumptions used in accounting for the Gratuity Plan for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are presented below:
			Year ended December 31,
			2013		2012	2011
	Discount rate		9.30%		8.90%	9.80%
	Rate of increase in compensation per annum		10% - 2 years		12% - 5 years	12% - 5 years
			8% - next 3 years		10% - thereafter	10% - thereafter
			6% - thereafter
	Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum		7.50%		8.90%	9.80%
	iGATE Computer’s (currently merged with iGATE Global), weighted average assumption used in accounting for the Gratuity Plan for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
			Year ended December 31,
			2012		2011
	Discount rate		9.80%		10.05%
	Rate of increase in compensation per annum		10% - 2 years		10% - 2 years
			8% - next 3 years		8% - next 3 years
			6% - thereafter		6% - thereafter
	Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum		7.50%		7.50%
	The Company evaluates these assumptions annually based on its long-term plans of growth and prevalent industry standards. The estimates of future salary increases, considered in the actuarial valuation, takes account of historical compensation increases, inflation rate, seniority, promotions and other relevant factors such as supply and demand factors in the employment market. The discount rate is based on the corporate bond rates in India. The expected rate of return on the plan assets has been determined considering the plan asset allocation, historical rates of return earned on such plan assets and current market trends. Plan assets are primarily invested in long-term fixed income securities and to a lesser extent in money market funds.
	Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses are immediately recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently, accumulated gains and losses over and above the 10% corridor are recognized, systematically over the expected working lives of the employees, as an income or expense component of net periodic benefit cost.
	The following benefit payments reflect expected future service, as appropriate, which are expected to be paid during the years shown (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31,		Amount
	2014		$	2,984
2015		$	3,347
2016		$	3,493
2017		$	3,601
2018		$	3,711
2019-2023		$	14,252
Investment strategy — The objective is to ensure that the defined benefit plan assets will be sufficient to fund the defined benefit obligations in the long-term and to meet the current defined benefit obligations while simultaneously managing the risk. The plan assets are invested in debt funds.
Risk Management — The Company mitigates the return risk or interest rate risk by allocating the plan assets in various fixed income securities which has low or moderate risk. The plan assets are managed through professionally qualified investment managers.
Fair value — ASC 820 “Fair value measurements”, establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 — Includes other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
In accordance with ASC 820, the Company measures plan asset investments at fair value and is classified within Level 1. This is because the investments are in debt instruments involving fixed income securities and money market instruments that are principally valued using quoted market prices.
The contribution towards accumulated benefit obligation that is likely to be made in the next twelve months is $2.5 million. As of December 31, 2013, the pretax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss not yet recognized as a component of net periodic plan costs consists of actuarial gain of $1.5 million. The estimated actuarial gain that will be amortized from other comprehensive loss in net periodic plan cost in the next 12 months is $0.2 million.
Director pension benefit
One of the former founder directors of iGATE Computer (currently merged with iGATE Global), is entitled to receive pension benefits upon retirement or on termination from employment at the rate of 50% of his last drawn monthly salary. The payment of pension will start when he reaches the age of 65. The Company has invested in a plan with Life insurance Corporation of India which will mature at the time this founder director reaches the age of 65. Since the Company is obligated to fund the shortfall, if any, between the annuity payable and the value of the plan asset, the pension liability is actuarially valued at each balance sheet date.
With regard to the founder director’s pension plan, the following table sets forth the plan’s net periodic pension cost components (in thousands):
		Year Ended December  31,			Year Ended December  31,			May 16, 2011 through
		2013			2012			December 31, 2011
Net periodic pension cost
Interest cost		$	69		$	69		$	97
Expected return on plan assets			(59	)		0			0
Amortization of Actuarial (gain)			(1	)		0			0
Net periodic pension cost for the period		$	9		$	69		$	97
With regard to former founder director’s pension plan, the following tables set forth the plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (in thousands):
Change in benefit obligation (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year		$	1,048		$	1,111
Interest cost			69			69
Effect of exchange rate changes			(120	)		(133	)
Actuarial loss (gain)			0			1
Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year		$	997		$	1,048
Accumulated benefit obligation		$	997		$	1,048
Change in fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year		$	975		$	986
Actual return on plan assets			121			24
Effect of exchange rate changes			(114	)		(35	)
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year		$	982		$	975
Funded status (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
Funded Status		$	(15	)	$	(73	)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:
Pension Liability (included in ‘Other long-term liabilities’)		$	15		$	73
		$	15		$	73
Key weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation for the former founder director’s pension plan were as follows:
		Year ended December 31,
		2013			2012
Discount rate			7	%		7	%
Expected rate of return on plan assets per annum			6.3	%		6.3	%
The Plan asset is invested with Life Insurance Corporation of India which in turn has invested the funds in Government Security funds and is classified as Level 2.
The expected benefit payments for next ten years are as follows (in thousands):
		Amount
2014		$	0
2015		$	0
2016		$	41
2017		$	99
2018		$	99
2019-2023		$	495
As of December 31, 2013, the pretax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss, not yet recognized as a component of net periodic pension costs consists of actuarial gain of $0.14 million. The estimated actuarial gain that will be amortized from other comprehensive loss in net periodic pension cost in next 12 months is $0.0 million.

Stockbased_Compensation

Stock-based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-based Compensation	'
	17	Stock-based Compensation
	Stock-based compensation cost in cost of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $6.4 million, $4.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation cost included within selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $8.4 million, $8.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively. The Company has recognized total tax benefit associated with its stock-based compensation arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 of $2.0 million, $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
	iGATE Corporation Stock Incentive Plans
	The Company adopted the Second Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”) in the year 2000. The 1996 Plan provided that up to 14.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock shall be allocated for issuance to directors, executive management and key personnel. This plan expired by its terms on November 3, 2006 and no options have been granted under the 1996 Plan since it expired.
	A summary of the stock option and restricted stock activity is presented below:
	1996 Plan		Options			Weighted Average		Weighted Average		Aggregate
						Exercise Price		Remaining		Intrinsic Value
								Contractual		(in millions)
								Term (in
								years)
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2010			23,750		$	4.16
	Exercised			(5,000	)		5.58
	Lapsed and forfeited			0
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011			18,750		$	3.78
	Exercised			0
	Lapsed and forfeited			0
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2012			18,750		$	3.78
	Exercised			0
	Lapsed and forfeited			(18,750	)		3.78
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2013			0		$	0		0	$	0
	Options vested at December 31, 2013			0		$	0		0	$	0
	Options exercisable at December 31, 2013			0		$	0		0	$	0
	On May 25, 2006, the 2006 iGATE Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan” and together with the 1996 Plan, the “iGATE Plans”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders. The 2006 Plan replaced the expired 1996 Plan. Revisions were made primarily to address changes in applicable law since the year 2000. The 2006 Plan provides that up to 14.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock shall be allocated for issuance to officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2013, there were 5.8 million shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2006 Plan.
	2006 Plan		Options			Weighted		Weighted		Aggregate
						Average		Average		Intrinsic
						Exercise		Remaining		Value
						Price		Contractual		(in millions)
								Term
								(in years)
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2010			2,468,884		$	6.46
	Granted			218,000			15.76
	Exercised			(164,603	)		4.15
	Lapsed and forfeited			(140,811	)		11.47
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011			2,381,470		$	7.18
	Granted			606,651			15.58
	Exercised			(423,298	)		5.22
	Lapsed and forfeited			(218,630	)		12.49
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2012			2,346,193		$	9.2
	Granted			806,323			17.82
	Exercised			(575,481	)		7.67
	Lapsed and forfeited			(778,106	)		5.85
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2013			1,798,929		$	15		7.81	$	45.26
	Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013			1,741,647		$	14.93		7.77	$	43.95
	Options exercisable at December 31, 2013			492,432		$	10.4		5.51	$	14.66
	2006 Plan		Restricted Stock			Weighted Average Fair Value
	Unvested at December 31, 2010			939,603		$	7.12
	Granted			2,008,311			17.25
	Vested			(310,080	)		8.07
	Lapsed and forfeited			(61,158	)		10.37
	Unvested at December 31, 2011			2,576,676		$	14.84
	Granted			800,750			16.05
	Vested			(413,677	)		6.3
	Lapsed and forfeited			(267,079	)		16.54
	Unvested at December 31, 2012			2,696,670		$	16.34
	Granted			1,387,238			19.69
	Vested			(319,265	)		12.45
	Lapsed and forfeited			(1,033,522	)		17.92
	Unvested at December 31, 2013			2,731,121		$	17.92
	Total available for future grant			5,778,939
	Options under the iGATE Plans generally expire ten years from the date of the original grant or earlier if an option holder ceases to be employed by or associated with the Company for any reason.
	Restricted stock grants under the iGATE Plans generally vest over a four year period. Upon vesting, these shares have voting rights.
	The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $9.5 million, $5.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The grant date fair value of stock options vested during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $6.0 million, $4.5 million and $6.5 million, respectively.
	As of December 31, 2013, approximately $27.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized for the unvested options and restricted stock awards. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years as of December 31, 2013.
2006 Plan
Options Outstanding									Options Exercisable
Range of		Options			Weighted Average		Weighted Average		Options		Weighted Average
Exercise Price					Remaining		Exercise Price				Exercise Price
					Contractual Life
					(Years)
$ 0.01 - $ 6.55			39,016			3.22	$	3.91		35,236	$	4.32
$ 6.66 - $ 6.66			240,000			5.5	$	6.66		192,000	$	6.66
$ 6.81 - $11.67			189,003			5.34	$	10.21		147,253	$	9.97
$ 14.19 - $14.19			440,500			9.39	$	14.19		0	$	0
$ 14.41 - $15.70			24,394			7.27	$	14.64		14,394	$	14.8
$ 15.89 - $15.89			340,500			8.35	$	15.89		0	$	0
$ 15.91 - $18.37			194,733			7.98	$	17.53		37,788	$	17.5
$ 18.63 - $27.10			310,281			8.66	$	23.53		65,761	$	20.47
$ 27.59 - $27.59			19,000			9.77	$	27.59		0	$	0
$28.30 - $28.30			1,502			9.74	$	28.3		0	$	0
$ 0.01 - $28.30			1,798,929			7.81	$	15		492,432	$	10.4
The fair value of each option grant under the iGATE Plans was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. Use of a valuation model requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. Expected volatility was calculated based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock from exchange traded shares. The average expected life was based on the expected employee exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free interest rate was based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant.
The Company also issued 1.5 million performance based restricted awards to certain members of the Company including the Chief Executive Officer. These awards will vest only if the Company attains specified twelve-month trailing adjusted EBITDA (“Target EBITDA”) goals at any fiscal quarter end during the performance measurement period ending June 30, 2017. If the Company achieves its maximum twelve-month adjusted EBITDA (“Maximum EBITDA”) goal at any eligible fiscal quarter end within the performance period, two times the target number of shares will vest. In the event that the Company attains trailing adjusted EBITDA between the Target EBITDA and the Maximum EBITDA, the aggregated number of performance shares will be prorated. The stock-based compensation expense recorded relating to these grants amounted to $4.2 million, $4.1 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Post merger of iGATE Computer with iGATE Global, the outstanding vested stock options of iGATE Computer as of January 1, 2013 were 0.4 million out of which 0.2 million stock options were cancelled and 0.1 million stock options were exercised and converted to iGATE Global shares and the remaining 0.1 million stock options were settled in cash on receipt of the waiver letters from the option holders.
The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2013		iGATE
Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2013		$	7.1
Risk-free interest rate			1.07	%
Expected dividend yield			0	%
Expected life of options			4.21 years
Expected volatility rate			49.13	%
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2012		$	8.559
Risk-free interest rate			0.65	%
Expected dividend yield			0	%
Expected life of options			4.34 years
Expected volatility rate			66.11	%
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2011		$	9.063
Risk-free interest rate			1.65	%
Expected dividend yield			0	%
Expected life of options			4.39 years
Expected volatility rate			73.59	%

Earnings_per_share

Earnings per share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings per share	'
	18	Earnings per share
	Earnings per share for the common stock, unvested restricted stock and the Series B Preferred Stock under the two class method are presented below (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data):
			Year ended December 31,
	PARTICULARS		2013		2012		2011
	Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Add: Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock			31,403		29,047		22,147
			$	129,278	$	95,429	$	51,166
	Less: Dividends on
	Series B Preferred stock [A]			31,403		29,047		22,147
	Undistributed Income		$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Allocation of Undistributed Income:
	Common stock [B]		$	72,597	$	50,020	$	22,157
	Unvested restricted stock [C]			28		39		84
	Series B Preferred stock [D]			25,250		16,323		6,778
			$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Shares outstanding for allocation of undistributed income:
	Common stock			58,438		57,543		56,706
	Unvested restricted stock			23		45		214
	Series B Preferred stock			20,325		18,778		17,347
				78,786		76,366		74,267
	Weighted average shares outstanding :
	Common stock [E]			58,015		57,183		56,523
	Unvested restricted stock [F]			23		45		217
	Series B Preferred stock [G]			20,325		18,778		17,347
				78,363		76,006		74,087
	Weighted average common stock outstanding			58,015		57,183		56,523
	Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares outstanding			1,815		1,638		1,420
	Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding [H]			59,830		58,821		57,943
	Distributed earnings per share:
	Series B Preferred stock [I=G]		$	1.55	$	1.55	$	1.28
	Undistributed earnings per share:
	Common stock [J=E]		$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Unvested restricted stock [K=F]		$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Series B Preferred stock [L=G]		$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Basic earnings per share from operations:
	Common stock [J]		$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Unvested restricted stock [K]		$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Series B Preferred stock [I+L]		$	2.8	$	2.42	$	1.67
	Diluted earnings per share from operations [[B+C]/H]		$	1.21	$	0.85	$	0.38
	The number of outstanding options to purchase common shares for which the option exercise prices exceeded the average market price of the common shares aggregated 0.2 million, 0.6 million and 0.5 million shares for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method. The number of shares of outstanding Series B Preferred Stock for which the earnings per share exceeded the earnings per share of common stock aggregated to 20.3 million, 18.8 million and 17.3 million shares for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive.

Other_Income_net

Other Income, net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Income, net	'
	19	Other Income, net
	Components of other income, net are as follows (in thousands):
			Year ended December 31,
			2013		2012		2011
	Investment income		$	33,334	$	26,142	$	14,362
	Interest income			3,080		1,755		378
	Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets			2,230		28		(51	)
	Forfeiture of vested stock options			3,005		0		0
	Other			2,996		566		1,205
	Other income, net		$	44,645	$	28,491	$	15,894

Income_taxes

Income taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income taxes	'
	20	Income taxes
	The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, as shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, consists of the following (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Domestic		$	40,441		$	11,685		$	(10,095	)
	Foreign			139,769			119,223			94,367
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$	180,210		$	130,908		$	84,272
	The expense (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):
			Year ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Current expense:
	Federal		$	8,483		$	9,378		$	6,168
	State			3,326			1,699			773
	Foreign			37,656			36,247			19,833
	Total current expense		$	49,465		$	47,324		$	26,774
	Deferred (benefit) expense:
	Federal			2,649			(3,635	)		2,050
	State			549			(677	)		354
	Foreign			(2,434	)		(12,413	)		(4,960	)
	Total deferred expense (benefit)			764			(16,725	)		(2,556	)
	Total income tax expense		$	50,229		$	30,599		$	24,218
	The reconciliation of income taxes computed using the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the provision for income taxes from continuing operations is as follows (in thousands):
			Year ended December 31,
			2013						2012					2011
	Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate		$	63,074			35	%	$	45,818		35	%	$	29,496		35	%
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit			2,710			1.5			598		0.5			733		0.9
	Benefit for untaxed foreign income, subject to tax holiday			(6,368	)		(3.5	)		(8,293	)	(6.3	)		(10,740	)	(12.7	)
	Foreign taxes at other than U.S. statutory rate			(2,318	)		(1.3	)		(1,222	)	(0.9	)		2,888		3.4
	Acquisition expenses			0			0			0		0			1,274		1.5
	Un-benefited tax losses			302			0.2			1,595		1.2			756		0.9
	Reversal of reserves on expiry of statute limitation, net			(6,211	)		(3.4	)		(7,014	)	(5.3	)		(7,648	)	(9.1	)
	Change in valuation allowance			(2,665	)		(1.5	)		(2,754	)	(2.2	)		2,973		3.5
	Non deductible expenses			2,690			1.5			2,759		2.1			3,306		3.9
	Merger impact			(4,121	)		(2.3	)		0		0			0		0
	Effect on deferred taxes from enacted tax rates			3,070			1.7			0		0			0		0
	Other - net			66			0			(888	)	(0.7	)		1,180		1.4
			$	50,229			27.9	%	$	30,599		23.4	%	$	24,218		28.7	%
	Under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961, iGATE Global was eligible to claim a tax holiday for 10 consecutive assessment years on profits derived from the export of software services from divisions registered under the Software Technology Parks (“STPs”) at Bangalore, Chennai and Noida. The tax holiday ceased to exist from March 31, 2011 with respect to all the units located in STPs, which resulted in income tax benefits of $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. Non-operating income, such as interest income and capital gains income along with operating income to the extent of expiry of tax holiday were not included in the tax holiday, and had been considered as part of our income tax provision.
	Under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961, iGATE Global is eligible to claim income tax holiday on profits derived from export of software services from the divisions registered under the Special Economic Zones (“SEZs”). Profits derived from export of the software services from these divisions registered under the SEZ scheme are eligible for 100% of tax holiday during the initial five consecutive assessment years followed by 50% for the subsequent ten consecutive assessment years from the date of commencement of operations by the respective SEZ. Effective, April 1, 2013, one of the divisions registered under SEZ scheme has completed its first five years of 100% tax holiday and would be claiming 50% of tax holiday for the next ten years. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the tax holiday benefits were $6.4 million, $8.3 million and $7.4 million, respectively. This tax relief holiday will begin to expire from March 2023 through 2028.
	The basic earnings per share effect of the tax holiday is $0.11, $0.15 and $0.19 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The diluted earnings per share effect of the tax holiday is $0.11, $0.14 and $0.18 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	The Company conducts its business globally, and, as a result, the Company and some of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in India, the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions. The tax years ended March 31, 2002 to March 31, 2013 remains open to examination by the Indian tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010 with regard to the Company’s U.S. branch and with regard to the Company’s U.S. entities.
	The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts and employee advances		$	1,098		$	1,268
	Accrued vacation and bonuses			15,916			15,104
	Depreciation			0			1,648
	Stock-based compensation			2,548			3,534
	Foreign currency translation adjustments			779			770
	Capital losses carried forward			20,880			11,400
	Deferred revenue			0			1,274
	Deferred compensation			67			0
	Net operating loss carryovers			19,049			17,180
	Minimum Alternate tax			21,371			34,015
	Unrealized loss on derivatives			25			904
	Accrued restructuring changes			1,479			153
	Other			403			430
	Valuation allowance			(41,832	)		(29,094	)
	Total deferred tax assets (A)			41,783			58,586
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Amortization of acquired intangibles			(30,638	)		(35,357	)
Amortization of tangibles			(21	)		(253	)
Unrealized gain			(777	)		(3,382	)
Deferred revenue			(1,295	)		0
Depreciation			(25,381	)		(29,798	)
Total deferred tax liabilities (B)			(58,112	)		(68,790	)
Net deferred tax (liability) (A-B)			(16,329	)		(10,204	)
Short term deferred tax asset			10,235			14,655
Long term deferred tax asset			15,153			30,635
Long term deferred tax (liability)			(41,717	)		(55,494	)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)		$	(16,329	)	$	(10,204	)
The Company has not provided for U.S. deferred income taxes or foreign withholding tax of approximately $136.8 million on basis differences in certain of its non-U.S. subsidiaries that result primarily from undistributed earnings of $391.4 million which the Company intends to reinvest indefinitely. Determination of the deferred income tax liability on these basis differences is subjective and dependent on circumstances existing if and when remittance occurs.
The U.S. tax jurisdiction has approximately $127.8 million of state and $16.0 million of federal net operating losses (“NOL”) available to offset future state and federal taxable income. All of these losses are due to expire by 2033. The significant foreign NOL carry forwards comprise of $11.9 million attributable to U.K. and $3.3 million attributable to Singapore which can be carried forward indefinetly for these jurisdictions and $4.9 million attributable to Mexico which can be carried forward for ten years from the year of incurring the loss.
As of December 31, 2013, the Company has a Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) credit carry forward of $21.4 million which will begin to expire from March 2020. The Company in its India and U.S. jurisdiction has a $59.2 million and $ 18.7 million of capital losses carry forward, when tax effected will be $13.4 million and $7.5 million for India and U.S. jurisdictions, respectively. For the India jurisdiction such losses will expire in March 2021 and for the U.S. jurisdiction such losses will expire within 5 years from the date of realization of such loss. The Company has recorded full valuation allowance against the capital losses carry forward since it is not more likely than not that the Company will have long term capital gains in the near future.
The Company has established a partial valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, due to uncertainty regarding their future realization in the respective jurisdictions. In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets, management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carry back and carry forward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies. As a result, the Company has created a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets at entities or units that have been unprofitable and where it believes that such assets may not be utilized in the near term.
The change in the total valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
Opening valuation allowance		$	29,094		$	36,835		$	21,339
Movement during the year			12,738			(7,741	)		15,496
Closing valuation allowance		$	41,832		$	29,094		$	36,835
Uncertain Tax Positions:
As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, amounts of $16.6 million, $22.1 million and $30.2 million respectively, constitute the unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
Beginning Balance		$	22,078		$	30,224		$	0
Additions on acquisition			0			0			34,819
Additions based on the current period tax positions			0			127			4,256
Additions based on prior period tax positions			2,251			571			0
Refund/(Settlement)			0			0			(243	)
Reduction based on current period tax positions			0			(526	)		0
Reductions for tax positions due to lapse of statute of limitations			(7,665	)		(8,266	)		(8,346	)
Foreign currency translation effect			(95	)		(52	)		(262	)
Ending Balance		$	16,569		$	22,078		$	30,224
The Company recognizes interest related to uncertain tax positions within the interest expense line in the consolidated statements of income. The U.S. branch of Indian subsidiary has interest expense of $0.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million related to uncertain tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total amount of accrued interest in the consolidated balance sheets amounted to $0.7 million and $0.9 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There are no penalties as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. During the current year, a net amount of $6.6 million was reversed by the U.S. branch of Indian subsidiary (the former iGATE Computer) on account of expiration of the statute of limitations relating to year ended March 2010.
As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $13.9 million of net unrecognized tax benefits arising out of the tax positions which would affect the effective tax rate, if recognized. The nature of the events that would cause the change to the reserves will be mainly due to the expiry of the statute of limitation in U.S. Although, it would be difficult to anticipate the final outcome on timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position, the Company believes that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will be decreased by $7.6 million during the next 12 months due to expiration of statute of limitation.

Segment_information

Segment information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment information	'
	21	Segment information
	The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is also the Chief Operating Decision Maker, has recently regrouped the organization into vertical-based business units to bring in more industry knowledge and solutions, increase the depth and accountability to the business. However, the Company does not have discrete financial information as per the requirements of ASC 280 and as a result segment information is not presented.
	Revenues based on the location of the customer and fixed assets by geographic area consisted of the following (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Revenues:
	United States		$	802,147		$	758,040		$	514,576
	Canada			122,169			104,012			114,509
	EMEA(1)			155,521			142,473			98,384
	Asia Pacific			71,088			69,405			52,177
	Total revenues		$	1,150,925		$	1,073,930		$	779,646
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Fixed assets:
	United States		$	4,859		$	4,109
	Canada			20			2,095
	EMEA(1)			1,114			928
	Asia Pacific, principally India			159,588			160,120
	Total fixed assets		$	165,581		$	167,252
	-1	Comprises Europe, Middle East and African countries.
	The following is a concentration of revenues greater than 10% for the periods shown:
	Particulars		2013			2012			2011
	General Electric Company (“GE”)			13	%		13	%		12	%
	Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”)			11	%		11	%		15	%
	The Company accounts for multiple contracts (statement of works) with RBC and GE as separate arrangements, since each of these arrangements are negotiated separately. The receivables from these customers comprised 24% and 21% of accounts receivable, net and unbilled revenue as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Related_party_transactions

Related party transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Related party transactions	'
	22	Related party transactions
	As of December 31, 2013, Sunil Wadhwani and Ashok Trivedi directly and indirectly own 18.0% and 17.7% of the outstanding share capital of the Company. Viscaria Limited (Series B Preferred Stock holder), a company backed by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP and Apax Partners, L.P., holds 27.7% of the outstanding share capital of the Company on an as converted basis as of December 31, 2013. The Company rendered services to the entities of Principal Owners and recognized revenue of $11.9 million, $0 million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The outstanding receivable from such entities are $4.1 million and $0 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Guarantor_Subsidiaries_Supplem

Guarantor Subsidiaries - Supplemental consolidating financial information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Guarantor Subsidiaries - Supplemental consolidating financial information	'
	23	Guarantor Subsidiaries — Supplemental consolidating financial information
	In connection with the iGATE Computer Acquisition, the Company issued the Senior Notes which are the senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by the Company’s 100% owned domestic subsidiaries iTI, iGATE Inc., and iGATE Holding Corporation (collectively, the “Guarantors”). In accordance with the terms of the second supplemental indenture dated September 30, 2012, iAI was included as a guarantor to the Senior Notes with effect from September 1, 2012. Subsequently on December 31, 2012, as part of an integration process, iAI along with PTS, were merged into iTI. The Company has not included separate financial statements of the Guarantors because they are 100% owned by the Company, the guarantees issued are full and unconditional, and the guarantees are joint and several. There are customary exceptions in the Indenture under which a subsidiary’s guarantee would terminate namely:
		•		a permitted sale or other disposition by a guarantor of all or substantially all of its assets.
		•		the designation or classification of a guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary pursuant to the indenture governing the guarantees.
		•		defeasance or discharge of the Senior Notes.
		•		the release of a guarantor due to the operation of the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary” in the documents governing the guarantees; or
		•		the Senior Notes’ achievement of investment grade status.
	Consolidating financial information for the Company and the Guarantors are as follows (in thousands):
	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
									Guarantors
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	0		$	82,497		$	122,339		$	0		$	204,836
	Restricted cash			0			360,000			0			0			360,000
	Short-term investments			0			0			181,401			0			181,401
	Accounts receivable, net			0			87,110			70,795			0			157,905
	Unbilled revenues			0			29,309			32,115			0			61,424
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			11,997			3,693			28,802			0			44,492
	Prepaid income taxes			0			797			41			0			838
	Deferred tax assets			0			3,163			7,072			0			10,235
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts			0			0			836			0			836
	Intercorporate loan			360,000			0			0			(360,000	)		0
	Receivable from related parties			0			1,618			2,428			0			4,046
	Receivable from group companies			21,332			0			24,952			(46,284	)		0
	Total current assets			393,329			568,187			470,781			(406,284	)		1,026,013
	Investment in subsidiaries			460,955			545,412			0			(1,006,367	)		0
	Intercorporate loan			410,000			2,476			0			(412,476	)		0
	Deposits and other assets			5,596			1,084			18,250			0			24,930
	Prepaid income taxes			0			0			32,160			0			32,160
	Property and equipment, net			0			2,291			163,290			0			165,581
	Leasehold land			0			0			76,732			0			76,732
	Deferred tax assets			0			15,054			99			0			15,153
	Goodwill			0			1,026			437,865			0			438,891
	Intangible assets, net			0			130			119,132			0			119,262
	Total assets		$	1,269,880		$	1,135,660		$	1,318,309		$	(1,825,127	)	$	1,898,722
	LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON- CONTROLLING INTEREST, PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable		$	0		$	1,834		$	7,434		$	0		$	9,268
	Line of credit			0			0			52,000			0			52,000
	Senior Notes			360,000			0			0			0			360,000
	Term loans			0			0			90,000			0			90,000
	Accrued payroll and related costs			0			19,086			38,007			0			57,093
	Other accrued liabilities			11,550			24,012			44,223			0			79,785
	Accrued income taxes			0			0			5,802			0			5,802
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts			0			0			909			0			909
	Deferred revenue			0			8,917			8,859			0			17,776
	Intercorporate loan			0			360,000			0			(360,000	)		0
	Payable to group companies			0			26,446			19,838			(46,284	)		0
	Total current liabilities			371,550			440,295			267,072			(406,284	)		672,633
	Other long-term liabilities			0			165			3,367			0			3,532
	Senior Notes			410,000			0			0			0			410,000
	Term loans			0			0			270,000			0			270,000
	Accrued income taxes			0			650			13,286			0			13,936
	Intercorporate loan			0			410,000			2,476			(412,476	)		0
	Deferred tax liabilities			0			0			41,717			0			41,717
	Total liabilities			781,550			851,110			597,918			(818,760	)		1,411,818
	Redeemable non controlling interest			0			0			0			0			0
	Series B Preferred stock			410,371			0			0			0			410,371
	iGATE Corporation shareholders’ equity:
	Common shares			594			330,000			53,451			(383,451	)		594
	Common shares held in treasury, at cost			(14,714	)		0			0			0			(14,714	)
Additional paid-in capital			216,107			6,209			604,743			(622,916	)		204,143
Retained earnings			(124,028	)		(51,755	)		444,533			0			268,750
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			0			96			(387,211	)		0			(387,115	)
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder’s equity			77,959			284,550			715,516			(1,006,367	)		71,658
Non controlling interest			0			0			4,875			0			4,875
Total equity			77,959			284,550			720,391			(1,006,367	)		76,533
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders’ equity		$	1,269,880		$	1,135,660		$	1,318,309		$	(1,825,127	)	$	1,898,722
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	0		$	14,365		$	80,790		$	0		$	95,155
Restricted cash			0			0			3,072			0			3,072
Short-term investments			0			0			510,816			0			510,816
Accounts receivable, net			0			75,253			95,936			(8,854	)		162,335
Unbilled revenues			0			32,221			42,374			(1,694	)		72,901
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			6,418			3,958			21,334			0			31,710
Prepaid income taxes			0			7,228			1,313			0			8,541
Deferred tax assets			0			7,240			7,415			0			14,655
Foreign exchange derivative contracts			0			0			782			0			782
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Receivable from group companies			26,802			2,303			0			(29,105	)		0
Total current assets			33,220			142,568			763,832			(39,653	)		899,967
Investment in subsidiaries			438,669			1,071,565			0			(1,510,234	)		0
Intercorporate loan			770,000			0			0			(770,000	)		0
Deposits and other assets			17,594			1,064			6,714			0			25,372
Prepaid income taxes			0			794			27,557			0			28,351
Property and equipment, net			0			1,945			165,307			0			167,252
Leasehold land			0			0			86,933			0			86,933
Deferred tax assets			0			14,175			16,460			0			30,635
Goodwill			0			1,026			492,115			0			493,141
Intangible assets, net			0			225			144,203			0			144,428
Total assets		$	1,259,483		$	1,233,362		$	1,703,121		$	(2,319,887	)	$	1,876,079
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON CONTROLLING INTEREST, PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	0		$	24,404		$	2,552		$	(19,157	)	$	7,799
Line of credit			0			25,000			52,000			0			77,000
Senior Notes			0			0			0			0			0
Term loans			0			35,000			0			0			35,000
Accrued payroll and related costs			0			16,937			37,865			0			54,802
Other accrued liabilities			11,550			25,239			42,219			0			79,008
Accrued income taxes			0			5,509			3,625			0			9,134
Foreign exchange derivative contracts			0			0			7,516			0			7,516
Deferred revenue			0			5,809			12,081			0			17,890
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Payable to group companies			0			18,193			0			(18,193	)		0
Total current liabilities			11,550			156,091			157,858			(37,350	)		288,149
Other long-term liabilities			0			0			5,568			(2,303	)		3,265
Senior Notes			770,000			0			0			0			770,000
Term loans			0			35,000			228,500			0			263,500
Accrued income taxes			0			650			16,622			0			17,272
Intercorporate loan			0			770,000			0			(770,000	)		0
Deferred tax liabilities			0			0			55,494			0			55,494
Total liabilities			781,550			961,741			464,042			(809,653	)		1,397,680
Redeemable non controlling interest			0			0			32,422			0			32,422
Series B Preferred stock			378,474			0			0			0			378,474
iGATE Corporation shareholders’ equity:
Common shares			585			330,000			52,989			(382,989	)		585
Common shares held in treasury, at cost			(14,714	)		0			0			0			(14,714	)
Additional paid-in capital			199,302			794			1,112,489			(1,127,245	)		185,340
Retained earnings			(85,714	)		(59,270	)		315,859			0			170,875
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			0			97			(274,680	)		0			(274,583	)
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder’s equity			99,459			271,621			1,206,657			(1,510,234	)		67,503
Non controlling interest			0			0			0			0			0
Total equity			99,459			271,621			1,206,657			(1,510,234	)		67,503
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders’ equity		$	1,259,483		$	1,233,362		$	1,703,121		$	(2,319,887	)	$	1,876,079
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Revenues		$	0		$	679,812		$	727,648		$	(256,535	)	$	1,150,925
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			0			494,856			459,911			(256,535	)		698,232
Gross margin			0			184,956			267,737			0			452,693
Selling, general and administrative expense			0			70,195			120,066			0			190,261
Depreciation and amortization			0			1,236			33,953			0			35,189
Income from operations			0			113,525			113,718			0			227,243
Interest expense			(75,717	)		(3,121	)		(8,741	)		0			(87,579	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net			0			(372	)		(3,727	)		0			(4,099	)
Other income (expense), net			69,300			(65,796	)		41,141			0			44,645
Income before income taxes			(6,417	)		44,236			142,391			0			180,210
Income tax expense (benefit)			0			14,697			35,532			0			50,229
Net income (loss)			(6,417	)		29,539			106,859			0			129,981
Non-controlling interest			0			0			209			0			209
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation			(6,417	)		29,539			106,650			0			129,772
Accretion to preferred stock			494			0			0			0			494
Preferred dividend			31,403			0			0			0			31,403
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	106,650		$	0		$	97,875
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Revenues		$	0		$	341,935		$	887,415		$	(155,420	)	$	1,073,930
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			0			247,318			557,912			(155,420	)		649,810
Gross margin			0			94,617			329,503			0			424,120
Selling, general and administrative expense			0			17,045			154,426			0			171,471
Depreciation and amortization			0			516			45,866			0			46,382
Income from operations			0			77,056			129,211			0			206,267
Interest expense			(75,090	)		(1,070	)		(7,606	)		0			(83,766	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net			0			(50	)		(20,034	)		0			(20,084	)
Other income (expense), net			69,300			(68,725	)		27,916			0			28,491
Income before income taxes			(5,790	)		7,211			129,487			0			130,908
Income tax expense (benefit)			0			3,501			27,098			0			30,599
Net income (loss)			(5,790	)		3,710			102,389			0			100,309
Non controlling interest			0			0			4,476			0			4,476
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation			(5,790	)		3,710			97,913			0			95,833
Accretion to preferred stock			404			0			0			0			404
Preferred dividend			29,047			0			0			0			29,047
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	97,913		$	0		$	66,382
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Revenues		$	0		$	85,054		$	740,706		$	(46,114	)	$	779,646
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)			0			59,031			470,587			(46,114	)		483,504
Gross margin			0			26,023			270,119			0			296,142
Selling, general and administrative expense			0			12,361			139,136			0			151,497
Depreciation and amortization			0			153			38,582			0			38,735
Income from operations			0			13,509			92,401			0			105,910
Interest expense			(50,240	)		(46,615	)		(338	)		46,585			(50,608	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net			0			(7	)		13,083			0			13,076
Other income (expense), net			46,585			42			15,852			(46,585	)		15,894
Income loss before income taxes			(3,655	)		(33,071	)		120,998			0			84,272
Income tax expense (benefit)			0			5,205			19,013			0			24,218
Net income (loss)			(3,655	)		(38,276	)		101,985			0			60,054
Non controlling interest			0			0			8,586			0			8,586
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation			(3,655	)		(38,276	)		93,399			0			51,468
Accretion to preferred stock			302			0			0			0			302
Preferred dividend			22,147			0			0			0			22,147
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(26,104	)	$	(38,276	)	$	93,399		$	0		$	29,019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	106,650		$	0		$	97,875
Add: Non controlling interest			0			0			209			0			209
Other comprehensive income:
Change in fair value on marketable securities			0			0			(6,727	)		0			(6,727	)
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability			0			0			1,207			0			1,207
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges			0			0			(493	)		0			(493	)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation			0			0			(108,413	)		0			(108,413	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)			(38,314	)		29,539			(7,567	)		0			(16,342	)
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest			0			0			(1,685	)		0			(1,685	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	(5,882	)	$	0		$	(14,657	)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	97,913		$	0		$	66,382
Add: Non controlling interest			0			0			4,476			0			4,476
Other comprehensive income:
Change in fair value on marketable securities			0			0			5,615			0			5,615
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability			0			0			(175	)		0			(175	)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges			0			0			22,586			0			22,586
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation			0			0			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)			(35,241	)		3,710			85,726			0			54,195
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest			0			0			4,476			0			4,476
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	81,250		$	0		$	49,719
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(26,104	)	$	(38,276	)	$	93,399		$	0		$	29,019
Add: Non controlling interest			0			0			8,586			0			8,586
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on marketable securities			0			0			1,987			0			1,987
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability			0			0			198			0			198
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges			0			0			(22,912	)		0			(22,912	)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation			0			576			(236,104	)		0			(235,528	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)			(26,104	)		(37,700	)		(154,846	)		0			(218,650	)
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest			0			0			(34,693	)		0			(34,693	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		$	(26,104	)	$	(37,700	)	$	(120,153	)	$	0		$	(183,957	)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income		$	(6,417	)	$	29,539		$	106,859		$	0		$	129,981
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0			1,236			33,953			0			35,189
Stock-based compensation			0			1,723			10,112			0			11,835
Write off of software implementation costs			0			0			0			0			0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract			0			0			0			0			0
Provision for lease termination			0			0			0			0			0
Realized gain on investments			0			0			(33,334	)		0			(33,334	)
Equity in income of affiliated companies			0			0			0			0			0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts			0			472			80			0			552
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives			0			0			(809	)		0			(809	)
Deferred income taxes			0			3,203			(2,438	)		0			765
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment			0			0			(2,230	)		0			(2,230	)
Loss on investments in affiliate			0			0			0			0			0
Deferred rent			0			118			823			0			941
Amortization of debt issuance costs			6,417			0			4,883			0			11,300
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises			0			(589	)		0			0			(589	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues			0			6,384			(3,641	)		0			2,743
Intercorporate current account			(16,816	)		(29,131	)		45,947			0			0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			0			245			(14,933	)		0			(14,688	)
Accounts payable			0			(2,189	)		3,567			0			1,378
Accrued and other liabilities			0			2,682			7,629			0			10,311
Deferred revenue			0			3,109			(2,991	)		0			118
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities			(16,816	)		16,802			153,477			0			153,463
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			0			(1,487	)		(37,778	)		0			(39,265	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0			0			2,528			0			2,528
Purchase of available-for-sale investments			0			0			(1,310,639	)		0			(1,310,639	)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments			0			0			1,622,117			0			1,622,117
Restricted cash			0			0			3,072			0			3,072
Receipts from (payments of) lease deposits			0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Investment in group companies, net			0			509,540			0			(509,540	)		0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired			0			0			0			0			0
Purchase of non-controlling interests			0			0			(23,654	)		0			(23,654	)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities			0			508,053			255,646			(509,540	)		254,159
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on capital lease obligations			0			0			(498	)		0			(498	)
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans			0			30,000			371,000			0			401,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans			0			(125,000	)		(239,500	)		0			(364,500	)
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs			0			0			0			0			0
Payment of delisting related financing costs			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from Senior Notes			0			0			0			0			0
Payment of debt related costs			0			0			(11,286	)		0			(11,286	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			16,227			(1,723	)		(9,942	)		0			4,562
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options			0			0			0			0			0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises			589			0			0			0			589
Restricted cash towards debt retirement			0			(360,000	)		0			0			(360,000	)
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock			0			0			0			0			0
Repayment of group company investment, net			0			0			(509,540	)		509,540			0
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities			16,816			(456,723	)		(399,766	)		509,540			(330,133	)
Effect of exchange rate changes			0			0			32,192			0			32,192
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0			68,132			41,549			0			109,681
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			0			14,365			80,790			0			95,155
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	0		$	82,497		$	122,339		$	0		$	204,836
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income		$	(5,790	)	$	3,710		$	102,389		$	0		$	100,309
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0			516			45,866			0			46,382
Stock-based compensation			0			4,044			8,230			0			12,274
Write off of software implementation costs			0			0			0			0			0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract			0			0			909			0			909
Provision for lease termination			0			0			0			0			0
Realized gain on investments			0			0			(20,764	)		0			(20,764	)
Equity in income of affiliated companies			0			0			0			0			0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts			0			110			1,571			0			1,681
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives			0			0			18,173			0			18,173
Deferred income taxes			0			(86	)		(10,115	)		0			(10,201	)
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment			0			0			(28	)		0			(28	)
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate			0			0			551			0			551
Deferred rent			0			51			(212	)		0			(161	)
Amortization of debt issuance costs			5,790			208			828			0			6,826
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises			0			(320	)		0			0			(320	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues			0			(46,567	)		30,746			0			(15,821	)
Intercorporate current account			(14,787	)		19,933			(5,146	)		0			0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			0			(1,214	)		(16,073	)		0			(17,287	)
Accounts payable			0			24,986			(27,403	)		0			(2,417	)
Accrued and other liabilities			0			(3,014	)		(13,706	)		0			(16,720	)
Deferred revenue			0			2,865			(5,880	)		0			(3,015	)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities			(14,787	)		5,222			109,936			0			100,371
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			0			(615	)		(30,694	)		0			(31,309	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0			0			82			0			82
Purchase of available-for-sale investments			0			0			(1,766,988	)		0			(1,766,988	)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments			0			0			1,623,627			0			1,623,627
Restricted cash			0			0			(3,072	)		0			(3,072	)
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits			0			(551	)		224			0			(327	)
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Investment in group companies, net			0			0			0			0			0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired			0			0			0			0			0
Purchase of non-controlling interests			0			(83,031	)		(145,344	)		0			(228,375	)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities			0			(84,197	)		(322,165	)		0			(406,362	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on capital lease obligations			0			0			(114	)		0			(114	)
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans			0			90,000			228,500			0			318,500
Payment of line of credit and term loans			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs			0			0			0			0			0
Payment of delisting related financing costs			0			0			(3,263	)		0			(3,263	)
Proceeds from Senior Notes			0			0			0			0			0
Payment of debt related costs			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			14,467			(4,044	)		(8,217	)		0			2,206
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options			0			0			5,490			0			5,490
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises			320			0			0			0			320
Restricted cash towards debt retirement			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock			0			0			0			0			0
Repayment of group company investment, net			0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan			0			0			0			0			0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities			14,787			85,956			222,396			0			323,139
Effect of exchange rate changes			0			0			2,567			0			2,567
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0			6,981			12,734			0			19,715
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			0			7,384			68,056			0			75,440
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	0		$	14,365		$	80,790		$	0		$	95,155
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income		$	(3,655	)	$	(38,276	)	$	101,985		$	0		$	60,054
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0			153			38,582			0			38,735
Stock-based compensation			0			2,862			7,880			0			10,742
Write off of software implementation costs			0			0			1,196			0			1,196
Provision for rescission of land sale contract			0			0			0			0			0
Provision for lease termination			0			0			446			0			446
Realized gain on investments			0			0			(3,304	)		0			(3,304	)
Equity in income of affiliated companies			0			0			(149	)		0			(149	)
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts			0			62			993			0			1,055
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives			0			0			(20,207	)		0			(20,207	)
Deferred income taxes			0			0			(4,454	)		0			(4,454	)
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment			0			0			51			0			51
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate			0			0			0			0			0
Deferred rent			0			0			24			0			24
Amortization of debt issuance costs			3,655			0			0			0			3,655
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise			630			0			0			0			630
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:			0
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues			0			(7,820	)		(12,075	)		0			(19,895	)
Intercorporate current account			16,495			(30,422	)		13,927			0			0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			0			(436	)		906			0			470
Accounts payable			0			82			6,629			0			6,711
Accrued and other liabilities			10,927			21,214			(26,947	)		0			5,194
Deferred revenue			0			1,302			232			0			1,534
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities			28,052			(51,279	)		105,715			0			82,488
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment			0			(387	)		(21,052	)		0			(21,439	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0			0			305			0			305
Purchase of available-for-sale investments			0			0			(565,807	)		0			(565,807	)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments			0			0			555,726			0			555,726
Restricted cash			0			0			0			0			0
Receipts from (payments for) lease deposits			0			(14	)		2,225			0			2,211
Investment in group companies, net			0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan			(770,000	)		0			0			770,000			0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired			(330,000	)		(1,052,660	)		(1,168,404	)		1,382,660			(1,168,404	)
Purchase of non-controlling interests			0			0			0			0			0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities			(1,100,000	)		(1,053,061	)		(1,197,007	)		2,152,660			(1,197,408	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on capital lease obligations			0			0			(355	)		0			(355	)
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans			0			5,000			52,000			0			57,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs			326,574			0			0			0			326,574
Payment of delisting related financing costs			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from Senior Notes			770,000			0			0			0			770,000
Payment of debt related costs			(33,456	)		0			0			0			(33,456	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			8,200			0			(7,491	)		0			709
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options			0			0			813			0			813
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises			630			0			0			0			630
Restricted cash towards debt retirement			0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock			0			330,000			1,052,660			(1,382,660	)		0
Repayment of group company investment, net			0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan			0			770,000			0			(770,000	)		0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities			1,071,948			1,105,000			1,097,627			(2,152,660	)		1,121,915
Effect of exchange rate changes			0			525			(4	)		0			521
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			0			1,185			6,331			0			7,516
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			0			6,199			61,725			0			67,924
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	0		$	7,384		$	68,056		$	0		$	75,440

Commitments_and_contingencies

Commitments and contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and contingencies	'
	24	Commitments and contingencies
	Capital commitments
	As of December 31, 2013, the Company has open purchase orders totaling $40.8 million towards construction of new facilities and purchase of property and equipment.
	Bank guarantees
	As of December 31, 2013, guarantees and letters of credit provided by banks on behalf of the Company’s subsidiaries, to customs authorities and vendors for capital procurements amounted to $3.0 million. These guarantees and letters of credit have a remaining term of approximately one to five years.
	Other commitments
	The Company’s business process delivery centers in India are 100% Export Oriented units or STPs and SEZs under the STP and SEZ guidelines issued by the Government of India. These units are exempted from customs, central excise duties, and levies on imported and indigenous capital goods, stores, and spares. The Company has executed legal undertakings to pay custom duties, central excise duties, levies, and liquidated damages payable, if any, in respect of imported and indigenous capital goods, stores, and spares consumed duty free, in the event that certain terms and conditions are not fulfilled.
	The Company has entered into a service agreement with a customer that provides such customer the option, exercisable at any time by providing 60 days’ notice to the Company to acquire an equity stake of up to 7.00% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares at fair market value. The fair market value is the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s shares on the NASDAQ Market for five consecutive trading days immediately before the date on which the customer delivers its notice under the option. The option does not restrict the customer in any way from buying the Company’s shares in the open market. The service agreement also requires the Company to register the shares upon exercise of the option by the customer and there are no events or circumstances that would require the Company to transfer consideration under the agreement.
	Contingencies
	An employee brought a claim against the Company during the third quarter of 2013 alleging sexual harassment against the Company and its former Chief Executive Officer and President. An arbitration took place with respect to this matter which the Company settled during the fourth quarter of 2013.
	The former Chief Executive Officer of the Company has filed a complaint before the Alameda County Superior Court of California seeking compensation for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith, and fair dealing, various Labor Code violations, false promise, and defamation. The Company believes that it has valid defenses against this complaint and has filed a counter complaint on January 29, 2014. Based upon this belief and the inherent difficulties in evaluating the former Chief Executive Officer’s complaint at this early stage, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential loss, if any. Accordingly, no accrual for loss contingency has been recorded for this matter.
	The Company is involved in lawsuits and claims which arise in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company received favourable Orders from the Indian Court. In view of these Orders, the management believes that the tax demands are not tenable against the Company and thus will not have a material adverse impact on its financials position, results of operations and cash flows.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Measurements	'
	25	Fair Value Measurements
	FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements” establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
	Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
	Level 2 – Includes other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
	The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
	In accordance with ASC 820, assets and liabilities are to be measured based on the following valuation techniques:
	Market approach – Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
	Income approach – Converting the future amounts based on the market expectations to its present value using the discounting methodology.
	Cost approach – Replacement cost method.
	Investments and Foreign exchange derivative contracts, as disclosed in Note 6 and 8, which are measured at fair value are summarized below (in thousands):
					Fair Value measurement at reporting date using
	Description		As of December 31,		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
			2013		Active Markets for		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
					Identical Assets		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
					(Level 1)
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Short term investments:
	a) Liquid mutual fund units		$	181,231	$	181,231	$	0	$	0
	b) Fixed maturity fund units			0		0		0		0
	c) Certificate of Deposits with banks and others			0		0		0		0
	d) Fixed deposits with banks			170		170		0		0
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts			836		0		836		0
	Total current assets		$	182,237	$	181,401	$	836	$	0
	Liabilities
	Current Liabilities:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		$	909	$	0	$	909	$	0
	Total current liabilities		$	909	$	0	$	909	$	0
					Fair Value measurement at reporting date using
	Description		As of December 31,		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
			2012		Active Markets for		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
					Identical Assets		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
					(Level 1)
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Short term investments:
	a) Liquid mutual fund units		$	466,468	$	466,468	$	0	$	0
	b) Fixed maturity fund units			3,952		0		3,952		0
	c) Certificate of Deposits with banks and others			40,396		0		40,396		0
	d) Fixed deposits with banks			0		0		0		0
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts			782		0		782		0
			$	511,598	$	466,468	$	45,130	$	0
	Liabilities
	Current Liabilities:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		$	7,516	$	0	$	7,516	$	0
	Total current liabilities		$	7,516	$	0	$	7,516	$	0

Quarterly_Financial_Informatio

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	'
	26	Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
	The following table sets forth certain unaudited financial information for each of the quarters indicated below and, in the opinion of management, contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, if necessary, for a fair presentation thereof. Earnings per share amounts for each quarter are required to be computed independently, and therefore may not equal the amount computed for the entire year.
			Three Months Ended
	(in thousands)		March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	2013
	Revenues		$	274,918	$	283,268	$	293,406	$	299,333
	Gross Margin			104,679		107,497		121,343		119,174
	Income from Operations			52,616		49,552		66,042		59,033
	Net Income			34,760		29,973		31,993		33,255
	Net Income attributable to iGATE		$	34,760	$	29,973	$	31,896	$	33,143
	Net earnings per common share, basic		$	0.36	$	0.29	$	0.3	$	0.32
	Net earnings per common share, diluted		$	0.34	$	0.28	$	0.3	$	0.3
	2012
	Revenues		$	263,265	$	267,993	$	271,090	$	271,582
	Gross Margin			105,836		100,311		107,821		110,152
	Income from Operations			48,130		48,003		53,730		56,404
	Net Income			28,544		12,647		28,293		30,825
	Net Income attributable to iGATE		$	24,068	$	12,647	$	28,293	$	30,825
	Net earnings per common share, basic		$	0.23	$	0.07	$	0.27	$	0.3
	Net earnings per common share, diluted		$	0.22	$	0.07	$	0.27	$	0.29

Company_Overview_and_Summary_o1

Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Company Overview	'
	1.1	Company Overview
	iGATE Corporation (“iGATE” or the “Company”) is one of the leading providers of Information Technology (“IT”) and IT-enabled operations, offshore outsourcing solutions services to large and medium-size organizations. iGATE provides end-to-end business solutions that leverage technology, thus enabling its clients to enhance their business performance.
Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements and Principles of Consolidation	'
	1.2	Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements and Principles of Consolidation
	The accompanying financial data has been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
	The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis and reflect the financial statements of iGATE and all of its subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or controlled. When the Company does not have a controlling interest in an entity, but exerts a significant influence on the entity, the Company applies the equity method of accounting and are initially recorded at cost. All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates	'
	1.3	Use of estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the useful lives of property and equipment, carrying amount of property and equipment, intangibles and goodwill, valuation allowance for receivables and deferred tax assets, valuation of derivative instruments, valuation of stock based compensation, assets and obligations related to employee benefits, income tax uncertainties and other contingencies and commitments. Management believes that the estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results could differ from these estimates. Appropriate changes in estimates are made as management become aware of changes in circumstances surrounding the estimates. Changes in estimates are reflected in the financial statements in the period in which changes are made and, if material, their effects are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition	'
	1.4	Revenue Recognition
	The Company derives its revenues primarily from IT services and to a lesser extent from Business process outsourcing (“BPO”) services. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of a contractual arrangement with customers, services have been rendered, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company has concluded that it has persuasive evidence of an arrangement when it enters into an agreement with its clients with terms and conditions which describe the services and the related payments are legally enforceable. When the terms of the agreement specify service level parameters that must be met, the Company monitors such service level parameters and determines if there are any service credits or penalties which need to be accounted for. Revenue is recognized net of any service credits that are due to a client and net of applicable taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses, with the corresponding cost for out-of-pocket expenses included in cost of revenue.
	The services are provided either on a fixed price, fixed time frame, time and material basis or based on transaction price. Revenue with respect to time-and-material contracts is recognized as the related services are performed. Time-and-material contracts typically bill at an agreed upon hourly or daily rate. The Company’s fixed time frame contracts include application maintenance and support services, on which revenue is recognized ratably over the term of maintenance.
	Revenue related to fixed-price contracts that provide for highly complex IT application development services are recognized as the services are performed using the percentage of completion method with input (cost to cost) method while contracts that do not provide for highly complex IT development services are recognized as the services are performed using proportional performance basis with input (efforts expended) method. The Company considers the input method to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts as there is a direct relationship between input and the services delivered. Revenues from transaction-priced contracts are recognized based on rendering of the services as per the terms of the contract.
	Costs are recorded as incurred over the contract period. Provisions for estimated losses, if any, on uncompleted contracts are recorded in the period in which such losses become probable based on the current contract estimates.
	The Company grants volume discounts to certain customers, which are computed based on a pre-determined percentage of the total revenues from those customers during a specified period, as per the terms of the contract. These discounts are recorded on estimated cumulative level of revenues in the specified period. The Company also provides cash discounts to certain customers, which are computed based on a pre-determined percentage of the receivables depending on the payment schedule. The Company reports revenues net of discounts offered to customers.
	Unbilled revenue represents revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed. These amounts are to be billed in subsequent periods as per the terms specified in the agreement. Billing done during the reporting period in excess of revenue recognized or billing done in advance is recorded as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria is met.
	Direct and incremental contract origination and set up costs incurred in connection with support/maintenance service arrangements are charged to expense as incurred. Further, revenue attributable to set up activities is deferred and recognized systematically over the periods that the related fees are earned, as services performed related to such activities do not result in the culmination of a separate earnings process.
	Warranty costs on sale of services are accrued based on management’s estimates and historical data at the time related revenues are recorded.
Cash and cash equivalents	'
	1.5	Cash and cash equivalents
	The Company classifies all highly liquid investments, including fixed term deposits, with original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash to be cash equivalents.
Investments	'
	1.6	Investments
	Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation at each balance sheet date. The investment securities are classified as available-for-sale (short-term investments) and consists of units of liquid and fixed maturity mutual funds and other investments. Other investment primarily consists of fixed deposits with banks, with original maturity at the date of purchase of more than three months and certificate of deposit with banks, which are carried at fair value.
	The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 320, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”. These investments are considered available for sale and are recorded at fair value, with the unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statement of equity. The unrealized gain or loss is the difference between the Company’s original cost for an investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period. The fair values represent either the quoted market prices for the investments at balance sheet date where available or Net Asset Value (“NAV”) as stated by the issuers of these mutual fund units in the published statements. NAVs represent the price at which the issuer will issue further units in the mutual fund and the price at which the issuer will redeem such units from the investors.
	Accordingly, such NAV are analogous to fair market value with respect to these investments as transactions of these mutual funds are carried out at such prices between investors and the issuers of these units of mutual funds. Fair value of investments in certificate of deposits, classified as available for sale, is determined using observable market inputs.
	The Company’s investments consist primarily of investment in debt linked mutual funds, fixed deposits and certificates of deposit. Fair value of debt linked mutual funds are based on prices as stated by the issuers of mutual funds and are classified as Level 1 or 2 after considering whether the fair value is readily determinable. Fair value of fixed deposits with banks are based on the maturity amount stated by the bank and are classified as Level 1. Fair value of investments in certificate of deposits, classified as available for sale, is determined using observable market inputs and are classified as Level 2.
	Realized gains and losses, and decline in value judged to be other than temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in the consolidated statements of income. The cost of securities sold or disposed is determined on First in First out (“FIFO”) method.
Accounts Receivable	'
	1.7	Accounts Receivable
	The Company extends credit to clients based upon management’s assessment of their creditworthiness. Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest.
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts	'
	1.8	Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts
	Accounts receivable are reviewed periodically to determine the probability of loss. The allowance for uncollectible accounts or doubtful debts is determined using specific identification method for balances deemed uncollectible. Accounts receivable balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
Property and equipment	'
	1.9	Property and equipment
	Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company provides for depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. Upon disposal, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s accounts and the resulting gains and losses are reflected in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Improvement and betterments that extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the related asset.
	Leased capital assets are recorded at the lower of the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payments during the lease term and depreciated over their useful life or the lease term whichever is shorter. The depreciation on the same is disclosed as part of the accumulated depreciation on property and equipment.
	The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:
	Building		25 – 40 years
	Computer equipment		3 years
	Furniture and fixtures		5 years
	Vehicles		5 years
	Leasehold improvements		Shorter of the life of the improvement or lease term ranging from 3 to 10 years
	Leased capital assets		Shorter of the life of the leased asset or lease term
	Advances paid towards the acquisition of property and equipment and the cost of property and equipment not put to use before the balance sheet date are disclosed under the caption capital work-in-progress in Note 10.
	Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment if indicators of impairment arise. There were no impairment charges related to property and equipment recognized during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
	Software that has been purchased is included in property and equipment and is amortized using the straight-line method over one to five years.
Accounting for leases	'
	1.1	Accounting for leases
	The Company leases its delivery centers and office facilities under operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee. The lease agreements contain rent free periods and rent escalation clauses. Lease payments under operating leases are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
	The Company procures certain networking components, office equipment and vehicles under financing lease arrangements. The lease classification and accounting of the finance lease is accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 “Accounting for Leases”. The lower of the fair value of the leased property or the present value of the minimum lease payment is capitalized as an asset with a corresponding liability and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset whichever is shorter.
Goodwill and intangible assets	'
	1.11	Goodwill and intangible assets
	The Company accounts for its business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognized and reported separately from goodwill. Goodwill represents the cost of the acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of identifiable tangible and intangible net assets purchased. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances such as decline in operating results, business plans and future cash flows indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable.
	The provisions of ASC 350 requires that recoverability of goodwill be evaluated using a two-step process. Under the first step, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides is compared with its carrying value of the assets and liabilities (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the step two of the impairment test (measurement) is performed. Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in a business combination. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
	The fair values used in this evaluation are estimated based upon the market capitalization adjusted for a control premium. The Company performs its annual impairment review of goodwill on November 30, and when a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests. Based on the results of its annual impairment tests, the Company determined that no impairment of goodwill existed for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
	Intangible assets are initially valued at fair market value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment, if indicators of impairment arise such as termination of contracts with customers, restructuring actions or plans or downward revisions to forecasts. The evaluation of impairment is based upon a comparison of the carrying amount of the intangible asset to the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset is considered impaired. The impairment expense is determined by comparing the estimated fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying value, with any shortfall from fair value recognized as an expense in the current period. The estimated fair value is computed based on the forecasted future revenue and cash flows from the customer contracts.
	As of December 31, 2013, the definite lived intangible assets predominantly comprises customer relationship and balance relates to intellectual property rights. The estimated useful life of customer relationship and intellectual property rights is 15 years and 0.5 year to 6 years, respectively. Customer relationship and intellectual property rights are amortized over their respective individual estimated useful lives in proportion to the economic benefits consumed in each period (i.e. based on ratio of the undiscounted cash flows for a period to the total estimated undiscounted cash flows). The estimated useful life of an identifiable intangible asset is based on a number of factors including the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors (such as the stability of the industry, and known technological advances) and the level of maintenance expenditures required to obtain the expected future cash flows from the asset.
Foreign currency	'
	1.12	Foreign currency
	The consolidated financial statements are reported in U.S. Dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. As per ASC 830, the Company determines the functional currency of all its foreign entities. Accordingly, for those foreign entities where the functional currency is the home currency and is non U.S. Dollar, the translation of the functional currencies of such entities into U.S. Dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts using the exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date and for revenues and expense accounts using the exchange rate prevailing as of the date of the transaction. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are reported under accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of equity.
	For those foreign entities where the functional currency is not the home currency and is non U.S. Dollar, translation gains and losses are recorded in net earnings.
	Monetary assets and liabilities of all the entities denominated in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency are translated into the respective functional currency at the rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date and gains or losses are recorded in the income statement.
Earnings per share	'
	1.13	Earnings per share
	The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share” and FASB ASC Topic 260-10-45 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities”. Basic earnings per share for different classes of stock (common stock, unvested restricted stock and Series B Preferred Stock) is calculated by dividing net income available to each class by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for each class. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock, unvested restricted stock plus the potentially dilutive effect of common stock and Series B Preferred Stock equivalents.
Income taxes	'
	1.14	Income taxes
	Income taxes are accounted for using the liability method as described in FASB ASC Topic 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of changes in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits of which future realization is not more-likely-than-not. Changes in valuation allowance from period to period are reflected in the income statement of the period of change. Tax benefits of deductions earned on the exercise of employee stock options in the U.S. tax jurisdiction in excess of compensation charged to earnings are credited to additional paid in capital.
	FASB ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements, prescribes a recognition threshold of more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which a change in judgment occurs. Interest related to uncertain tax positions are disclosed within the interest expense line in the consolidated statements of income.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities	'
	1.15	Derivative instruments and hedging activities
	The Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts (“foreign exchange derivative contracts”) to mitigate and manage the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates on inter-company and end customer accounts receivables and forecasted sales and inter-company transactions. The Company hedges anticipated sales transactions that are subject to foreign exchange exposure with foreign exchange derivative contracts that are designated effective and that qualify as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (ASC No. 815).
	As part of its hedge strategy, the Company also enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts which are replaced with successive new contracts up to the period in which the forecasted transaction is expected to occur i.e. (roll-over hedges). In case of rollover hedges, the hedge effectiveness is assessed based on changes in fair value to the extent of changes in spot prices and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged transactions occur and upon such occurrence gain or loss is reclassified to earnings in the consolidated statements of income. Accordingly, the changes in the fair value of the contract related to the changes in the difference between the spot price and the forward price (i.e. forward premium/discount) are excluded from assessment of hedge effectiveness and are recognized in consolidated statements of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss).
	In respect of foreign exchange derivative contracts which hedge the foreign currency risk associated with both the anticipated sales transaction and the collection thereof (dual purpose hedges), the hedge effectiveness is assessed based on overall changes in fair value with the effective portion of gains or losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The effective portion of gain or loss attributable to forecasted sales are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized in consolidated statements of income when the sales transaction occurs. Post the date of sales transaction, the Company reclassifies an amount from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings to offset foreign currency translation gain (loss) recorded for the respective receivable during the period. In addition, the Company determines the amount of cost to be ascribed to each period of the hedging relationship based on the functional currency interest rate implicit in the hedging relationship and recognizes this cost by reclassifying it from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to consolidated statements of income for recognized receivables based on the pro rata method.
	Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges deemed ineffective are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss). The Company also uses foreign exchange derivatives contracts not designated as hedging instruments under ASC No. 815 to hedge intercompany and end customer accounts receivables and other monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange derivative contracts are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and are included in foreign exchange gain (loss).
	In respect of foreign exchange derivative contracts designated as hedges, the Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company evaluates hedge effectiveness at the time a contract is entered into as well as on an ongoing basis. If during this time, a contract is deemed ineffective, the change in the fair value is recorded in the consolidated statements of income and is included in foreign exchange gain (loss). In situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the foreign exchange derivative contract remains outstanding, the net derivative gain or loss continue to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income unless it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period (as documented at the inception of the hedging relationship) or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter.
Stock-based compensation	'
	1.16	Stock-based compensation
	FASB ASC Topic 718-10-25 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” requires compensation costs related to stock-based transactions, including employee share options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on its fair value. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock options net of estimated forfeitures which are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Stock-based compensation recognized in the consolidated statement of income is based on grants ultimately expected to vest. The Company also issues performance based restricted awards to certain employees which will vest based on the terms of the agreement and the cost is recognized if it is probable that the specified performance goals will be attained.
	The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options on the date of grant which is recorded as an expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting term.
Employee benefits	'
	1.17	Employee benefits
	Defined Contribution Plans
	Eligible employees of the Company in India receive benefits from the Provident Fund, administered by the Government of India, which is a defined contribution plan. Both the employees and the Company make monthly contributions to the Provident Fund equal to a specified percentage of the eligible employees’ salary.
	Eligible employees of the Company in the United States may elect to participate in an employee retirement savings plan maintained pursuant to Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan allows for employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan, but the Company is not currently making any such matching contributions.
	The Company has no further funding obligation under defined contribution plans beyond the contributions elected or required to be made under these plans. Contributions are charged to income in the year in which they are incurred and are included in the consolidated statements of income.
	Defined Benefit Plans
	Employees in India are entitled to benefits under the Gratuity Act, a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to eligible employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or on termination of employment, subject to a specified period of service based on the respective employee’s salary and tenure of service. In India, contributions are made to a fund administered by the Company through a trust set up for that purpose to fund the gratuity liability of its Indian subsidiaries. The Company also contributes to a fund administered and managed by the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited and Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited (the “Fund Administrators”). The obligation to pay gratuity remains with the Company, although the Fund Administrator administer the scheme.
	Current service costs for defined benefit plans are accrued in the period to which they relate. The liability in respect of defined benefit plans is calculated annually by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. The Company recognizes the net funded position of its plans as an asset or liability in the consolidated balance sheets. In measuring the defined benefit obligations, the Company uses discount rates based on yields of high quality fixed income instruments (i.e. yields on high quality corporate bonds) prevailing as at the balance sheet date for the corresponding tenure of the obligations.
Fair value of financial instruments and concentration of credit risk	'
	1.18	Fair value of financial instruments and concentration of credit risk
	The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts and unbilled receivables, other current assets, line of credit, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities is at fair value due to the short-term maturity of these items and the variable interest rate on its line of credit borrowings.
	Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts and unbilled receivables and foreign exchange derivative contracts. By their nature, all such instruments involve risks including credit risks of non-performance by counterparties.
	A substantial portion of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are invested with nationally recognized banks located in the United States, Canada, Europe and India. A portion of the funds are also invested in fixed deposits with nationally recognized banks and mutual funds in India. Accounts and unbilled receivables are unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers in industries based primarily in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company monitors the credit worthiness of its customers to whom it grants credit terms in the normal course of its business and of counterparties when it enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts. Management believes there is no significant risk of loss in the event of non-performance of the counterparties to these financial instruments, other than the amounts already provided for in the consolidated financial statements.
Commitments and contingencies	'
	1.19	Commitments and contingencies
	Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, tax assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with the same are expensed as incurred.
Advertising cost	'
	1.2	Advertising cost
	Advertising costs incurred during the year have been expensed. The total amount of advertising costs expensed was $7.1 million, $6.1 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	'
	1.21	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2013-11– “Income Taxes – Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carry forward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carry forwards Exists” which provides that a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit would be offset against a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carry-forward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed, which would require an entity to present the liability associated with an unrecognized tax benefit or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carry-forward. The ASU also mentions that, to the extent a net operating loss carry-forward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carry-forward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The Company has evaluated this ASU and determined that the adoption of this ASU is expected to have presentation impact only on the consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements	'
	1.22	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
	In December 2011, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2011-11– “Disclosure about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, which was further amended as ASU No. 2013-01-“Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, which further clarified the scope of the offsetting disclosures. The ASU requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Although the Company’s foreign exchange derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangement, the Company’s management has adopted gross presentation of financial assets and liabilities on the face of the financial statements, hence other than the additional disclosure requirements, the adoption of these changes have no impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued an ASU No. 2013-02– “Comprehensive Income – Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, which requires entities to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This would be the case when a portion of the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to a balance sheet account instead of directly to income or expense in the same reporting period. The ASU is effective for annual and interim period for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2012. In 2013, the Company has opted to present tables summarizing reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income and balances of accumulated other comprehensive income, by component.

Company_Overview_and_Summary_o2

Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Estimated Useful Lives of Assets	'
	The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:
	Building	25 – 40 years
	Computer equipment	3 years
	Furniture and fixtures	5 years
	Vehicles	5 years
	Leasehold improvements	Shorter of the life of the improvement or lease term ranging from 3 to 10 years
	Leased capital assets	Shorter of the life of the leased asset or lease term

Business_combination_and_Nonco1

Business combination and Non-controlling Interest (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Supplemental Pro Forma Results of Operations	'
	The following table summarizes the supplemental pro forma results of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands).
		Year ended December 31, 2011
	Pro forma revenues	$	1,059,403
	Pro forma net income attributable to iGATE Corporation common shareholders	$	51,843

Senior_Notes_Tables

Senior Notes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Percentage of Principal Amount Accrued and Unpaid Interest	'
	At any time and from time to time on or after May 1, 2014, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the percentage of principal amount set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date:
	12-Month period commencing	Percentage
	On or after May 1, 2014		104.5	%
	On or after May 1, 2015 and thereafter		100	%

Investments_Tables

Investments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Short Term Investments	'
	Short term investments are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		As of December 31, 2013
		Carrying			Unrealized			Fair Value
		Value			Gain
	Mutual Funds
	Liquid mutual funds	$	178,886		$	2,345		$	181,231
	Fixed maturity plan funds		0			0			0
	Certificate of deposits with banks and others		0			0			0
	Fixed deposits with banks		170			0			170
		$	179,056		$	2,345		$	181,401
		As of December 31, 2012
		Carrying			Unrealized			Fair Value
		Value			Gain
	Mutual Funds
	Liquid mutual funds	$	458,310		$	8,158		$	466,468
	Fixed maturity plan funds		3,637			315			3,952
	Certificate of deposits with banks and others		37,158			3,238			40,396
	Fixed deposits with banks		0			0			0
		$	499,105		$	11,711		$	510,816
Contractual Maturities of Short-Term and Other Investments	'
	Contractual maturities of short-term and other investments in available for sale securities as of December 31, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31, 2013
	Due within one year	$	181,401
Dividends, Gross Realized Gains, Losses and proceeds on Available for Sale Securities	'
	Dividends from available for sale securities, gross realized gains, losses and proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities are as follows (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Dividends	$	0		$	5,378		$	11,058
	Gross realized gains		33,334			21,438			3,700
	Gross realized losses		0			(674	)		(396	)
	Sale proceeds		1,622,117			1,623,627			555,726
Changes in Unrealized Gain, Net on Marketable Securities Carrying Value	'
	The changes in the unrealized gain, net, on marketable securities carrying value for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012
	Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the beginning of the year	$	11,711		$	2,926
	Reclassification into earnings on maturity		(33,334	)		(20,764	)
	Net unrealized gain due to changes in the fair value		23,968			29,549
	Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the end of the year	$	2,345		$	11,711

Allowance_for_doubtful_account1

Allowance for doubtful accounts (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Details of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	'
	The following table provides details of the allowance for doubtful accounts as recorded by the Company (in thousands):
	As of December 31,	Balance at the beginning		Additions on		Additions		Write offs			Balance at the end
		of the year		acquisition							of the year
	2011	$	934	$	3,485	$	984	$	(1,389	)	$	4,014
	2012	$	4,014	$	0	$	1,828	$	(172	)	$	5,670
	2013	$	5,670	$	0	$	552	$	(2,119	)	$	4,103

Derivative_instruments_and_hed1

Derivative instruments and hedging activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Outstanding Cash Flow Hedge Transactions Qualifying for Hedge Accounting

'

OUTSTANDING CASH FLOW HEDGE TRANSACTIONS QUALIFYING FOR HEDGE ACCOUNTING (in thousands)

As of December 31,

2013

2012

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts USD

$

94,300

$

167,000

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts CAD

$

13,160

$

30,663

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts GBP

$

14,041

$

8,082

Outstanding Fair Value Hedge Transactions Not Qualifying For Hedge Accounting

'

OUTSTANDING FAIR VALUE HEDGE TRANSACTIONS NOT QUALIFYING FOR HEDGE ACCOUNTING (in thousands)

As of December 31,

2013

2012

Foreign Exchange Option Contracts USD

$

0

$

5,000

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts USD

$

0

$

64,150

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts JPY

$

0

$

3

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts GBP

$

12,059

$

8,566

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statements of Income

'

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815

Amount of Gain

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Cash Flow Hedging

(Loss) recognized

(Loss) reclassified

(Loss) reclassified

(Loss) recognized in

(Loss) recognized

Relationships

in OCI on

from Accumulated

from Accumulated

Income on Derivative

in Income

Derivative

OCI into Income

OCI into Income

Statement

(Effective Portion)

(Effective Portion)

(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded

December 31, 2013

December 31, 2013

from effectiveness testing)

December 31, 2013

Foreign Exchange Contracts

$

(7,241

)

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

(6,541

)

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

837

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815

Amount of Gain

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Cash Flow Hedging

(Loss) recognized

(Loss) reclassified

(Loss) reclassified

(Loss) recognized in

(Loss) recognized

Relationships

in OCI on

from Accumulated

from Accumulated

Income on Derivative

in Income

Derivative

OCI into Income

OCI into Income

Statement

(Effective Portion)

(Effective Portion)

(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2012

from effectiveness testing)

December 31, 2012

Foreign Exchange Contracts

$

409

*

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

(31,341

)

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

4,717

*

Includes deferred gain on settled rollover derivatives amounting to $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815

Amount of Gain

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Location of

Amount of Gain

Cash Flow Hedging

(Loss) recognized

(Loss) reclassified

(Loss) reclassified

(Gain) Loss

(Loss) Recognized

Relationships

in OCI on

from Accumulated

from Accumulated

Recognized in

in Income

Derivative

OCI into Income

OCI into Income

Income on Derivatives

Statement

(Effective Portion)

(Effective Portion)

(Ineffective Portion and amount excluded

December 31, 2011

December 31, 2011

from effectiveness testing)

December 31, 2011

Foreign Exchange Contracts

$

(33,214

)

Foreign exchange

$

(1,322

)

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

2,366

gain (loss), net

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

'

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

2013

2012

2011

Statement of Income

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

$

(5,424

)

$

(9,905

)

$

(880

)

Information on Location and Amounts of Derivative Fair Values in Balance Sheets

'

Information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

Derivative Instruments – Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts

As of

December 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

Balance Sheet Location

Designated/Not Designated

Fair Value

Fair Value

Current Assets

Designated

$

832

$

780

Not Designated

$

4

$

2

Current liabilities

Designated

$

904

$

607

Not Designated

$

5

$

6,909

Potential Effect of Netting Foreign Exchange Derivative Assets and Liabilities

'

The potential effect of netting foreign exchange derivative assets and liabilities under the counterparty master agreement was as follows (in thousands):

Gross Amount presented in the

Potential effect of rights of

Net amount of recognized

Consolidated Balance Sheet

set off

assets/liabilities

As of December 31, 2013:

Foreign exchange derivative assets

$

836

$

642

$

194

Foreign exchange derivative liabilities

$

909

$

642

$

267

As of December 31, 2012:

Foreign exchange derivative assets

$

782

$

105

$

677

Foreign exchange derivative liabilities

$

7,516

$

105

$

7,411

Prepaid_expenses_and_other_cur1

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	'
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013		2012
	Prepaid expenses	$	7,786	$	7,332
	Advances		3,460		2,351
	Debt issuance costs		14,484		8,113
	Service tax receivable		15,021		11,659
	Other current assets		3,741		2,255
		$	44,492	$	31,710

Property_and_equipment_net_Tab

Property and equipment, net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Property and Equipment	'
	Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013		2012
	Land	$	6,036	$	6,783
	Buildings		93,558		104,810
	Furniture and fixtures		58,501		57,985
	Computer equipment		46,953		42,041
	Software		21,142		19,613
	Leasehold improvements		6,234		7,360
	Vehicles		920		808
	Leased assets		1,286		1,286
	Property and equipment, gross		234,630		240,686
	Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		108,084		97,577
			126,546		143,109
	Capital work in progress		39,035		24,143
	Property and equipment, net	$	165,581	$	167,252

Goodwill_and_intangible_assets1

Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill	'
	The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
		Amount
	Goodwill as of December 31, 2011	$	511,060
	Foreign currency translation effect		(17,919	)
	Goodwill at December 31, 2012		493,141
	Foreign currency translation effect		(54,250	)
	Goodwill as of December 31, 2013	$	438,891
Changes in Carrying Value of Intangible Assets	'
	The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
		Amount
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2011	$	160,706
	Foreign currency translation effect		(4,723	)
	Amortization		(11,555	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2012		144,428
	Foreign currency translation effect		(14,628	)
	Amortization		(10,538	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013	$	119,262
Intangible Assets	'
	As of December 31, 2013, intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
		Amount
	Customer relationships	$	189,844
	Intellectual property rights		9,400
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(49,149	)
	Accumulated amortization		(30,833	)
	Intangible assets as of December 31, 2013	$	119,262
Intangible Asset Future Estimated Annual Amortization	'
	Future estimated annual amortization is as follows (in thousands):
	2014	$	10,512
	2015	$	10,962
	2016	$	11,332
	2017	$	10,899
	2018	$	10,063

Leases_Tables

Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Future Minimum Rental Payments under Capital Lease	'
	Future minimum rental payments as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31:
	2014	$	633
	2015		351
	2016		267
	2017		158
	2018		48
	Total minimum lease payments		1,457
	Less: amount representing future interest		251
	Present value of minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2013		1,206
	Less: current portion		513
	Long-term capital lease obligations	$	693
Future Minimum Rental Payments under Operating Lease	'
	Future minimum lease payments under these agreements are as follows (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31:
	2014	$	9,799
	2015		6,324
	2016		5,346
	2017		4,474
	2018		3,470
	Total minimum lease payments	$	29,413

Deposits_and_other_assets_Tabl

Deposits and other assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Deposits and Other Assets	'
	Deposits and other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013		2012
	Deposits	$	7,554	$	6,742
	Debt issuance costs		11,742		18,126
	Other assets		5,634		504
		$	24,930	$	25,372

Other_accrued_liabilities_Tabl

Other accrued liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Accrued Liabilities	'
	Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013		2012
	Accrued expenses	$	16,280	$	19,494
	Provision for expenses		22,163		18,359
	Provision for volume discounts		19,874		16,767
	Sales and other taxes		4,797		5,550
	Interest		11,707		12,391
	Other liabilities		4,964		6,447
		$	79,785	$	79,008

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv1

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Allocation of Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) Between iGATE Common Shareholders and Non-Controlling Interest	'
	The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income (loss) between iGATE common shareholders and non-controlling interest for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
		Year ended December 31,
		2013												2012									2011
		iGATE				Non-				Total				iGATE			Non-			Total			iGATE			Non-			Total
		common				controlling								common			controlling						common			controlling
		shareholders				interest								shareholders			interest						shareholders			interest
	Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	97,875			$	0			$	97,875			$	66,382		$	0		$	66,382		$	29,019		$	0		$	29,019
	Non-controlling interest		0				209				209				0			4,476			4,476			0			8,586			8,586
	Other comprehensive income:
	Change in fair value of marketable securities		(6,733	)			6				(6,727	)			5,615			0			5,615			1,505			482			1,987
	Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability		1,202				5				1,207				(175	)		0			(175	)		166			32			198
	Change in fair value of cash flow hedges		(493	)			0				(493	)			22,586			0			22,586			(19,295	)		(3,617	)		(22,912	)
	Loss on foreign currency translation		(106,508	)			(1,905	)			(108,413	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		(40,176	)		(235,528	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	(14,657	)		$	(1,685	)		$	(16,342	)		$	49,719		$	4,476		$	54,195		$	(183,957	)	$	(34,693	)	$	(218,650	)
Changes in Balances of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component	'
	The changes in the balances of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), by component, attributable to iGATE common shareholders, are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013												2012									2011
		Before Tax				Tax Effect				Net of Tax				Before Tax			Tax			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Tax			Net of Tax
		Amount								Amount				Amount			Effect			Amount			Amount			Effect			Amount
	Unrealized gain on Marketable securities:
	Beginning balance	$	11,711			$	(3,436	)		$	8,275			$	2,396		$	(218	)	$	2,178		$	673		$	0		$	673
	Change in Non-controlling interests		0				0				0				530			(48	)		482			0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income		23,866				(8,112	)			15,754				29,549			(9,587	)		19,962			4,500			(526	)		3,974
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		33,242				(10,755	)			22,487				20,764			(6,417	)		14,347			2,777			(308	)		2,469
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(9,376	)			2,643				(6,733	)			8,785			(3,170	)		5,615			1,723			(218	)		1,505
	Ending balance	$	2,335			$	(793	)		$	1,542			$	11,711		$	(3,436	)	$	8,275		$	2,396		$	(218	)	$	2,178
	Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
	Beginning balance	$	629			$	(184	)		$	445			$	(26,067	)	$	7,543		$	(18,524	)	$	771		$	0		$	771
	Change in Non-controlling interests		0				0				0				(5,054	)		1,437			(3,617	)		0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income		(7,205	)			2,449				(4,756	)			409			(133	)		276			(28,095	)		7,683			(20,412	)
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(6,505	)			2,242				(4,263	)			(31,341	)		9,031			(22,310	)		(1,257	)		140			(1,117	)
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(700	)			207				(493	)			31,750			(9,164	)		22,586			(26,838	)		7,543			(19,295	)
	Ending balance	$	(71	)		$	23			$	(48	)		$	629		$	(184	)	$	445		$	(26,067	)	$	7,543		$	(18,524	)
	Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit plan:
	Beginning balance	$	(192	)		$	69			$	(123	)		$	12		$	8		$	20		$	(146	)	$	0		$	(146	)
	Change in Non-controlling interests		0				0				0				44			(12	)		32			0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income		1,832				(626	)			1,206				(243	)		71			(172	)		175			6			181
	Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		6				(2	)			4				5			(2	)		3			17			(2	)		15
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		1,826				(624	)			1,202				(248	)		73			(175	)		158			8			166
	Ending balance	$	1,634			$	(555	)		$	1,079			$	(192	)	$	69		$	(123	)	$	12		$	8		$	20
	Foreign currency translation:
	Beginning balance	$	(283,180	)		$	0			$	(283,180	)		$	(198,315	)	$	0		$	(198,315	)	$	(2,963	)	$	0		$	(2,963	)
	Change in Non-controlling interests		0				0				0				(40,176	)		0			(40,176	)		0			0			0
	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income		(106,508	)			0				(106,508	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		0			(195,352	)
	Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(106,508	)			0				(106,508	)			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)		(195,352	)		0			(195,352	)
	Ending balance	$	(389,688	)		$	0			$	(389,688	)		$	(283,180	)	$	0		$	(283,180	)	$	(198,315	)	$	0		$	(198,315	)
Summary of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	The following table summarizes the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income –	Line item in Statement of Income		Amount reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	Components
				Year ended December 31,
				2013				2012				2011
	Available-for-sale securities:
	Sale of Securities	Other Income, net		$	33,334			$	20,764			$	3,304
		Income tax expense			(10,786	)			(6,417	)			(366	)
		Non-controlling interest, net of tax			(61	)			0				(469	)
		Reclassification into earnings		$	22,487			$	14,347			$	2,469
	Cash flow hedges:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		$	(6,541	)		$	(31,341	)		$	(1,322	)
		Income tax expense			2,254				9,031				147
		Non-controlling interest, net of tax			24				0				58
		Reclassification to earnings		$	(4,263	)		$	(22,310	)		$	(1,117	)
	Pension and other defined benefit liability:
	Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Cost of revenues		$	6			$	5			$	16
		Income tax expense			(2	)			(2	)			(2	)
		Non-controlling interest, net of tax			0				0				1
		Reclassification to earnings		$	4			$	3			$	15

Employee_benefit_plan_Tables

Employee benefit plan (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan	'
	The following table sets forth the net periodic cost recognized in respect of such plans (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net periodic gratuity plan cost
	Service cost	$	2,357		$	3,082		$	2,085
	Interest cost		1,263			1,070			820
	Expected return on plan asset		(857	)		(777	)		(612	)
	Recognized net actuarial loss		(5	)		4			16
	Net periodic plan cost for the year	$	2,758		$	3,379		$	2,309
Change in Benefit Obligation	'
	Change in benefit obligation (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year	$	14,103		$	11,482
	Service cost		2,357			3,082
	Actuarial (gain) loss		(1,853	)		821
	Interest cost		1,263			1,070
	Benefits paid		(1,533	)		(1,854	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes		(1,566	)		(498	)
	Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year	$	12,771		$	14,103
	Accumulated benefit obligation	$	8,975		$	7,525
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets	'
	Change in fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	$	12,693		$	9,586
	Employer contributions		1,793			4,370
	Actual return on plan assets		876			1,036
	Benefits paid		(1,533	)		(1,854	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes		(1,458	)		(445	)
	Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	$	12,371		$	12,693
Funded Status	'
	Funded status (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Funded Status	$	(400	)	$	(1,410	)
	Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:
	Gratuity Liability (included in ‘Accrued payroll and related costs)	$	113		$	142
	Gratuity Liability (included in ‘Other long-term liabilities’)		913			1,268
	Gratuity Asset (included in ‘Deposits and other assets’)		(626	)		0
		$	400		$	1,410
Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Accounting for Gratuity Plan	'
	The weighted average assumptions used in accounting for the Gratuity Plan for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are presented below:
		Year ended December 31,
		2013		2012	2011
	Discount rate	9.30%		8.90%	9.80%
	Rate of increase in compensation per annum	10% - 2 years		12% - 5 years	12% - 5 years
		8% - next 3 years		10% - thereafter	10% - thereafter
		6% - thereafter
	Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum	7.50%		8.90%	9.80%
	iGATE Computer’s (currently merged with iGATE Global), weighted average assumption used in accounting for the Gratuity Plan for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
		Year ended December 31,
		2012		2011
	Discount rate	9.80%		10.05%
	Rate of increase in compensation per annum	10% - 2 years		10% - 2 years
		8% - next 3 years		8% - next 3 years
		6% - thereafter		6% - thereafter
	Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum	7.50%		7.50%
Benefit Payments Expected to Be Paid During Years	'
	The following benefit payments reflect expected future service, as appropriate, which are expected to be paid during the years shown (in thousands):
	Year ending December 31,	Amount
	2014	$	2,984
	2015	$	3,347
	2016	$	3,493
	2017	$	3,601
	2018	$	3,711
	2019-2023	$	14,252
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan	'
	With regard to the founder director’s pension plan, the following table sets forth the plan’s net periodic pension cost components (in thousands):
		Year Ended December  31,			Year Ended December  31,			May 16, 2011 through
		2013			2012			December 31, 2011
	Net periodic pension cost
	Interest cost	$	69		$	69		$	97
	Expected return on plan assets		(59	)		0			0
	Amortization of Actuarial (gain)		(1	)		0			0
	Net periodic pension cost for the period	$	9		$	69		$	97
Change in Benefit Obligation	'
	Change in benefit obligation (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year	$	1,048		$	1,111
	Interest cost		69			69
	Effect of exchange rate changes		(120	)		(133	)
	Actuarial loss (gain)		0			1
	Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year	$	997		$	1,048
	Accumulated benefit obligation	$	997		$	1,048
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets	'
	Change in fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	$	975		$	986
	Actual return on plan assets		121			24
	Effect of exchange rate changes		(114	)		(35	)
	Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	$	982		$	975
Funded Status	'
	Funded status (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Funded Status	$	(15	)	$	(73	)
	Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:
	Pension Liability (included in ‘Other long-term liabilities’)	$	15		$	73
		$	15		$	73
Benefit Payments Expected to Be Paid During Years	'
	The expected benefit payments for next ten years are as follows (in thousands):
		Amount
	2014	$	0
	2015	$	0
	2016	$	41
	2017	$	99
	2018	$	99
	2019-2023	$	495
Weighted Average Assumption Net Periodic Pension Cost	'
	Key weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation for the former founder director’s pension plan were as follows:
		Year ended December 31,
		2013			2012
	Discount rate		7	%		7	%
	Expected rate of return on plan assets per annum		6.3	%		6.3	%

Stockbased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Stock Option Activity	'
	A summary of the stock option and restricted stock activity is presented below:
	1996 Plan		Options				Weighted Average				Weighted Average				Aggregate
							Exercise Price				Remaining				Intrinsic Value
											Contractual				(in millions)
											Term (in
											years)
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2010			23,750			$	4.16
	Exercised			(5,000	)			5.58
	Lapsed and forfeited			0
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011			18,750			$	3.78
	Exercised			0
	Lapsed and forfeited			0
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2012			18,750			$	3.78
	Exercised			0
	Lapsed and forfeited			(18,750	)			3.78
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2013			0			$	0				0			$	0
	Options vested at December 31, 2013			0			$	0				0			$	0
	Options exercisable at December 31, 2013			0			$	0				0			$	0
	2006 Plan		Options				Weighted				Weighted				Aggregate
							Average				Average				Intrinsic
							Exercise				Remaining				Value
							Price				Contractual				(in millions)
											Term
											(in years)
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2010			2,468,884			$	6.46
	Granted			218,000				15.76
	Exercised			(164,603	)			4.15
	Lapsed and forfeited			(140,811	)			11.47
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2011			2,381,470			$	7.18
	Granted			606,651				15.58
	Exercised			(423,298	)			5.22
	Lapsed and forfeited			(218,630	)			12.49
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2012			2,346,193			$	9.2
	Granted			806,323				17.82
	Exercised			(575,481	)			7.67
	Lapsed and forfeited			(778,106	)			5.85
	Options outstanding at December 31, 2013			1,798,929			$	15				7.81			$	45.26
	Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013			1,741,647			$	14.93				7.77			$	43.95
	Options exercisable at December 31, 2013			492,432			$	10.4				5.51			$	14.66
Summary of Restricted Stock Activity	'
	2006 Plan		Restricted Stock				Weighted Average Fair Value
	Unvested at December 31, 2010			939,603			$	7.12
	Granted			2,008,311				17.25
	Vested			(310,080	)			8.07
	Lapsed and forfeited			(61,158	)			10.37
	Unvested at December 31, 2011			2,576,676			$	14.84
	Granted			800,750				16.05
	Vested			(413,677	)			6.3
	Lapsed and forfeited			(267,079	)			16.54
	Unvested at December 31, 2012			2,696,670			$	16.34
	Granted			1,387,238				19.69
	Vested			(319,265	)			12.45
	Lapsed and forfeited			(1,033,522	)			17.92
	Unvested at December 31, 2013			2,731,121			$	17.92
	Total available for future grant			5,778,939
Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Options Exercisable	'
	2006 Plan
	Options Outstanding																Options Exercisable
	Range of				Options				Weighted Average				Weighted Average				Options		Weighted Average
	Exercise Price								Remaining				Exercise Price						Exercise Price
									Contractual Life
									(Years)
	$	0.01 - $  6.55				39,016				3.22			$	3.91				35,236	$	4.32
	$	6.66 - $  6.66				240,000				5.5			$	6.66				192,000	$	6.66
	$	6.81 - $11.67				189,003				5.34			$	10.21				147,253	$	9.97
	$	14.19 - $14.19				440,500				9.39			$	14.19				0	$	0
	$	14.41 - $15.70				24,394				7.27			$	14.64				14,394	$	14.8
	$	15.89 - $15.89				340,500				8.35			$	15.89				0	$	0
	$	15.91 - $18.37				194,733				7.98			$	17.53				37,788	$	17.5
	$	18.63 - $27.10				310,281				8.66			$	23.53				65,761	$	20.47
	$	27.59 - $27.59				19,000				9.77			$	27.59				0	$	0
	$	28.30 - $28.30				1,502				9.74			$	28.3				0	$	0
	$	0.01 - $28.30				1,798,929				7.81			$	15				492,432	$	10.4
Weighted Average Assumptions in Black Scholes Option Pricing Model	'
	The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
	Year Ended December 31, 2013		iGATE
	Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2013		$	7.1
	Risk-free interest rate			1.07	%
	Expected dividend yield			0	%
	Expected life of options			4.21 years
	Expected volatility rate			49.13	%
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2012		$	8.559
	Risk-free interest rate			0.65	%
	Expected dividend yield			0	%
	Expected life of options			4.34 years
	Expected volatility rate			66.11	%
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Weighted average fair values of options granted during 2011		$	9.063
	Risk-free interest rate			1.65	%
	Expected dividend yield			0	%
	Expected life of options			4.39 years
	Expected volatility rate			73.59	%

Earnings_per_share_Tables

Earnings per share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share for Common Stock, Unvested Restricted Stock and Series B Preferred Stock Under Two Class Method	'
	Earnings per share for the common stock, unvested restricted stock and the Series B Preferred Stock under the two class method are presented below (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data):
		Year ended December 31,
	PARTICULARS	2013		2012		2011
	Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Add: Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock		31,403		29,047		22,147
		$	129,278	$	95,429	$	51,166
	Less: Dividends on
	Series B Preferred stock [A]		31,403		29,047		22,147
	Undistributed Income	$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Allocation of Undistributed Income:
	Common stock [B]	$	72,597	$	50,020	$	22,157
	Unvested restricted stock [C]		28		39		84
	Series B Preferred stock [D]		25,250		16,323		6,778
		$	97,875	$	66,382	$	29,019
	Shares outstanding for allocation of undistributed income:
	Common stock		58,438		57,543		56,706
	Unvested restricted stock		23		45		214
	Series B Preferred stock		20,325		18,778		17,347
			78,786		76,366		74,267
	Weighted average shares outstanding :
	Common stock [E]		58,015		57,183		56,523
	Unvested restricted stock [F]		23		45		217
	Series B Preferred stock [G]		20,325		18,778		17,347
			78,363		76,006		74,087
	Weighted average common stock outstanding		58,015		57,183		56,523
	Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares outstanding		1,815		1,638		1,420
	Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding [H]		59,830		58,821		57,943
	Distributed earnings per share:
	Series B Preferred stock [I=G]	$	1.55	$	1.55	$	1.28
	Undistributed earnings per share:
	Common stock [J=E]	$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Unvested restricted stock [K=F]	$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Series B Preferred stock [L=G]	$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Basic earnings per share from operations:
	Common stock [J]	$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Unvested restricted stock [K]	$	1.25	$	0.87	$	0.39
	Series B Preferred stock [I+L]	$	2.8	$	2.42	$	1.67
	Diluted earnings per share from operations [[B+C]/H]	$	1.21	$	0.85	$	0.38

Other_Income_net_Tables

Other Income, net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Components of Other Income	'
	Components of other income, net are as follows (in thousands):
		Year ended December 31,
		2013		2012		2011
	Investment income	$	33,334	$	26,142	$	14,362
	Interest income		3,080		1,755		378
	Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets		2,230		28		(51	)
	Forfeiture of vested stock options		3,005		0		0
	Other		2,996		566		1,205
	Other income, net	$	44,645	$	28,491	$	15,894

Income_taxes_Tables

Income taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Components of Income (loss) from Continuing Operations	'
	The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, as shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, consists of the following (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Domestic	$	40,441		$	11,685		$	(10,095	)
	Foreign		139,769			119,223			94,367
	Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	180,210		$	130,908		$	84,272
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations	'
	The expense (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):
		Year ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Current expense:
	Federal	$	8,483		$	9,378		$	6,168
	State		3,326			1,699			773
	Foreign		37,656			36,247			19,833
	Total current expense	$	49,465		$	47,324		$	26,774
	Deferred (benefit) expense:
	Federal		2,649			(3,635	)		2,050
	State		549			(677	)		354
	Foreign		(2,434	)		(12,413	)		(4,960	)
	Total deferred expense (benefit)		764			(16,725	)		(2,556	)
	Total income tax expense	$	50,229		$	30,599		$	24,218
Reconciliation of Income Taxes	'
	The reconciliation of income taxes computed using the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the provision for income taxes from continuing operations is as follows (in thousands):
		Year ended December 31,
		2013						2012					2011
	Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$	63,074			35	%	$	45,818		35	%	$	29,496		35	%
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		2,710			1.5			598		0.5			733		0.9
	Benefit for untaxed foreign income, subject to tax holiday		(6,368	)		(3.5	)		(8,293	)	(6.3	)		(10,740	)	(12.7	)
	Foreign taxes at other than U.S. statutory rate		(2,318	)		(1.3	)		(1,222	)	(0.9	)		2,888		3.4
	Acquisition expenses		0			0			0		0			1,274		1.5
	Un-benefited tax losses		302			0.2			1,595		1.2			756		0.9
	Reversal of reserves on expiry of statute limitation, net		(6,211	)		(3.4	)		(7,014	)	(5.3	)		(7,648	)	(9.1	)
	Change in valuation allowance		(2,665	)		(1.5	)		(2,754	)	(2.2	)		2,973		3.5
	Non deductible expenses		2,690			1.5			2,759		2.1			3,306		3.9
	Merger impact		(4,121	)		(2.3	)		0		0			0		0
	Effect on deferred taxes from enacted tax rates		3,070			1.7			0		0			0		0
	Other - net		66			0			(888	)	(0.7	)		1,180		1.4
		$	50,229			27.9	%	$	30,599		23.4	%	$	24,218		28.7	%
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	'
	The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts and employee advances	$	1,098		$	1,268
	Accrued vacation and bonuses		15,916			15,104
	Depreciation		0			1,648
	Stock-based compensation		2,548			3,534
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		779			770
	Capital losses carried forward		20,880			11,400
	Deferred revenue		0			1,274
	Deferred compensation		67			0
	Net operating loss carryovers		19,049			17,180
	Minimum Alternate tax		21,371			34,015
	Unrealized loss on derivatives		25			904
	Accrued restructuring changes		1,479			153
	Other		403			430
	Valuation allowance		(41,832	)		(29,094	)
	Total deferred tax assets (A)		41,783			58,586
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Amortization of acquired intangibles		(30,638	)		(35,357	)
	Amortization of tangibles		(21	)		(253	)
	Unrealized gain		(777	)		(3,382	)
	Deferred revenue		(1,295	)		0
	Depreciation		(25,381	)		(29,798	)
	Total deferred tax liabilities (B)		(58,112	)		(68,790	)
	Net deferred tax (liability) (A-B)		(16,329	)		(10,204	)
	Short term deferred tax asset		10,235			14,655
	Long term deferred tax asset		15,153			30,635
	Long term deferred tax (liability)		(41,717	)		(55,494	)
	Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(16,329	)	$	(10,204	)
Total Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets	'
	The change in the total valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Opening valuation allowance	$	29,094		$	36,835		$	21,339
	Movement during the year		12,738			(7,741	)		15,496
	Closing valuation allowance	$	41,832		$	29,094		$	36,835
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits	'
	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
		As of December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Beginning Balance	$	22,078		$	30,224		$	0
	Additions on acquisition		0			0			34,819
	Additions based on the current period tax positions		0			127			4,256
	Additions based on prior period tax positions		2,251			571			0
	Refund/(Settlement)		0			0			(243	)
	Reduction based on current period tax positions		0			(526	)		0
	Reductions for tax positions due to lapse of statute of limitations		(7,665	)		(8,266	)		(8,346	)
	Foreign currency translation effect		(95	)		(52	)		(262	)
	Ending Balance	$	16,569		$	22,078		$	30,224

Segment_information_Tables

Segment information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues Based on Location of Customer and Fixed Assets by Geographic Area	'
	Revenues based on the location of the customer and fixed assets by geographic area consisted of the following (in thousands):
			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Revenues:
	United States		$	802,147		$	758,040		$	514,576
	Canada			122,169			104,012			114,509
	EMEA(1)			155,521			142,473			98,384
	Asia Pacific			71,088			69,405			52,177
	Total revenues		$	1,150,925		$	1,073,930		$	779,646
			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Fixed assets:
	United States		$	4,859		$	4,109
	Canada			20			2,095
	EMEA(1)			1,114			928
	Asia Pacific, principally India			159,588			160,120
	Total fixed assets		$	165,581		$	167,252
	-1	Comprises Europe, Middle East and African countries.
Concentrations of Revenues	'
	The following is a concentration of revenues greater than 10% for the periods shown:
	Particulars		2013			2012			2011
	General Electric Company (“GE”)			13	%		13	%		12	%
	Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”)			11	%		11	%		15	%

Guarantor_Subsidiaries_Supplem1

Guarantor Subsidiaries - Supplemental consolidating financial information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Consolidated Balance Sheets	'
	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	0		$	82,497		$	122,339		$	0		$	204,836
	Restricted cash		0			360,000			0			0			360,000
	Short-term investments		0			0			181,401			0			181,401
	Accounts receivable, net		0			87,110			70,795			0			157,905
	Unbilled revenues		0			29,309			32,115			0			61,424
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		11,997			3,693			28,802			0			44,492
	Prepaid income taxes		0			797			41			0			838
	Deferred tax assets		0			3,163			7,072			0			10,235
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		0			0			836			0			836
	Intercorporate loan		360,000			0			0			(360,000	)		0
	Receivable from related parties		0			1,618			2,428			0			4,046
	Receivable from group companies		21,332			0			24,952			(46,284	)		0
	Total current assets		393,329			568,187			470,781			(406,284	)		1,026,013
	Investment in subsidiaries		460,955			545,412			0			(1,006,367	)		0
	Intercorporate loan		410,000			2,476			0			(412,476	)		0
	Deposits and other assets		5,596			1,084			18,250			0			24,930
	Prepaid income taxes		0			0			32,160			0			32,160
	Property and equipment, net		0			2,291			163,290			0			165,581
	Leasehold land		0			0			76,732			0			76,732
	Deferred tax assets		0			15,054			99			0			15,153
	Goodwill		0			1,026			437,865			0			438,891
	Intangible assets, net		0			130			119,132			0			119,262
	Total assets	$	1,269,880		$	1,135,660		$	1,318,309		$	(1,825,127	)	$	1,898,722
	LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON- CONTROLLING INTEREST, PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	0		$	1,834		$	7,434		$	0		$	9,268
	Line of credit		0			0			52,000			0			52,000
	Senior Notes		360,000			0			0			0			360,000
	Term loans		0			0			90,000			0			90,000
	Accrued payroll and related costs		0			19,086			38,007			0			57,093
	Other accrued liabilities		11,550			24,012			44,223			0			79,785
	Accrued income taxes		0			0			5,802			0			5,802
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		0			0			909			0			909
	Deferred revenue		0			8,917			8,859			0			17,776
	Intercorporate loan		0			360,000			0			(360,000	)		0
	Payable to group companies		0			26,446			19,838			(46,284	)		0
	Total current liabilities		371,550			440,295			267,072			(406,284	)		672,633
	Other long-term liabilities		0			165			3,367			0			3,532
	Senior Notes		410,000			0			0			0			410,000
	Term loans		0			0			270,000			0			270,000
	Accrued income taxes		0			650			13,286			0			13,936
	Intercorporate loan		0			410,000			2,476			(412,476	)		0
	Deferred tax liabilities		0			0			41,717			0			41,717
	Total liabilities		781,550			851,110			597,918			(818,760	)		1,411,818
	Redeemable non controlling interest		0			0			0			0			0
	Series B Preferred stock		410,371			0			0			0			410,371
	iGATE Corporation shareholders’ equity:
	Common shares		594			330,000			53,451			(383,451	)		594
	Common shares held in treasury, at cost		(14,714	)		0			0			0			(14,714	)
	Additional paid-in capital		216,107			6,209			604,743			(622,916	)		204,143
	Retained earnings		(124,028	)		(51,755	)		444,533			0			268,750
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		0			96			(387,211	)		0			(387,115	)
	Total iGATE Corporation shareholder’s equity		77,959			284,550			715,516			(1,006,367	)		71,658
	Non controlling interest		0			0			4,875			0			4,875
	Total equity		77,959			284,550			720,391			(1,006,367	)		76,533
	Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders’ equity	$	1,269,880		$	1,135,660		$	1,318,309		$	(1,825,127	)	$	1,898,722
	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012
	Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
							Guarantors
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0		$	14,365		$	80,790		$	0		$	95,155
Restricted cash		0			0			3,072			0			3,072
Short-term investments		0			0			510,816			0			510,816
Accounts receivable, net		0			75,253			95,936			(8,854	)		162,335
Unbilled revenues		0			32,221			42,374			(1,694	)		72,901
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,418			3,958			21,334			0			31,710
Prepaid income taxes		0			7,228			1,313			0			8,541
Deferred tax assets		0			7,240			7,415			0			14,655
Foreign exchange derivative contracts		0			0			782			0			782
Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
Receivable from group companies		26,802			2,303			0			(29,105	)		0
Total current assets		33,220			142,568			763,832			(39,653	)		899,967
Investment in subsidiaries		438,669			1,071,565			0			(1,510,234	)		0
Intercorporate loan		770,000			0			0			(770,000	)		0
Deposits and other assets		17,594			1,064			6,714			0			25,372
Prepaid income taxes		0			794			27,557			0			28,351
Property and equipment, net		0			1,945			165,307			0			167,252
Leasehold land		0			0			86,933			0			86,933
Deferred tax assets		0			14,175			16,460			0			30,635
Goodwill		0			1,026			492,115			0			493,141
Intangible assets, net		0			225			144,203			0			144,428
Total assets	$	1,259,483		$	1,233,362		$	1,703,121		$	(2,319,887	)	$	1,876,079
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON CONTROLLING INTEREST, PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	0		$	24,404		$	2,552		$	(19,157	)	$	7,799
Line of credit		0			25,000			52,000			0			77,000
Senior Notes		0			0			0			0			0
Term loans		0			35,000			0			0			35,000
Accrued payroll and related costs		0			16,937			37,865			0			54,802
Other accrued liabilities		11,550			25,239			42,219			0			79,008
Accrued income taxes		0			5,509			3,625			0			9,134
Foreign exchange derivative contracts		0			0			7,516			0			7,516
Deferred revenue		0			5,809			12,081			0			17,890
Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
Payable to group companies		0			18,193			0			(18,193	)		0
Total current liabilities		11,550			156,091			157,858			(37,350	)		288,149
Other long-term liabilities		0			0			5,568			(2,303	)		3,265
Senior Notes		770,000			0			0			0			770,000
Term loans		0			35,000			228,500			0			263,500
Accrued income taxes		0			650			16,622			0			17,272
Intercorporate loan		0			770,000			0			(770,000	)		0
Deferred tax liabilities		0			0			55,494			0			55,494
Total liabilities		781,550			961,741			464,042			(809,653	)		1,397,680
Redeemable non controlling interest		0			0			32,422			0			32,422
Series B Preferred stock		378,474			0			0			0			378,474
iGATE Corporation shareholders’ equity:
Common shares		585			330,000			52,989			(382,989	)		585
Common shares held in treasury, at cost		(14,714	)		0			0			0			(14,714	)
Additional paid-in capital		199,302			794			1,112,489			(1,127,245	)		185,340
Retained earnings		(85,714	)		(59,270	)		315,859			0			170,875
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		0			97			(274,680	)		0			(274,583	)
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder’s equity		99,459			271,621			1,206,657			(1,510,234	)		67,503
Non controlling interest		0			0			0			0			0
Total equity		99,459			271,621			1,206,657			(1,510,234	)		67,503
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders’ equity	$	1,259,483		$	1,233,362		$	1,703,121		$	(2,319,887	)	$	1,876,079
Schedule of Consolidated Statements of Income	'
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Revenues	$	0		$	679,812		$	727,648		$	(256,535	)	$	1,150,925
	Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		0			494,856			459,911			(256,535	)		698,232
	Gross margin		0			184,956			267,737			0			452,693
	Selling, general and administrative expense		0			70,195			120,066			0			190,261
	Depreciation and amortization		0			1,236			33,953			0			35,189
	Income from operations		0			113,525			113,718			0			227,243
	Interest expense		(75,717	)		(3,121	)		(8,741	)		0			(87,579	)
	Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		0			(372	)		(3,727	)		0			(4,099	)
	Other income (expense), net		69,300			(65,796	)		41,141			0			44,645
	Income before income taxes		(6,417	)		44,236			142,391			0			180,210
	Income tax expense (benefit)		0			14,697			35,532			0			50,229
	Net income (loss)		(6,417	)		29,539			106,859			0			129,981
	Non-controlling interest		0			0			209			0			209
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation		(6,417	)		29,539			106,650			0			129,772
	Accretion to preferred stock		494			0			0			0			494
	Preferred dividend		31,403			0			0			0			31,403
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	106,650		$	0		$	97,875
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Revenues	$	0		$	341,935		$	887,415		$	(155,420	)	$	1,073,930
	Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		0			247,318			557,912			(155,420	)		649,810
	Gross margin		0			94,617			329,503			0			424,120
	Selling, general and administrative expense		0			17,045			154,426			0			171,471
	Depreciation and amortization		0			516			45,866			0			46,382
	Income from operations		0			77,056			129,211			0			206,267
	Interest expense		(75,090	)		(1,070	)		(7,606	)		0			(83,766	)
	Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		0			(50	)		(20,034	)		0			(20,084	)
	Other income (expense), net		69,300			(68,725	)		27,916			0			28,491
	Income before income taxes		(5,790	)		7,211			129,487			0			130,908
	Income tax expense (benefit)		0			3,501			27,098			0			30,599
	Net income (loss)		(5,790	)		3,710			102,389			0			100,309
	Non controlling interest		0			0			4,476			0			4,476
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation		(5,790	)		3,710			97,913			0			95,833
	Accretion to preferred stock		404			0			0			0			404
	Preferred dividend		29,047			0			0			0			29,047
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	97,913		$	0		$	66,382
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Revenues	$	0		$	85,054		$	740,706		$	(46,114	)	$	779,646
	Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		0			59,031			470,587			(46,114	)		483,504
	Gross margin		0			26,023			270,119			0			296,142
	Selling, general and administrative expense		0			12,361			139,136			0			151,497
	Depreciation and amortization		0			153			38,582			0			38,735
	Income from operations		0			13,509			92,401			0			105,910
	Interest expense		(50,240	)		(46,615	)		(338	)		46,585			(50,608	)
	Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		0			(7	)		13,083			0			13,076
	Other income (expense), net		46,585			42			15,852			(46,585	)		15,894
	Income loss before income taxes		(3,655	)		(33,071	)		120,998			0			84,272
	Income tax expense (benefit)		0			5,205			19,013			0			24,218
	Net income (loss)		(3,655	)		(38,276	)		101,985			0			60,054
	Non controlling interest		0			0			8,586			0			8,586
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation		(3,655	)		(38,276	)		93,399			0			51,468
	Accretion to preferred stock		302			0			0			0			302
	Preferred dividend		22,147			0			0			0			22,147
	Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders		(26,104	)		(38,276	)		93,399			0			29,019
Schedule of Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	'
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	106,650		$	0		$	97,875
	Add: Non controlling interest		0			0			209			0			209
	Other comprehensive income:
	Change in fair value on marketable securities		0			0			(6,727	)		0			(6,727	)
	Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability		0			0			1,207			0			1,207
	Change in fair value of cash flow hedges		0			0			(493	)		0			(493	)
	Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation		0			0			(108,413	)		0			(108,413	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		(38,314	)		29,539			(7,567	)		0			(16,342	)
	Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest		0			0			(1,685	)		0			(1,685	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(38,314	)	$	29,539		$	(5,882	)	$	0		$	(14,657	)
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	97,913		$	0		$	66,382
	Add: Non controlling interest		0			0			4,476			0			4,476
	Other comprehensive income:
	Change in fair value on marketable securities		0			0			5,615			0			5,615
	Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability		0			0			(175	)		0			(175	)
	Change in fair value of cash flow hedges		0			0			22,586			0			22,586
	Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation		0			0			(44,689	)		0			(44,689	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		(35,241	)		3,710			85,726			0			54,195
	Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest		0			0			4,476			0			4,476
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(35,241	)	$	3,710		$	81,250		$	0		$	49,719
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Net Income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(26,104	)	$	(38,276	)	$	93,399		$	0		$	29,019
	Add: Non controlling interest		0			0			8,586			0			8,586
	Other comprehensive income:
	Unrealized gain on marketable securities		0			0			1,987			0			1,987
	Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability		0			0			198			0			198
	Change in fair value of cash flow hedges		0			0			(22,912	)		0			(22,912	)
	Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation		0			576			(236,104	)		0			(235,528	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss)		(26,104	)		(37,700	)		(154,846	)		0			(218,650	)
	Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest		0			0			(34,693	)		0			(34,693	)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$	(26,104	)	$	(37,700	)	$	(120,153	)	$	0		$	(183,957	)
Schedule of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	'
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
								Guarantors
	Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
	Net income	$	(6,417	)	$	29,539		$	106,859		$	0		$	129,981
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation and amortization		0			1,236			33,953			0			35,189
	Stock-based compensation		0			1,723			10,112			0			11,835
	Write off of software implementation costs		0			0			0			0			0
	Provision for rescission of land sale contract		0			0			0			0			0
	Provision for lease termination		0			0			0			0			0
	Realized gain on investments		0			0			(33,334	)		0			(33,334	)
	Equity in income of affiliated companies		0			0			0			0			0
	Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts		0			472			80			0			552
	Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives		0			0			(809	)		0			(809	)
	Deferred income taxes		0			3,203			(2,438	)		0			765
	Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment		0			0			(2,230	)		0			(2,230	)
	Loss on investments in affiliate		0			0			0			0			0
	Deferred rent		0			118			823			0			941
	Amortization of debt issuance costs		6,417			0			4,883			0			11,300
	Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises		0			(589	)		0			0			(589	)
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
	Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues		0			6,384			(3,641	)		0			2,743
	Intercorporate current account		(16,816	)		(29,131	)		45,947			0			0
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0			245			(14,933	)		0			(14,688	)
	Accounts payable		0			(2,189	)		3,567			0			1,378
	Accrued and other liabilities		0			2,682			7,629			0			10,311
	Deferred revenue		0			3,109			(2,991	)		0			118
	Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities		(16,816	)		16,802			153,477			0			153,463
	Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
	Purchase of property and equipment		0			(1,487	)		(37,778	)		0			(39,265	)
	Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0			0			2,528			0			2,528
	Purchase of available-for-sale investments		0			0			(1,310,639	)		0			(1,310,639	)
	Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments		0			0			1,622,117			0			1,622,117
	Restricted cash		0			0			3,072			0			3,072
	Receipts from (payments of) lease deposits		0			0			0			0			0
	Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
	Investment in group companies, net		0			509,540			0			(509,540	)		0
	Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired		0			0			0			0			0
	Purchase of non-controlling interests		0			0			(23,654	)		0			(23,654	)
	Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities		0			508,053			255,646			(509,540	)		254,159
	Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
	Payments on capital lease obligations		0			0			(498	)		0			(498	)
	Proceeds from line of credit and term loans		0			30,000			371,000			0			401,000
	Payment of line of credit and term loans		0			(125,000	)		(239,500	)		0			(364,500	)
	Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs		0			0			0			0			0
	Payment of delisting related financing costs		0			0			0			0			0
	Proceeds from Senior Notes		0			0			0			0			0
	Payment of debt related costs		0			0			(11,286	)		0			(11,286	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		16,227			(1,723	)		(9,942	)		0			4,562
	Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options		0			0			0			0			0
	Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises		589			0			0			0			589
	Restricted cash towards debt retirement		0			(360,000	)		0			0			(360,000	)
	Proceeds from issuance of equity stock		0			0			0			0			0
	Repayment of group company investment, net		0			0			(509,540	)		509,540			0
	Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
	Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities		16,816			(456,723	)		(399,766	)		509,540			(330,133	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes		0			0			32,192			0			32,192
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0			68,132			41,549			0			109,681
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		0			14,365			80,790			0			95,155
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	0		$	82,497		$	122,339		$	0		$	204,836
	CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
	Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
							Guarantors
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	(5,790	)	$	3,710		$	102,389		$	0		$	100,309
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		0			516			45,866			0			46,382
Stock-based compensation		0			4,044			8,230			0			12,274
Write off of software implementation costs		0			0			0			0			0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract		0			0			909			0			909
Provision for lease termination		0			0			0			0			0
Realized gain on investments		0			0			(20,764	)		0			(20,764	)
Equity in income of affiliated companies		0			0			0			0			0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts		0			110			1,571			0			1,681
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives		0			0			18,173			0			18,173
Deferred income taxes		0			(86	)		(10,115	)		0			(10,201	)
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment		0			0			(28	)		0			(28	)
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate		0			0			551			0			551
Deferred rent		0			51			(212	)		0			(161	)
Amortization of debt issuance costs		5,790			208			828			0			6,826
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises		0			(320	)		0			0			(320	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues		0			(46,567	)		30,746			0			(15,821	)
Intercorporate current account		(14,787	)		19,933			(5,146	)		0			0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0			(1,214	)		(16,073	)		0			(17,287	)
Accounts payable		0			24,986			(27,403	)		0			(2,417	)
Accrued and other liabilities		0			(3,014	)		(13,706	)		0			(16,720	)
Deferred revenue		0			2,865			(5,880	)		0			(3,015	)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities		(14,787	)		5,222			109,936			0			100,371
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		0			(615	)		(30,694	)		0			(31,309	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0			0			82			0			82
Purchase of available-for-sale investments		0			0			(1,766,988	)		0			(1,766,988	)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments		0			0			1,623,627			0			1,623,627
Restricted cash		0			0			(3,072	)		0			(3,072	)
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits		0			(551	)		224			0			(327	)
Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
Investment in group companies, net		0			0			0			0			0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired		0			0			0			0			0
Purchase of non-controlling interests		0			(83,031	)		(145,344	)		0			(228,375	)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities		0			(84,197	)		(322,165	)		0			(406,362	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on capital lease obligations		0			0			(114	)		0			(114	)
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans		0			90,000			228,500			0			318,500
Payment of line of credit and term loans		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs		0			0			0			0			0
Payment of delisting related financing costs		0			0			(3,263	)		0			(3,263	)
Proceeds from Senior Notes		0			0			0			0			0
Payment of debt related costs		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		14,467			(4,044	)		(8,217	)		0			2,206
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options		0			0			5,490			0			5,490
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises		320			0			0			0			320
Restricted cash towards debt retirement		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock		0			0			0			0			0
Repayment of group company investment, net		0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan		0			0			0			0			0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities		14,787			85,956			222,396			0			323,139
Effect of exchange rate changes		0			0			2,567			0			2,567
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0			6,981			12,734			0			19,715
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		0			7,384			68,056			0			75,440
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	0		$	14,365		$	80,790		$	0		$	95,155
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
	Issuer			Guarantors			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
							Guarantors
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	(3,655	)	$	(38,276	)	$	101,985		$	0		$	60,054
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		0			153			38,582			0			38,735
Stock-based compensation		0			2,862			7,880			0			10,742
Write off of software implementation costs		0			0			1,196			0			1,196
Provision for rescission of land sale contract		0			0			0			0			0
Provision for lease termination		0			0			446			0			446
Realized gain on investments		0			0			(3,304	)		0			(3,304	)
Equity in income of affiliated companies		0			0			(149	)		0			(149	)
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts		0			62			993			0			1,055
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives		0			0			(20,207	)		0			(20,207	)
Deferred income taxes		0			0			(4,454	)		0			(4,454	)
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment		0			0			51			0			51
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate		0			0			0			0			0
Deferred rent		0			0			24			0			24
Amortization of debt issuance costs		3,655			0			0			0			3,655
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise		630			0			0			0			630
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:		0
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues		0			(7,820	)		(12,075	)		0			(19,895	)
Intercorporate current account		16,495			(30,422	)		13,927			0			0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0			(436	)		906			0			470
Accounts payable		0			82			6,629			0			6,711
Accrued and other liabilities		10,927			21,214			(26,947	)		0			5,194
Deferred revenue		0			1,302			232			0			1,534
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities		28,052			(51,279	)		105,715			0			82,488
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		0			(387	)		(21,052	)		0			(21,439	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0			0			305			0			305
Purchase of available-for-sale investments		0			0			(565,807	)		0			(565,807	)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments		0			0			555,726			0			555,726
Restricted cash		0			0			0			0			0
Receipts from (payments for) lease deposits		0			(14	)		2,225			0			2,211
Investment in group companies, net		0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan		(770,000	)		0			0			770,000			0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired		(330,000	)		(1,052,660	)		(1,168,404	)		1,382,660			(1,168,404	)
Purchase of non-controlling interests		0			0			0			0			0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities		(1,100,000	)		(1,053,061	)		(1,197,007	)		2,152,660			(1,197,408	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on capital lease obligations		0			0			(355	)		0			(355	)
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans		0			5,000			52,000			0			57,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs		326,574			0			0			0			326,574
Payment of delisting related financing costs		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from Senior Notes		770,000			0			0			0			770,000
Payment of debt related costs		(33,456	)		0			0			0			(33,456	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		8,200			0			(7,491	)		0			709
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary’s stock options		0			0			813			0			813
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises		630			0			0			0			630
Restricted cash towards debt retirement		0			0			0			0			0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock		0			330,000			1,052,660			(1,382,660	)		0
Repayment of group company investment, net		0			0			0			0			0
Intercorporate loan		0			770,000			0			(770,000	)		0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities		1,071,948			1,105,000			1,097,627			(2,152,660	)		1,121,915
Effect of exchange rate changes		0			525			(4	)		0			521
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0			1,185			6,331			0			7,516
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		0			6,199			61,725			0			67,924
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	0		$	7,384		$	68,056		$	0		$	75,440

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value	'
	Investments and Foreign exchange derivative contracts, as disclosed in Note 6 and 8, which are measured at fair value are summarized below (in thousands):
				Fair Value measurement at reporting date using
	Description	As of December 31,		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
		2013		Active Markets for		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
				Identical Assets		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Short term investments:
	a) Liquid mutual fund units	$	181,231	$	181,231	$	0	$	0
	b) Fixed maturity fund units		0		0		0		0
	c) Certificate of Deposits with banks and others		0		0		0		0
	d) Fixed deposits with banks		170		170		0		0
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		836		0		836		0
	Total current assets	$	182,237	$	181,401	$	836	$	0
	Liabilities
	Current Liabilities:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	$	909	$	0	$	909	$	0
	Total current liabilities	$	909	$	0	$	909	$	0
				Fair Value measurement at reporting date using
	Description	As of December 31,		Quoted Prices in		Significant Other		Significant
		2012		Active Markets for		Observable Inputs		Unobservable
				Identical Assets		(Level 2)		Inputs (Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Short term investments:
	a) Liquid mutual fund units	$	466,468	$	466,468	$	0	$	0
	b) Fixed maturity fund units		3,952		0		3,952		0
	c) Certificate of Deposits with banks and others		40,396		0		40,396		0
	d) Fixed deposits with banks		0		0		0		0
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts		782		0		782		0
		$	511,598	$	466,468	$	45,130	$	0
	Liabilities
	Current Liabilities:
	Foreign exchange derivative contracts	$	7,516	$	0	$	7,516	$	0
	Total current liabilities	$	7,516	$	0	$	7,516	$	0

Quarterly_Financial_Informatio1

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quaterly Financial Data	'
		Three Months Ended
	(in thousands)	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	2013
	Revenues	$	274,918	$	283,268	$	293,406	$	299,333
	Gross Margin		104,679		107,497		121,343		119,174
	Income from Operations		52,616		49,552		66,042		59,033
	Net Income		34,760		29,973		31,993		33,255
	Net Income attributable to iGATE	$	34,760	$	29,973	$	31,896	$	33,143
	Net earnings per common share, basic	$	0.36	$	0.29	$	0.3	$	0.32
	Net earnings per common share, diluted	$	0.34	$	0.28	$	0.3	$	0.3
	2012
	Revenues	$	263,265	$	267,993	$	271,090	$	271,582
	Gross Margin		105,836		100,311		107,821		110,152
	Income from Operations		48,130		48,003		53,730		56,404
	Net Income		28,544		12,647		28,293		30,825
	Net Income attributable to iGATE	$	24,068	$	12,647	$	28,293	$	30,825
	Net earnings per common share, basic	$	0.23	$	0.07	$	0.27	$	0.3
	Net earnings per common share, diluted	$	0.22	$	0.07	$	0.27	$	0.29

Estimated_Useful_Lives_of_Asse

Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Building | Minimum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'25 years
Building | Maximum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'40 years
Computer Equipment	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'3 years
Furniture and Fixtures	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'5 years
Vehicles	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'5 years
Leasehold Improvements	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'Shorter of the life of the improvement or lease term ranging from 3 to 10 years
Leasehold Improvements | Minimum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
lease term	'3 years
Leasehold Improvements | Maximum	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
lease term	'10 years
Leased capital assets	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful lives of assets	'Shorter of the life of the leased asset or lease term

Company_Overview_and_Summary_o3

Company Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Impairment charges	$0	$0	$0
Advertising costs	$7,100,000	$6,100,000	$1,300,000
Minimum | Software and Software Development Costs	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Software Amortization Period	'1 year	'	'
Minimum | Intellectual Property Rights	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life	'6 months	'	'
Maximum | Software and Software Development Costs	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Software Amortization Period	'5 years	'	'
Maximum | Customer Relationship	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life	'15 years	'	'
Maximum | Intellectual Property Rights	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life	'6 years	'	'

Business_combination_and_Nonco2

Business combination and Non-controlling Interest - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	12-May-11	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 22, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Company's ownership of subsidiary	100.00%	'	'	'	100.00%
Valuation of iGATE Computer Acquisition	$1,240,000,000	'	'	'	'
Non controlling interest	'	4,875,000	0	'	'
Net income attributable to non controlling interest	'	209,000	4,476,000	8,586,000	'
Other comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest	'	$1,900,000	'	'	'
Shares outstanding	'	0.2	'	'	'

Summary_of_Supplemental_Pro_Fo

Summary of Supplemental Pro Forma Results of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Line Items]	'
Pro forma revenues	$1,059,403
Pro forma net income attributable to iGATE Corporation common shareholders	$51,843

Series_B_Preferred_Stock_Addit

Series B Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	9-May-11	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 01, 2011	Jan. 10, 2011
				Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Convertible Preferred Stock shares authorized	480,000	480,000	'	'	'	'	'	480,000
Cumulative preferred dividend percentage	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	8.00%
Convertible Preferred Stock shares issued	'	'	'	120,000	'	'	210,000	'
Consideration of convertible preferred stock shares issued	'	'	'	$330,000,000	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock shares authorized aggregate purchase price	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	480,000,000
Conversion price per share	'	'	'	'	$20.30	'	'	'
Percentage of volume weighted average price with respect to conversion price	'	'	'	'	205.00%	'	'	'
Conversion period	'	'	'	'	'18 months	'	'	'
Issuance cost accretion period	'	'	'	'	'6 years	'	'	'
Issuance cost incurred, net	'	'	'	3,400,000	'	'	'	'
Amount accreted issuance cost	494,000	404,000	302,000	'	'	'	'	'
Remaining unamortized issuance costs	2,200,000	2,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred dividend	$31,403,000	$29,047,000	$22,147,000	'	'	'	'	'
Number Of Convertible Preferred Stock Shares For Conversion Into Common Stock	'	'	'	'	20,300,000	18,800,000	'	'

Borrowings_Additional_Informat

Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 22, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

12-May-11

Nov. 22, 2013

Aug. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 22, 2013

Nov. 22, 2013

Apr. 03, 2012

Apr. 03, 2012

Apr. 03, 2012

Feb. 21, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

10-May-11

Dec. 31, 2013

Term Loan

Term Loan

Term Loan

Tranche One

Tranche Two

DBS Credit agreement

DBS Credit agreement

DBS Credit agreement

Unsecured revolving working credit facility

Unsecured revolving working credit facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Tranche

Term Loan

Term Loan

Minimum

Maximum

Borrowings [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net borrowing

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$265,000,000

'

'

$70,000,000

'

$50,000,000

'

Interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'LIBOR plus 340 basis points

'

'LIBOR plus 325 basis points

'LIBOR plus 200 basis points

'LIBOR plus an applicable interest rate ranging from 280 basis points to 320 basis points

'

'

'LIBOR plus 195 basis points

'LIBOR plus 115 basis points

'LIBOR plus 280 basis points

'

Basis Points

'

'

'

'

'

3.40%

'

3.25%

2.00%

'

2.80%

3.20%

1.95%

1.15%

2.80%

'

Unused revolving credit facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,000,000

'

50,000,000

Maturity date of revolving credit facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10-May-16

'

Maturity date of term loans

'

'

'

'

'

28-Feb-14

'

'

'

8-Jun-14

'

'

'

'

'

'

Company's ownership of subsidiary

'

100.00%

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Borrowed loan amount

'

'

'

'

360,000,000

70,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Bank loan period

'

'

'

'

'

'18 months

'

'60 months

'9 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Term loan

90,000,000

'

35,000,000

'

'

'

0

'

90,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of loan tranches

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Term loan availed, non-current

270,000,000

'

263,500,000

'

'

'

'

270,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Utilization date of term loan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25-Nov-13

25-Nov-13

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment date of portion of senior notes

'

'2014-05

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of equity investment pledged

'

65.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity investment pledged

'

$298,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Senior_Notes_Additional_Inform

Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 22, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	12-May-11	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011	Nov. 22, 2013
					Senior Notes	Senior Notes	Senior Notes	Senior Notes	Term Loan
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Issued 9.0% senior notes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$770,000,000	'
Interest rate for notes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	9.00%	'
9.0% senior notes due date	'	'	'	'	1-May-16	'	'	'	'
Company owned domestic subsidiary	'	'	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'	'
Minimum notes redemption date	'	'	'	'	1-May-14	'	'	'	'
Equity offerings at a redemption price	'	'	'	'	109.00%	'	'	'	'
Change of Control Triggered Purchase of the Notes at a redemption price	'	'	'	'	101.00%	'	'	'	'
Amortizable senior notes issuance costs	'	'	'	'	17,600,000	'	'	'	'
Balance of senior notes issuance costs accounted as prepaid expenses and other current assets	'	'	'	'	12,000,000	'	'	'	'
Balance of senior notes issuance costs accounted as deposits and other assets	'	'	'	'	5,600,000	'	'	'	'
Amortization of debt issuance costs	'	'	'	'	6,400,000	5,800,000	3,700,000	'	'
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	75,700,000	75,100,000	50,300,000	'	'
Period of amortization of debt issuance costs	'	'	'	'	'2 years 6 months	'	'	'	'
Company's ownership of subsidiary	'	100.00%	'	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted cash	360,000,000	'	3,072,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Senior Notes	$360,000,000	'	$0	'	'	'	'	'	$360,000,000
Repayment date of portion of senior notes	'	'2014-05	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Percentage_of_Principal_Amount

Percentage of Principal Amount Accrued and Unpaid Interest (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'
On or after May 1, 2014	104.50%
On or after May 1, 2015 and thereafter	100.00%

Short_Term_Investments_Detail

Short Term Investments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	$179,056	$499,105
Unrealized Gain	2,345	11,711
Fair Value	181,401	510,816
Liquid mutual funds	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	178,886	458,310
Unrealized Gain	2,345	8,158
Fair Value	181,231	466,468
Fixed maturity plan funds	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	0	3,637
Unrealized Gain	0	315
Fair Value	0	3,952
Certificate of Deposits with Bank and Others	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	0	37,158
Unrealized Gain	0	3,238
Fair Value	0	40,396
Fixed Deposits with Banks	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	170	0
Unrealized Gain	0	0
Fair Value	$170	$0

Contractual_Maturities_of_Shor

Contractual Maturities of Short-Term and Other Investments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'
Due within one year	$181,401

Dividends_Gross_Realized_Gains

Dividends Gross Realized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale of Securities (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Dividends	$0	$5,378	$11,058
Gross realized gains	33,334	21,438	3,700
Gross realized losses	0	-674	-396
Sale proceeds	$1,622,117	$1,623,627	$555,726

Changes_in_Unrealized_Gain_Net

Changes in Unrealized Gain, Net, on Marketable Securities Carrying Value (Detail) (Unrealized gain on marketable securities, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the beginning of the year	$11,711	$2,926
Reclassification into earnings on maturity	-33,334	-20,764
Net unrealized gain due to changes in the fair value	23,968	29,549
Unrealized gain on marketable securities at the end of the year	$2,345	$11,711

Details_of_Allowance_for_Doubt

Details of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable Roll Forward	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the year	$5,670	$4,014	$934
Additions on acquisition	0	0	3,485
Additions	552	1,828	984
Write offs	-2,119	-172	-1,389
Balance at the end of the year	$4,103	$5,670	$4,014

Outstanding_Hedge_Transactions

Outstanding Hedge Transactions Qualifying for Hedge Accounting (Detail) (Designated as Hedging Instrument, Cash Flow Hedging, Foreign Exchange Forward, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
USD	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	$94,300	$167,000
CAD	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	13,160	30,663
GBP	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	$14,041	$8,082

Outstanding_Hedge_Transactions1

Outstanding Hedge Transactions Not Qualifying for Hedge Accounting (Detail) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
USD | Foreign Exchange Option	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	$0	$5,000
USD | Foreign Exchange Forward	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	0	64,150
JPY | Foreign Exchange Forward	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	0	3
GBP | Foreign Exchange Forward	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Amount	$12,059	$8,566

Derivative_Instrument_and_Hedg

Derivative Instrument and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts maximum maturity term	'12 months
Estimated time of accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings	'12 months
Net amount of unrealized gain (loss) expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings within the next 12 months	$0.05
Foreign Exchange Forward | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Fair Value Hedging	'
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]	'
Realized loss on the available-for-sale security	6.7
Realized gain on derivative	$5.70

Effect_of_Derivative_Instrumen

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statements of Income (Detail) (Foreign Exchange Contracts, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'		'
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in OCI on Derivative	($7,241)	$409	[1]	($33,214)
Amount of Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	-6,541	-31,341		-1,322
Amount of Gain (Loss) recognized in Income Statement	$837	$4,717		$2,366
[1]	Includes deferred gain on settled rollover derivatives amounting to $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Effect_of_Derivative_Instrumen1

Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statements of Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'
Deferred gain (loss) on settled rollover derivatives amount	$8.40

Derivatives_Not_Designed_as_He

Derivatives Not Designed as Hedging Instrument (Detail) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument	'	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'	'
Statement of Income Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	($5,424)	($9,905)	($880)

Information_on_Location_and_Am

Information on Location and Amounts of Derivative Fair Values in Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Current Assets	$836	$782
Current liabilities	909	7,516
Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Current Assets	836	782
Current liabilities	909	7,516
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Current Assets	832	780
Current liabilities	904	607
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Current Assets	4	2
Current liabilities	$5	$6,909

Potential_Effect_of_Netting_Fo

Potential Effect of Netting Foreign Exchange Derivative Assets and Liabilities under Counter party Master Agreement (Detail) (Foreign Exchange Contracts, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount of recognized, derivative assets	$836	$782
Gross amount of recognized, derivative liabilities	909	7,516
Potential effect of rights of set off, derivative assets	642	105
Potential effect of rights of set off, derivative liabilities	642	105
Net amount of recognized, derivative assets	194	677
Net amount of recognized, derivative liabilities	$267	$7,411

Recovered_Sheet1

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Prepaid expenses	$7,786	$7,332
Advances	3,460	2,351
Debt issuance costs	14,484	8,113
Service tax receivable	15,021	11,659
Other current assets	3,741	2,255
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$44,492	$31,710

Property_and_Equipment_Detail

Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	$234,630	$240,686
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	108,084	97,577
Property and equipment Before working progress	126,546	143,109
Capital work in progress	39,035	24,143
Property and equipment, net	165,581	167,252
Land	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	6,036	6,783
Building	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	93,558	104,810
Furniture and Fixtures	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	58,501	57,985
Computer Equipment	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	46,953	42,041
Software	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	21,142	19,613
Leasehold Improvements	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	6,234	7,360
Vehicles	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	920	808
Leased assets	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	$1,286	$1,286

Property_and_Equipment_Net_Add

Property and Equipment Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Depreciation expenses	$24.70	$34.80	$30.90
Amortization of software	5.3	6.8	5.3
Accumulated Depreciation on leased assets	0.5	0.7	'
Accumulated amortization on software amounted	$15.10	$11.10	'

Changes_in_Carrying_Value_of_G

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill beginning balance	$493,141	$511,060
Foreign currency translation effect	-54,250	-17,919
Goodwill ending balance	$438,891	$493,141

Changes_in_Carrying_Value_of_I

Changes in Carrying Value of Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets beginning balance	$144,428	$160,706
Foreign currency translation effect	-14,628	-4,723
Amortization	-10,538	-11,555
Intangible assets ending balance	$119,262	$144,428

Intangible_Assets_Detail

Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	$119,262	$144,428	$160,706
Customer Relationships	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	189,844	'	'
Intellectual Property Rights	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	9,400	'	'
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	-49,149	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	($30,833)	'	'

Recovered_Sheet2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Accumulated amortization expense	$10,538,000	$11,555,000	'
Weighted average period of amortization	'12 years	'	'
Identifiable intangible assets amortization	10,500,000	11,600,000	7,800,000
Intellectual Property Rights	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Accumulated amortization expense	4,100,000	2,600,000	'
Weighted average period of amortization	'3 years 6 months	'	'
Customer Relationships	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Accumulated amortization expense	$26,700,000	$17,700,000	'
Estimated useful life of amortization	'12 years 4 months 24 days	'	'

Intangible_Asset_Future_Estima

Intangible Asset Future Estimated Annual Amortization (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'
2014	$10,512
2015	10,962
2016	11,332
2017	10,899
2018	$10,063

Future_Minimum_Rental_Payments

Future Minimum Rental Payments under Capital Lease (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]	'
2014	$633
2015	351
2016	267
2017	158
2018	48
Total minimum lease payments	1,457
Less: amount representing future interest	251
Present value of minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2013	1,206
Less: current portion	513
Long-term capital lease obligations	$693

Future_Minimum_Rental_Payment_

Future Minimum Rental Payment under Operating Lease (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]	'
2014	$9,799
2015	6,324
2016	5,346
2017	4,474
2018	3,470
Total minimum lease payments	$29,413

Leases_Additional_Information_

Leases - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rent expense under cancellable and non-cancellable operating leases	$13.90	$12.40	$9.60

Summary_of_Deposits_and_Other_

Summary of Deposits and Other Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deposits And Other Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Deposits	$7,554	$6,742
Debt issuance costs	11,742	18,126
Other assets	5,634	504
Deposits and other assets	$24,930	$25,372

Other_Accrued_Liabilities_Deta

Other Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities[Line Items]	'	'
Accrued expenses	$16,280	$19,494
Provision for expenses	22,163	18,359
Provision for volume discounts	19,874	16,767
Sales and other taxes	4,797	5,550
Interest	11,707	12,391
Other liabilities	4,964	6,447
Other accrued liabilities	$79,785	$79,008

Allocation_of_Total_Comprehens

Allocation of Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) Between iGATE Common Shareholders and Non-Controlling Interest (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$97,875	$66,382	$29,019
Non-controlling interest	209	4,476	8,586
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value of marketable securities	-6,727	5,615	1,987
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	1,207	-175	198
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	-493	22,586	-22,912
Loss on foreign currency translation	-108,413	-44,689	-235,528
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-16,342	54,195	-218,650
iGATE Common Shareholders	'	'	'
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	97,875	66,382	29,019
Non-controlling interest	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value of marketable securities	-6,733	5,615	1,505
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	1,202	-175	166
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	-493	22,586	-19,295
Loss on foreign currency translation	-106,508	-44,689	-195,352
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-14,657	49,719	-183,957
Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	0	0	0
Non-controlling interest	209	4,476	8,586
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value of marketable securities	6	0	482
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	5	0	32
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	0	0	-3,617
Loss on foreign currency translation	-1,905	0	-40,176
Total comprehensive income (loss)	($1,685)	$4,476	($34,693)

Changes_in_Balances_of_Accumul

Changes in Balances of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) by Component (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Ending balance, Net of Tax Amount	($387,115)	($274,583)	'
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance, Before Tax Amount	11,711	2,396	673
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	530	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	23,866	29,549	4,500
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	33,242	20,764	2,777
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-9,376	8,785	1,723
Ending balance, Before Tax Amount	2,335	11,711	2,396
Beginning balance, Tax Effect	-3,436	-218	0
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-48	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-8,112	-9,587	-526
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-10,755	-6,417	-308
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	2,643	-3,170	-218
Ending balance, Tax Effect	-793	-3,436	-218
Beginning balance, Net of Tax Amount	8,275	2,178	673
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	482	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	15,754	19,962	3,974
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	22,487	14,347	2,469
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-6,733	5,615	1,505
Ending balance, Net of Tax Amount	1,542	8,275	2,178
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance, Before Tax Amount	629	-26,067	771
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-5,054	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-7,205	409	-28,095
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-6,505	-31,341	-1,257
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-700	31,750	-26,838
Ending balance, Before Tax Amount	-71	629	-26,067
Beginning balance, Tax Effect	-184	7,543	0
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	1,437	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	2,449	-133	7,683
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	2,242	9,031	140
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	207	-9,164	7,543
Ending balance, Tax Effect	23	-184	7,543
Beginning balance, Net of Tax Amount	445	-18,524	771
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-3,617	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-4,756	276	-20,412
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-4,263	-22,310	-1,117
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-493	22,586	-19,295
Ending balance, Net of Tax Amount	-48	445	-18,524
Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit plan	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance, Before Tax Amount	-192	12	-146
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	44	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	1,832	-243	175
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	6	5	17
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,826	-248	158
Ending balance, Before Tax Amount	1,634	-192	12
Beginning balance, Tax Effect	69	8	0
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-12	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-626	71	6
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	-2	-2	-2
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-624	73	8
Ending balance, Tax Effect	-555	69	8
Beginning balance, Net of Tax Amount	-123	20	-146
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	32	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	1,206	-172	181
Less: Amounts of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	4	3	15
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,202	-175	166
Ending balance, Net of Tax Amount	1,079	-123	20
Foreign Currency Translation	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning balance, Before Tax Amount	-283,180	-198,315	-2,963
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-40,176	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-106,508	-44,689	-195,352
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-106,508	-44,689	-195,352
Ending balance, Before Tax Amount	-389,688	-283,180	-198,315
Beginning balance, Tax Effect	0	0	0
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	0	0	0
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Ending balance, Tax Effect	0	0	0
Beginning balance, Net of Tax Amount	-283,180	-198,315	-2,963
Change in Non-controlling interests	0	-40,176	0
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	-106,508	-44,689	-195,352
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-106,508	-44,689	-195,352
Ending balance, Net of Tax Amount	($389,688)	($283,180)	($198,315)

Summary_of_Reclassifications_o

Summary of Reclassifications of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Other Income, net	($44,645)	($28,491)	($15,894)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	4,099	20,084	-13,076
Cost of revenues	698,232	649,810	483,504
Income tax expense	50,229	30,599	24,218
Non-controlling interest, net of tax	209	4,476	8,586
Unrealized gain on marketable securities	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Reclassification into earnings	22,487	14,347	2,469
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Reclassification into earnings	-4,263	-22,310	-1,117
Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit plan	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Reclassification into earnings	4	3	15
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Unrealized gain on marketable securities	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Other Income, net	33,334	20,764	3,304
Income tax expense	-10,786	-6,417	-366
Non-controlling interest, net of tax	-61	0	-469
Reclassification into earnings	22,487	14,347	2,469
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	-6,541	-31,341	-1,322
Income tax expense	2,254	9,031	147
Non-controlling interest, net of tax	24	0	58
Reclassification into earnings	-4,263	-22,310	-1,117
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Actuarial gain (loss) relating to defined benefit plan	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Cost of revenues	6	5	16
Income tax expense	-2	-2	-2
Non-controlling interest, net of tax	0	0	1
Reclassification into earnings	$4	$3	$15

Employee_Benefit_Plan_Addition

Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
	Y
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Company's contribution to the Provident Fund	$8.30	$8.40	$6.30
Contribution to be paid during 2013	2.5	'	'
Actuarial gain	1.5	'	'
Estimated actuarial loss amortized from other comprehensive loss in net periodic pension cost	0.2	'	'
Percentage of pension benefit receive upon retirement or on termination, One of Former Directors	50.00%	'	'
Eligible age entitled for pension benefits, One of Former Directors	65	'	'
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Actuarial gain	0.14	'	'
The estimated actuarial gain that will be amortized from other comprehensive loss in net periodic pension cost	$0	'	'

Net_Periodic_Cost_Detail

Net Periodic Cost (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit
Net periodic gratuity plan cost	'	'	'	'	'	'
Service cost	$2,357	$3,082	$2,085	'	'	'
Interest cost	1,263	1,070	820	97	69	69
Expected return on plan asset	-857	-777	-612	0	-59	0
Amortization of Actuarial (gain)	-5	4	16	0	-1	0
Net periodic pension cost for the period	$2,758	$3,379	$2,309	$97	$9	$69

Change_in_Benefit_Obligation_D

Change in Benefit Obligation (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	Pension Plan, Defined Benefit
Change in benefit obligation	'	'	'	'	'	'
Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year	$14,103	$11,482	'	'	$1,048	$1,111
Service cost	2,357	3,082	2,085	'	'	'
Actuarial (gain) loss	-1,853	821	'	'	0	1
Interest cost	1,263	1,070	820	97	69	69
Benefits paid	-1,533	-1,854	'	'	'	'
Effect of exchange rate changes	-1,566	-498	'	'	-120	-133
Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year	12,771	14,103	11,482	1,111	997	1,048
Accumulated benefit obligation	$8,975	$7,525	'	'	$997	$1,048

Change_in_Fair_Value_of_Plan_A

Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	$12,693	$9,586
Employer contributions	1,793	4,370
Actual return on plan assets	876	1,036
Benefits paid	-1,533	-1,854
Effect of exchange rate changes	-1,458	-445
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	12,371	12,693
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	975	986
Actual return on plan assets	121	24
Effect of exchange rate changes	-114	-35
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	$982	$975

Funded_Status_Detail

Funded Status (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan [Abstract]	'	'
Funded Status	($400)	($1,410)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:	'	'
Gratuity Liability (included in 'Accrued payroll and related costs)	113	142
Gratuity Liability (included in 'Other long-term liabilities')	913	1,268
Gratuity Asset (included in 'Deposits and other assets')	-626	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	400	1,410
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan [Abstract]	'	'
Funded Status	-15	-73
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consists of:	'	'
Gratuity Liability (included in 'Other long-term liabilities')	15	73
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet	$15	$73

Weighted_Average_Assumptions_U

Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Accounting for Gratuity Plan (Detail) (Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
iGATE Global	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Discount rate	9.30%	8.90%	9.80%
Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum	7.50%	8.90%	9.80%
iGATE Global | Within Five Years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	'	12.00%	12.00%
iGATE Global | After Five Years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	6.00%	10.00%	10.00%
iGATE Global | Two Years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	10.00%	'	'
iGATE Global | Next 3 years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	8.00%	'	'
iGATE Computer	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Discount rate	'	9.80%	10.05%
Expected long term rate of return on plan assets per annum	'	7.50%	7.50%
iGATE Computer | After Five Years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	'	6.00%	6.00%
iGATE Computer | Two Years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	'	10.00%	10.00%
iGATE Computer | Next 3 years	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate of increase in compensation per annum	'	8.00%	8.00%

Expected_Benefit_Payments_Deta

Expected Benefit Payments (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'
Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments	'
2014	$2,984
2015	3,347
2016	3,493
2017	3,601
2018	3,711
2019-2023	14,252
Director | Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'
Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments	'
2014	0
2015	0
2016	41
2017	99
2018	99
2019-2023	$495

Weighted_Average_Assumptions_P

Weighted Average Assumptions Pension Plan (Detail) (Director, Pension Plan, Defined Benefit)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Director | Pension Plan, Defined Benefit	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Discount rate	7.00%	7.00%
Expected rate of return on plan assets per annum	6.30%	6.30%

Stock_Based_Compensation_Addit

Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2000

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

25-May-06

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Performance Shares

Performance Shares

Performance Shares

iGATE Computer Plan (Post-merger)

iGATE Computer Plan (Post-merger)

1996 Plan

1996 Plan

1996 Plan

1996 Plan

1996 Plan

2006 Plan

2006 Plan

2006 Plan

2006 Plan

2006 Plan

2006 Plan

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock based compensation cost

'

'

'

$4.20

$4.10

$2.20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$6.40

$4.10

$2.30

$8.40

$8.20

$8.40

Tax benefit associated with share based compensation arrangements

2

0.8

1.6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock allocated for issuance to key personnel

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14,700,000

'

'

'

'

14,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock available for issuance under 2006 plan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,778,939

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Options expiration period from date of grant

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restricted shares vesting period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'4 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total intrinsic value of option

9.5

5.3

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Grant date fair value of stock option vested

6

4.5

6.5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unrecognized compensation cost

$27.30

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected period to recognize for unvested options and awards

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Performance based restricted stock issued

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Options outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

400,000

0

18,750

18,750

23,750

'

1,798,929

2,346,193

2,381,470

2,468,884

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Options cancelled

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Options exercised

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

'

0

0

5,000

'

'

575,481

423,298

164,603

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Options settled in cash

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Summary_of_Stock_Option_Activi

Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
1996 Plan	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Options outstanding, beginning balance	18,750	18,750	23,750
Options Exercised	0	0	-5,000
Options Lapsed and forfeited	-18,750	0	0
Options outstanding, ending balance	0	18,750	18,750
Options vested and expected to vest, ending balance	0	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, beginning	$3.78	$3.78	$4.16
Options exercisable, ending balance	0	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	'	'	$5.58
Weighted average exercise price, lapsed and forfeited	$3.78	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, ending	$0	$3.78	$3.78
Weighted average exercise price, options vested and expected to vest	$0	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable	$0	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding	'0 years	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding, options vested	'0 years	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding, options exercisable	'0 years	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value,options outstanding	$0	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, options vested and expected to vest	0	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, options exercisable	0	'	'
2006 Plan	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Options outstanding, beginning balance	2,346,193	2,381,470	2,468,884
Options Granted	806,323	606,651	218,000
Options Exercised	-575,481	-423,298	-164,603
Options Lapsed and forfeited	-778,106	-218,630	-140,811
Options outstanding, ending balance	1,798,929	2,346,193	2,381,470
Options vested and expected to vest, ending balance	1,741,647	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, beginning	$9.20	$7.18	$6.46
Options exercisable, ending balance	492,432	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, granted	$17.82	$15.58	$15.76
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	$7.67	$5.22	$4.15
Weighted average exercise price, lapsed and forfeited	$5.85	$12.49	$11.47
Weighted average exercise price, ending	$15	$9.20	$7.18
Weighted average exercise price, options vested and expected to vest	$14.93	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable	$10.40	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding	'7 years 9 months 22 days	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding, options vested	'7 years 9 months 7 days	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, options outstanding, options exercisable	'5 years 6 months 4 days	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value,options outstanding	45.26	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, options vested and expected to vest	43.95	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, options exercisable	$14.66	'	'

Summary_of_Restricted_Stock_Ac

Summary of Restricted Stock Activity (Detail) (2006 Plan, USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
2006 Plan	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Restricted stock unvested, beginning balance	2,696,670	2,576,676	939,603
Restricted stock unvested, granted	1,387,238	800,750	2,008,311
Restricted stock unvested, vested	-319,265	-413,677	-310,080
Restricted stock unvested, lapsed and forfeited	-1,033,522	-267,079	-61,158
Restricted stock unvested, ending balance	2,731,121	2,696,670	2,576,676
Weighted average fair value of unvested restricted stock, beginning balance	$16.34	$14.84	$7.12
Available for future grant	5,778,939	'	'
Weighted average fair value of unvested restricted stock, granted	$19.69	$16.05	$17.25
Weighted average fair value of unvested restricted stock, vested	$12.45	$6.30	$8.07
Weighted average fair value of unvested restricted stock, lapsed and forfeited	$17.92	$16.54	$10.37
Weighted average fair value of unvested restricted stock, ending balance	$17.92	$16.34	$14.84

Summary_of_Stock_Options_Outst

Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Options Exercisable (Detail) (2006 Plan, USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	1,798,929	2,346,193	2,381,470	2,468,884
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'7 years 9 months 22 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$15	$9.20	$7.18	$6.46
Options exercisable	492,432	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$10.40	'	'	'
$0.01 - $0.6.55	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	39,016	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'3 years 2 months 19 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$3.91	'	'	'
Options exercisable	35,236	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$4.32	'	'	'
$6.66 - $ 6.66	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	240,000	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'5 years 6 months	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$6.66	'	'	'
Options exercisable	192,000	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$6.66	'	'	'
$6.81 - $11.67	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	189,003	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'5 years 4 months 2 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$10.21	'	'	'
Options exercisable	147,253	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$9.97	'	'	'
$14.19 - $14.19	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	440,500	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'9 years 4 months 21 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$14.19	'	'	'
Options exercisable	0	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$0	'	'	'
$14.41 - $15.70	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	24,394	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'7 years 3 months 7 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$14.64	'	'	'
Options exercisable	14,394	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$14.80	'	'	'
$15.89 - $15.89	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	340,500	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'8 years 4 months 6 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$15.89	'	'	'
Options exercisable	0	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$0	'	'	'
$15.91 - $18.37	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	194,733	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'7 years 11 months 23 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$17.53	'	'	'
Options exercisable	37,788	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$17.50	'	'	'
$18.63 - $27.10	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	310,281	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'8 years 7 months 28 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$23.53	'	'	'
Options exercisable	65,761	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$20.47	'	'	'
$27.59 - $27.59	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	19,000	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'9 years 9 months 7 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$27.59	'	'	'
Options exercisable	0	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$0	'	'	'
$28.30 - $28.30	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	1,502	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'9 years 8 months 27 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$28.30	'	'	'
Options exercisable	0	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$0	'	'	'
$0.01 - $28.30	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Options outstanding	1,798,929	'	'	'
Weighted average remaining contractual life	'7 years 9 months 22 days	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$15	'	'	'
Options exercisable	492,432	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price	$10.40	'	'	'

Weighted_Average_Assumptions_i

Weighted Average Assumptions in Black Scholes Option Pricing Model (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average fair values of options granted	$7.10	$8.56	$9.06
Risk-free interest rate	1.07%	0.65%	1.65%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected life of options	'4 years 2 months 16 days	'4 years 4 months 2 days	'4 years 4 months 21 days
Expected volatility rate	49.13%	66.11%	73.59%

Earnings_Per_Share_for_Common_

Earnings Per Share for Common Stock Unvested Restricted Stock and Series B Preferred Stock Under Two Class Method (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income attributable to iGATE common shareholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$97,875	$66,382	$29,019
Add: Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	31,403	29,047	22,147
Net income attributable to iGATE Corporation shareholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	129,278	95,429	51,166
Less: Dividends on Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	31,403	29,047	22,147
Undistributed Income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	97,875	66,382	29,019
Allocation of Undistributed Income:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	72,597	50,020	22,157
Unvested restricted stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	28	39	84
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	25,250	16,323	6,778
Undistributed Income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$97,875	$66,382	$29,019
Shares outstanding for allocation of undistributed income:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	58,438	57,543	56,706
Unvested restricted stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	23	45	214
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	20,325	18,778	17,347
Shares outstanding for allocation of undistributed income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	78,786	76,366	74,267
Weighted average shares outstanding :	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	58,015	57,183	56,523
Unvested restricted stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	23	45	217
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	20,325	18,778	17,347
Weighted average shares outstanding Basic, Total	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	78,363	76,006	74,087
Weighted average common stock outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	58,015	57,183	56,523
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,815	1,638	1,420
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	59,830	58,821	57,943
Distributed earnings per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1.55	$1.55	$1.28
Undistributed earnings per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1.25	$0.87	$0.39
Unvested restricted stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1.25	$0.87	$0.39
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1.25	$0.87	$0.39
Basic earnings per share from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	$0.32	$0.30	$0.29	$0.36	$0.30	$0.27	$0.07	$0.23	$1.25	$0.87	$0.39
Unvested restricted stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1.25	$0.87	$0.39
Series B Preferred stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$2.80	$2.42	$1.67
Diluted earnings per share from operations	$0.30	$0.30	$0.28	$0.34	$0.29	$0.27	$0.07	$0.22	$1.21	$0.85	$0.38

Earnings_Per_Share_Additional_

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Options	'	'	'
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of units excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	0.2	0.6	0.5
Series B Preferred Stock	'	'	'
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'
Number of units excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	20.3	18.8	17.3

Components_of_Other_Income_Det

Components of Other Income (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other Income [Line Items]	'	'	'
Investment income	$33,334	$26,142	$14,362
Interest income	3,080	1,755	378
Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets	2,230	28	-51
Forfeiture of vested stock options	3,005	0	0
Other	2,996	566	1,205
Other income, net	$44,645	$28,491	$15,894

Components_of_Income_loss_from

Components of Income (loss) from Continuing Operations (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income (loss) before income taxes:	'	'	'
Domestic	$40,441	$11,685	($10,095)
Foreign	139,769	119,223	94,367
Income before income taxes	$180,210	$130,908	$84,272

Provision_Benefit_for_Income_T

Provision Benefit for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current expense:	'	'	'
Federal	$8,483	$9,378	$6,168
State	3,326	1,699	773
Foreign	37,656	36,247	19,833
Total current expense	49,465	47,324	26,774
Deferred (benefit) expense:	'	'	'
Federal	2,649	-3,635	2,050
State	549	-677	354
Foreign	-2,434	-12,413	-4,960
Total deferred expense (benefit)	764	-16,725	-2,556
Total income tax expense	$50,229	$30,599	$24,218

Reconciliation_of_Income_Taxes

Reconciliation of Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes	'	'	'
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$63,074	$45,818	$29,496
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	2,710	598	733
Benefit for untaxed foreign income, subject to tax holiday	-6,368	-8,293	-10,740
Foreign taxes at other than U.S. statutory rate	-2,318	-1,222	2,888
Acquisition expenses	0	0	1,274
Un-benefited tax losses	302	1,595	756
Reversal of reserves on expiry of statute limitation, net	-6,211	-7,014	-7,648
Change in valuation allowance	-2,665	-2,754	2,973
Non deductible expenses	2,690	2,759	3,306
Merger impact	-4,121	0	0
Effect on deferred taxes from enacted tax rates	3,070	0	0
Other - net	66	-888	1,180
Total income tax expense	$50,229	$30,599	$24,218
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	1.50%	0.50%	0.90%
Benefit for untaxed foreign income, subject to tax holiday	-3.50%	-6.30%	-12.70%
Foreign taxes at other than U.S. statutory rate	-1.30%	-0.90%	3.40%
Acquisition expenses	0.00%	0.00%	1.50%
Un-benefited tax losses	0.20%	1.20%	0.90%
Reversal of reserves on expiry of statute limitation, net	-3.40%	-5.30%	-9.10%
Change in valuation allowance	-1.50%	-2.20%	3.50%
Non deductible expenses	1.50%	2.10%	3.90%
Merger impact	-2.30%	0.00%	0.00%
Effect on deferred taxes from enacted tax rates	1.70%	0.00%	0.00%
Other - net	0.00%	-0.70%	1.40%
Income Tax Expense Benefit Percentage, Total	27.90%	23.40%	28.70%

Income_Tax_Additional_Informat

Income Tax - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
	Y
	Entity
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of SEZ tax benefit for the initial five consecutive assessment years	100.00%	'	'	'
Initial Tax holiday available on SEZ	5	'	'	'
Percentage of SEZ tax benefit for subsequent ten consecutive assessment years	50.00%	'	'	'
Number of divisions registered under SEZ scheme that has completed first five years of 100% tax holiday	1	'	'	'
Basic earnings per share effect of the tax holiday	$0.11	$0.15	$0.19	'
Diluted earnings per share effect of the tax holiday	$0.11	$0.14	$0.18	'
Foreign withholding tax on which deferred income taxes not provided	$136,800,000	'	'	'
Undistributed earnings	391,400,000	'	'	'
Minimum Alternate Tax credit carryforward	21,371,000	34,015,000	'	'
Tax effect on Capital loss carryforwards	20,880,000	11,400,000	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefit	16,569,000	22,078,000	30,224,000	0
Interest related to uncertain tax position	200,000	400,000	500,000	'
Total amount of accrued interest	700,000	900,000	'	'
Reversal on account of expiration of statue of limitations	7,665,000	8,266,000	8,346,000	'
Net unrecognized tax benefits arising out of tax positions	13,900,000	'	'	'
Decrease in amount of unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months	7,600,000	'	'	'
iGATE Computer	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Reversal on account of expiration of statue of limitations	6,600,000	'	'	'
iGATE Corporation	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Minimum Alternate Tax credit carryforward	21,400,000	'	'	'
Minimum Alternate Tax credit, expiration month and year	'2020	'	'	'
State Tax	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL)	127,800,000	'	'	'
Federal Tax	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL)	16,000,000	'	'	'
United States	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL), expiration year	'2033	'	'	'
United States | iGATE Corporation	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Capital loss carryforwards, amount	18,700,000	'	'	'
Tax effect on Capital loss carryforwards	7,500,000	'	'	'
Capital loss carryforwards, expiration period	'5 years	'	'	'
U.K.	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL)	11,900,000	'	'	'
SINGAPORE	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL)	3,300,000	'	'	'
MEXICO	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL)	4,900,000	'	'	'
Net operating losses(NOL), expiration year	'10 years	'	'	'
INDIA | iGATE Corporation	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Capital loss carryforwards, amount	59,200,000	'	'	'
Tax effect on Capital loss carryforwards	13,400,000	'	'	'
Capital loss carryforwards, expiration year	'2021-03	'	'	'
Special Economic Zone In India	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Income tax benefit	6,400,000	8,300,000	7,400,000	'
Special Economic Zone In India | Minimum	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Tax relief holiday expiration, beginning period	'2023-03	'	'	'
Special Economic Zone In India | Maximum	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Tax relief holiday expiration, beginning period	'2028-03	'	'	'
Software Technology Parks Of India	'	'	'	'
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Tax holiday period	10	'	'	'
Tax holiday period expiration	'2011-03-31	'	'	'
Income tax benefit	'	'	$3,200,000	'

Components_of_Deferred_Tax_Ass

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred tax assets:	'	'	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts and employee advances	$1,098	$1,268	'	'
Accrued vacation and bonuses	15,916	15,104	'	'
Depreciation	0	1,648	'	'
Stock-based compensation	2,548	3,534	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	779	770	'	'
Capital losses carried forward	20,880	11,400	'	'
Deferred revenue	0	1,274	'	'
Deferred compensation	67	0	'	'
Net operating loss carryovers	19,049	17,180	'	'
Minimum Alternate tax	21,371	34,015	'	'
Unrealized loss on derivatives	25	904	'	'
Accrued restructuring changes	1,479	153	'	'
Other	403	430	'	'
Valuation allowance	-41,832	-29,094	-36,835	-21,339
Total deferred tax assets (A)	41,783	58,586	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Amortization of acquired intangibles	-30,638	-35,357	'	'
Amortization of tangibles	-21	-253	'	'
Unrealized gain	-777	-3,382	'	'
Deferred revenue	-1,295	0	'	'
Depreciation	-25,381	-29,798	'	'
Total deferred tax liabilities (B)	-58,112	-68,790	'	'
Net deferred tax (liability) (A-B)	-16,329	-10,204	'	'
Short term deferred tax asset	10,235	14,655	'	'
Long term deferred tax asset	15,153	30,635	'	'
Long term deferred tax (liability)	-41,717	-55,494	'	'
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	($16,329)	($10,204)	'	'

Total_Valuation_Allowance_for_

Total Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]	'	'	'
Opening valuation allowance	$29,094	$36,835	$21,339
Movement during the year	12,738	-7,741	15,496
Closing valuation allowance	$41,832	$29,094	$36,835

Reconciliation_of_Beginning_an

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	$22,078	$30,224	$0
Additions on acquisition	0	0	34,819
Additions based on the current period tax positions	0	127	4,256
Additions based on prior period tax positions	2,251	571	0
Refund/(Settlement)	0	0	-243
Reduction based on current period tax positions	0	-526	0
Reductions for tax positions due to lapse of statute of limitations	-7,665	-8,266	-8,346
Foreign currency translation effect	-95	-52	-262
Ending Balance	$16,569	$22,078	$30,224

Revenues_Based_on_Location_of_

Revenues Based on Location of Customer and Fixed Assets by Geographic Area 1 (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Entity Wide Information Revenues By Geographic Area [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total revenues

$299,333

$293,406

$283,268

$274,918

$271,582

$271,090

$267,993

$263,265

$1,150,925

[1]

$1,073,930

[1]

$779,646

[1]

United States

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Entity Wide Information Revenues By Geographic Area [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

802,147

758,040

514,576

Canada

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Entity Wide Information Revenues By Geographic Area [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

122,169

104,012

114,509

Europe Middle East And Africa

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Entity Wide Information Revenues By Geographic Area [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

155,521

[2]

142,473

[2]

98,384

[2]

Asia Pacific

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Entity Wide Information Revenues By Geographic Area [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$71,088

$69,405

$52,177

[1]

Includes the following related party amounts: Revenue $ 11,870 $ 0 $ 949

[2]

Comprises Europe, Middle East and African countries.

Revenues_Based_on_Location_of_1

Revenues Based on Location of Customer and Fixed Assets by Geographic Area (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'		'
Total fixed assets	$165,581		$167,252
United States	'		'
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'		'
Total fixed assets	4,859		4,109
Canada	'		'
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'		'
Total fixed assets	20		2,095
Europe Middle East And Africa	'		'
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'		'
Total fixed assets	1,114	[1]	928	[1]
Asia Pacific Principally India	'		'
Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'		'
Total fixed assets	$159,588		$160,120
[1]	Comprises Europe, Middle East and African countries.

Concentrations_of_Revenues_Det

Concentrations of Revenues (Detail) (Sales)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
General Electric Company ("GE")	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Revenue concentration	13.00%	13.00%	12.00%
Royal Bank of Canada	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Revenue concentration	11.00%	11.00%	15.00%

Segment_Information_Additional

Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage of RBC and GE accounts receivable, net and unbilled revenue	24.00%	21.00%

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Revenues from related party	$11,870	$0	$949
Receivable from related parties	$4,046	$0	'
Sunil Wadhwani	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Ownership percentage	18.00%	'	'
Ashok Trivedi	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Ownership percentage	17.70%	'	'
Viscaria Limited	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'
Ownership percentage	27.70%	'	'

Schedule_of_Condensed_Consolid

Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$204,836,000	$95,155,000	$75,440,000	$67,924,000
Restricted cash	360,000,000	3,072,000	'	'
Short-term investments	181,401,000	510,816,000	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	157,905,000	162,335,000	'	'
Unbilled revenues	61,424,000	72,901,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,492,000	31,710,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	838,000	8,541,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets	10,235,000	14,655,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836,000	782,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Receivable from related parties	4,046,000	0	'	'
Receivable from group companies	0	0	'	'
Total current assets	1,026,013,000	899,967,000	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Deposits and other assets	24,930,000	25,372,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	32,160,000	28,351,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	165,581,000	167,252,000	'	'
Leasehold land	76,732,000	86,933,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets	15,153,000	30,635,000	'	'
Goodwill	438,891,000	493,141,000	511,060,000	'
Intangible assets, net	119,262,000	144,428,000	160,706,000	'
Total assets	1,898,722,000	1,876,079,000	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	9,268,000	7,799,000	'	'
Line of credit	52,000,000	77,000,000	'	'
Senior Notes	360,000,000	0	'	'
Term loans	90,000,000	35,000,000	'	'
Accrued payroll and related costs	57,093,000	54,802,000	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	79,785,000	79,008,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	5,802,000	9,134,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909,000	7,516,000	'	'
Deferred revenue	17,776,000	17,890,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Payable to group companies	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	672,633,000	288,149,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	3,532,000	3,265,000	'	'
Senior Notes	410,000,000	770,000,000	'	'
Term loans	270,000,000	263,500,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	13,936,000	17,272,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	41,717,000	55,494,000	'	'
Total liabilities	1,411,818,000	1,397,680,000	'	'
Redeemable non controlling interest	0	32,422,000	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	410,371,000	378,474,000	'	'
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Common shares	594,000	585,000	'	'
Common shares held in treasury, at cost	-14,714,000	-14,714,000	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	204,143,000	185,340,000	'	'
Retained earnings	268,750,000	170,875,000	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-387,115,000	-274,583,000	'	'
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	71,658,000	67,503,000	'	'
Non controlling interest	4,875,000	0	'	'
Total equity	76,533,000	67,503,000	254,179,000	248,056,000
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	1,898,722,000	1,876,079,000	'	'
Issuer	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	'	'
Short-term investments	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	'	'
Unbilled revenues	0	0	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,997,000	6,418,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	360,000,000	0	'	'
Receivable from related parties	0	'	'	'
Receivable from group companies	21,332,000	26,802,000	'	'
Total current assets	393,329,000	33,220,000	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	460,955,000	438,669,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	410,000,000	770,000,000	'	'
Deposits and other assets	5,596,000	17,594,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	0	0	'	'
Property and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Leasehold land	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets, net	0	0	'	'
Total assets	1,269,880,000	1,259,483,000	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Line of credit	0	0	'	'
Senior Notes	360,000,000	0	'	'
Term loans	0	0	'	'
Accrued payroll and related costs	0	0	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	11,550,000	11,550,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	0	0	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Deferred revenue	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Payable to group companies	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	371,550,000	11,550,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0	0	'	'
Senior Notes	410,000,000	770,000,000	'	'
Term loans	0	0	'	'
Accrued income taxes	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	781,550,000	781,550,000	'	'
Redeemable non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	410,371,000	378,474,000	'	'
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Common shares	594,000	585,000	'	'
Common shares held in treasury, at cost	-14,714,000	-14,714,000	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	216,107,000	199,302,000	'	'
Retained earnings	-124,028,000	-85,714,000	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	'	'
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	77,959,000	99,459,000	'	'
Non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Total equity	77,959,000	99,459,000	'	'
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	1,269,880,000	1,259,483,000	'	'
Guarantors	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	82,497,000	14,365,000	7,384,000	6,199,000
Restricted cash	360,000,000	0	'	'
Short-term investments	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	87,110,000	75,253,000	'	'
Unbilled revenues	29,309,000	32,221,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,693,000	3,958,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	797,000	7,228,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets	3,163,000	7,240,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Receivable from related parties	1,618,000	'	'	'
Receivable from group companies	0	2,303,000	'	'
Total current assets	568,187,000	142,568,000	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	545,412,000	1,071,565,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	2,476,000	0	'	'
Deposits and other assets	1,084,000	1,064,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	0	794,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	2,291,000	1,945,000	'	'
Leasehold land	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	15,054,000	14,175,000	'	'
Goodwill	1,026,000	1,026,000	'	'
Intangible assets, net	130,000	225,000	'	'
Total assets	1,135,660,000	1,233,362,000	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	1,834,000	24,404,000	'	'
Line of credit	0	25,000,000	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	0	35,000,000	'	'
Accrued payroll and related costs	19,086,000	16,937,000	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	24,012,000	25,239,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	0	5,509,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Deferred revenue	8,917,000	5,809,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	360,000,000	0	'	'
Payable to group companies	26,446,000	18,193,000	'	'
Total current liabilities	440,295,000	156,091,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	165,000	0	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	0	35,000,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	650,000	650,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	410,000,000	770,000,000	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	851,110,000	961,741,000	'	'
Redeemable non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	0	0	'	'
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Common shares	330,000,000	330,000,000	'	'
Common shares held in treasury, at cost	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	6,209,000	794,000	'	'
Retained earnings	-51,755,000	-59,270,000	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	96,000	97,000	'	'
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	284,550,000	271,621,000	'	'
Non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Total equity	284,550,000	271,621,000	'	'
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	1,135,660,000	1,233,362,000	'	'
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	122,339,000	80,790,000	68,056,000	61,725,000
Restricted cash	0	3,072,000	'	'
Short-term investments	181,401,000	510,816,000	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	70,795,000	95,936,000	'	'
Unbilled revenues	32,115,000	42,374,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,802,000	21,334,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	41,000	1,313,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets	7,072,000	7,415,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836,000	782,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Receivable from related parties	2,428,000	'	'	'
Receivable from group companies	24,952,000	0	'	'
Total current assets	470,781,000	763,832,000	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Deposits and other assets	18,250,000	6,714,000	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	32,160,000	27,557,000	'	'
Property and equipment, net	163,290,000	165,307,000	'	'
Leasehold land	76,732,000	86,933,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets	99,000	16,460,000	'	'
Goodwill	437,865,000	492,115,000	'	'
Intangible assets, net	119,132,000	144,203,000	'	'
Total assets	1,318,309,000	1,703,121,000	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	7,434,000	2,552,000	'	'
Line of credit	52,000,000	52,000,000	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	90,000,000	0	'	'
Accrued payroll and related costs	38,007,000	37,865,000	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	44,223,000	42,219,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	5,802,000	3,625,000	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909,000	7,516,000	'	'
Deferred revenue	8,859,000	12,081,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	0	0	'	'
Payable to group companies	19,838,000	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	267,072,000	157,858,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	3,367,000	5,568,000	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	270,000,000	228,500,000	'	'
Accrued income taxes	13,286,000	16,622,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	2,476,000	0	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	41,717,000	55,494,000	'	'
Total liabilities	597,918,000	464,042,000	'	'
Redeemable non controlling interest	0	32,422,000	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	0	0	'	'
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Common shares	53,451,000	52,989,000	'	'
Common shares held in treasury, at cost	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	604,743,000	1,112,489,000	'	'
Retained earnings	444,533,000	315,859,000	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-387,211,000	-274,680,000	'	'
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	715,516,000	1,206,657,000	'	'
Non controlling interest	4,875,000	0	'	'
Total equity	720,391,000	1,206,657,000	'	'
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	1,318,309,000	1,703,121,000	'	'
Eliminations	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	'	'
Short-term investments	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	0	-8,854,000	'	'
Unbilled revenues	0	-1,694,000	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	-360,000,000	0	'	'
Receivable from related parties	0	'	'	'
Receivable from group companies	-46,284,000	-29,105,000	'	'
Total current assets	-406,284,000	-39,653,000	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	-1,006,367,000	-1,510,234,000	'	'
Intercorporate loan	-412,476,000	-770,000,000	'	'
Deposits and other assets	0	0	'	'
Prepaid income taxes	0	0	'	'
Property and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Leasehold land	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets, net	0	0	'	'
Total assets	-1,825,127,000	-2,319,887,000	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	0	-19,157,000	'	'
Line of credit	0	0	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	0	0	'	'
Accrued payroll and related costs	0	0	'	'
Other accrued liabilities	0	0	'	'
Accrued income taxes	0	0	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0	'	'
Deferred revenue	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	-360,000,000	0	'	'
Payable to group companies	-46,284,000	-18,193,000	'	'
Total current liabilities	-406,284,000	-37,350,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0	-2,303,000	'	'
Senior Notes	0	0	'	'
Term loans	0	0	'	'
Accrued income taxes	0	0	'	'
Intercorporate loan	-412,476,000	-770,000,000	'	'
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	-818,760,000	-809,653,000	'	'
Redeemable non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Series B Preferred stock	0	0	'	'
iGATE Corporation shareholders' equity:	'	'	'	'
Common shares	-383,451,000	-382,989,000	'	'
Common shares held in treasury, at cost	0	0	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	-622,916,000	-1,127,245,000	'	'
Retained earnings	0	0	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	'	'
Total iGATE Corporation shareholder's equity	-1,006,367,000	-1,510,234,000	'	'
Non controlling interest	0	0	'	'
Total equity	-1,006,367,000	-1,510,234,000	'	'
Total liabilities, redeemable non controlling interest, preferred stock and shareholders' equity	($1,825,127,000)	($2,319,887,000)	'	'

Schedule_of_Condensed_Consolid1

Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

$299,333

$293,406

$283,268

$274,918

$271,582

$271,090

$267,993

$263,265

$1,150,925

[1]

$1,073,930

[1]

$779,646

[1]

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

698,232

649,810

483,504

Gross Margin

119,174

121,343

107,497

104,679

110,152

107,821

100,311

105,836

452,693

424,120

296,142

Selling, general and administrative expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

190,261

171,471

151,497

Depreciation and amortization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

35,189

46,382

38,735

Income from Operations

59,033

66,042

49,552

52,616

56,404

53,730

48,003

48,130

227,243

206,267

105,910

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-87,579

-83,766

-50,608

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4,099

-20,084

13,076

Other income (expense), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

44,645

28,491

15,894

Income before income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

180,210

130,908

84,272

Income tax expense (benefit)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,229

30,599

24,218

Net income (loss)

33,255

31,993

29,973

34,760

30,825

28,293

12,647

28,544

129,981

100,309

60,054

Add: Non controlling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

209

4,476

8,586

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation

33,143

31,896

29,973

34,760

30,825

28,293

12,647

24,068

129,772

95,833

51,468

Accretion to preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

494

404

302

Preferred dividend

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,403

29,047

22,147

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

97,875

66,382

29,019

Issuer

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Gross Margin

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Selling, general and administrative expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Depreciation and amortization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Income from Operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-75,717

-75,090

-50,240

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Other income (expense), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

69,300

69,300

46,585

Income before income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-6,417

-5,790

-3,655

Income tax expense (benefit)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-6,417

-5,790

-3,655

Add: Non controlling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-6,417

-5,790

-3,655

Accretion to preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

494

404

302

Preferred dividend

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,403

29,047

22,147

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-38,314

-35,241

-26,104

Guarantors

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

679,812

341,935

85,054

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

494,856

247,318

59,031

Gross Margin

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

184,956

94,617

26,023

Selling, general and administrative expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

70,195

17,045

12,361

Depreciation and amortization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,236

516

153

Income from Operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

113,525

77,056

13,509

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-3,121

-1,070

-46,615

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-372

-50

-7

Other income (expense), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-65,796

-68,725

42

Income before income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

44,236

7,211

-33,071

Income tax expense (benefit)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14,697

3,501

5,205

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29,539

3,710

-38,276

Add: Non controlling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29,539

3,710

-38,276

Accretion to preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Preferred dividend

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29,539

3,710

-38,276

Non-Guarantors

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

727,648

887,415

740,706

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

459,911

557,912

470,587

Gross Margin

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

267,737

329,503

270,119

Selling, general and administrative expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

120,066

154,426

139,136

Depreciation and amortization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

33,953

45,866

38,582

Income from Operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

113,718

129,211

92,401

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-8,741

-7,606

-338

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-3,727

-20,034

13,083

Other income (expense), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

41,141

27,916

15,852

Income before income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

142,391

129,487

120,998

Income tax expense (benefit)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

35,532

27,098

19,013

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

106,859

102,389

101,985

Add: Non controlling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

209

4,476

8,586

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

106,650

97,913

93,399

Accretion to preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Preferred dividend

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

106,650

97,913

93,399

Eliminations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-256,535

-155,420

-46,114

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-256,535

-155,420

-46,114

Gross Margin

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Selling, general and administrative expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Depreciation and amortization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Income from Operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Interest expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

46,585

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Other income (expense), net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

-46,585

Income before income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Income tax expense (benefit)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Add: Non controlling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE Corporation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Accretion to preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Preferred dividend

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0

$0

$0

[1]

Includes the following related party amounts: Revenue $ 11,870 $ 0 $ 949

Schedule_of_Condensed_Consolid2

Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$97,875	$66,382	$29,019
Add: Non controlling interest	209	4,476	8,586
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value on marketable securities	-6,727	5,615	1,987
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	1,207	-175	198
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	-493	22,586	-22,912
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	-108,413	-44,689	-235,528
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-16,342	54,195	-218,650
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest	-1,685	4,476	-34,693
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	-14,657	49,719	-183,957
Issuer	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	-38,314	-35,241	-26,104
Add: Non controlling interest	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value on marketable securities	0	0	0
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	0	0	0
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	0	0	0
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-38,314	-35,241	-26,104
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	-38,314	-35,241	-26,104
Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	29,539	3,710	-38,276
Add: Non controlling interest	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value on marketable securities	0	0	0
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	0	0	0
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	0	0	0
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	0	0	576
Total comprehensive income (loss)	29,539	3,710	-37,700
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	29,539	3,710	-37,700
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	106,650	97,913	93,399
Add: Non controlling interest	209	4,476	8,586
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value on marketable securities	-6,727	5,615	1,987
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	1,207	-175	198
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	-493	22,586	-22,912
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	-108,413	-44,689	-236,104
Total comprehensive income (loss)	-7,567	85,726	-154,846
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest	-1,685	4,476	-34,693
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	-5,882	81,250	-120,153
Eliminations	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	0	0	0
Add: Non controlling interest	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'
Change in fair value on marketable securities	0	0	0
Unrecognized actuarial gain (loss) on pension liability	0	0	0
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges	0	0	0
Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Less: Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non controlling interest	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to iGATE common shareholders	$0	$0	$0

Schedule_of_Condensed_Consolid3

Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	$129,981	$100,309	$60,054
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	35,189	46,382	38,735
Stock-based compensation	11,835	12,274	10,742
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	1,196
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	909	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	446
Realized gain on investments	-33,334	-20,764	-3,304
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	-149
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts	552	1,681	1,055
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	-809	18,173	-20,207
Deferred income taxes	765	-10,201	-4,454
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	-2,230	-28	51
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate	0	551	0
Deferred rent	941	-161	24
Amortization of debt issuance costs	11,300	6,826	3,655
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise	-589	-320	630
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	2,743	-15,821	-19,895
Intercorporate current account	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-14,688	-17,287	470
Accounts payable	1,378	-2,417	6,711
Accrued and other liabilities	10,311	-16,720	5,194
Deferred revenue	118	-3,015	1,534
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	153,463	100,371	82,488
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-39,265	-31,309	-21,439
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	2,528	82	305
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	-1,310,639	-1,766,988	-565,807
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	1,622,117	1,623,627	555,726
Restricted cash	3,072	-3,072	0
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits	0	-327	2,211
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Investment in group companies, net	0	0	0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	-1,168,404
Purchase of non-controlling interests	-23,654	-228,375	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	254,159	-406,362	-1,197,408
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	-498	-114	-355
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	401,000	318,500	57,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans	-364,500	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	326,574
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	-3,263	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	770,000
Payment of debt related costs	-11,286	0	-33,456
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	4,562	2,206	709
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary's stock options	0	5,490	813
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	589	320	630
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	-360,000	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock	0	0	0
Repayment of group company investment, net	0	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	-330,133	323,139	1,121,915
Effect of exchange rate changes	32,192	2,567	521
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	109,681	19,715	7,516
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	95,155	75,440	67,924
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	204,836	95,155	75,440
Issuer	'	'	'
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	-6,417	-5,790	-3,655
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	0	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	0
Realized gain on investments	0	0	0
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts	0	0	0
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate	0	0	0
Deferred rent	0	0	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,417	5,790	3,655
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise	0	0	630
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	0	0	0
Intercorporate current account	-16,816	-14,787	16,495
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Accrued and other liabilities	0	0	10,927
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	-16,816	-14,787	28,052
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	0
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits	0	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	-770,000
Investment in group companies, net	0	0	0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	-330,000
Purchase of non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0	-1,100,000
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	0	0	0
Payment of line of credit and term loans	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	326,574
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	0	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	770,000
Payment of debt related costs	0	0	-33,456
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	16,227	14,467	8,200
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary's stock options	0	0	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	589	320	630
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock	0	0	0
Repayment of group company investment, net	0	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	16,816	14,787	1,071,948
Effect of exchange rate changes	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	0	0	0
Guarantors	'	'	'
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	29,539	3,710	-38,276
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,236	516	153
Stock-based compensation	1,723	4,044	2,862
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	0	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	0
Realized gain on investments	0	0	0
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts	472	110	62
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	3,203	-86	0
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate	0	0	0
Deferred rent	118	51	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	0	208	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise	-589	-320	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	6,384	-46,567	-7,820
Intercorporate current account	-29,131	19,933	-30,422
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	245	-1,214	-436
Accounts payable	-2,189	24,986	82
Accrued and other liabilities	2,682	-3,014	21,214
Deferred revenue	3,109	2,865	1,302
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	16,802	5,222	-51,279
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-1,487	-615	-387
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	0
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits	0	-551	-14
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Investment in group companies, net	509,540	0	0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	-1,052,660
Purchase of non-controlling interests	0	-83,031	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	508,053	-84,197	-1,053,061
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	30,000	90,000	5,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans	-125,000	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	0
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	0	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	0
Payment of debt related costs	0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	-1,723	-4,044	0
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary's stock options	0	0	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	0	0	0
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	-360,000	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock	0	0	330,000
Repayment of group company investment, net	0	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	770,000
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	-456,723	85,956	1,105,000
Effect of exchange rate changes	0	0	525
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	68,132	6,981	1,185
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	14,365	7,384	6,199
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	82,497	14,365	7,384
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	106,859	102,389	101,985
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	33,953	45,866	38,582
Stock-based compensation	10,112	8,230	7,880
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	1,196
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	909	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	446
Realized gain on investments	-33,334	-20,764	-3,304
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	-149
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts	80	1,571	993
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	-809	18,173	-20,207
Deferred income taxes	-2,438	-10,115	-4,454
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	-2,230	-28	51
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate	0	551	0
Deferred rent	823	-212	24
Amortization of debt issuance costs	4,883	828	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise	0	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	-3,641	30,746	-12,075
Intercorporate current account	45,947	-5,146	13,927
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-14,933	-16,073	906
Accounts payable	3,567	-27,403	6,629
Accrued and other liabilities	7,629	-13,706	-26,947
Deferred revenue	-2,991	-5,880	232
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	153,477	109,936	105,715
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	-37,778	-30,694	-21,052
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	2,528	82	305
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	-1,310,639	-1,766,988	-565,807
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	1,622,117	1,623,627	555,726
Restricted cash	3,072	-3,072	0
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits	0	224	2,225
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Investment in group companies, net	0	0	0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	-1,168,404
Purchase of non-controlling interests	-23,654	-145,344	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	255,646	-322,165	-1,197,007
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	-498	-114	-355
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	371,000	228,500	52,000
Payment of line of credit and term loans	-239,500	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	0
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	-3,263	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	0
Payment of debt related costs	-11,286	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	-9,942	-8,217	-7,491
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary's stock options	0	5,490	813
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	0	0	0
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock	0	0	1,052,660
Repayment of group company investment, net	-509,540	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	-399,766	222,396	1,097,627
Effect of exchange rate changes	32,192	2,567	-4
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	41,549	12,734	6,331
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	80,790	68,056	61,725
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	122,339	80,790	68,056
Eliminations	'	'	'
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Net income	0	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	0	0
Write off of software implementation costs	0	0	0
Provision for rescission of land sale contract	0	0	0
Provision for lease termination	0	0	0
Realized gain on investments	0	0	0
Equity in income of affiliated companies	0	0	0
Provision (recovery) of doubtful debts	0	0	0
Deferred gain (loss) on settled derivatives	0	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on investments in affiliate	0	0	0
Deferred rent	0	0	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercise	0	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	0	0	0
Intercorporate current account	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0	0
Accrued and other liabilities	0	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0	0
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'	'	'
Purchase of property and equipment	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchase of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Proceeds from maturities and sale of available-for-sale investments	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0	0
Receipts (payments of) from lease deposits	0	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	770,000
Investment in group companies, net	-509,540	0	0
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired	0	0	1,382,660
Purchase of non-controlling interests	0	0	0
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	-509,540	0	2,152,660
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'	'
Payments on capital lease obligations	0	0	0
Proceeds from line of credit and term loans	0	0	0
Payment of line of credit and term loans	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of issuance costs	0	0	0
Payment of delisting related financing costs	0	0	0
Proceeds from Senior Notes	0	0	0
Payment of debt related costs	0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary's stock options	0	0	0
Excess tax benefits related to stock option exercises	0	0	0
Restricted cash towards debt retirement	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of equity stock	0	0	-1,382,660
Repayment of group company investment, net	509,540	0	0
Intercorporate loan	0	0	-770,000
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	509,540	0	-2,152,660
Effect of exchange rate changes	0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$0	$0	$0

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Capital commitments for open purchase orders	$40.80
Bank guarantees	$3
Notice period to acquire equity stake	'60 days
Acquisition of company's maximum equity stake under service agreement	7.00%
Minimum | Guarantee Period	'
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Term period of guarantee letter of credit	'1 year
Maximum | Guarantee Period	'
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]	'
Term period of guarantee letter of credit	'5 years

Schedule_of_Assets_and_Liabili

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	$181,401	$510,816
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836	782
Total current assets	182,237	511,598
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909	7,516
Total current liabilities	909	7,516
Liquid mutual funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	181,231	466,468
Fixed maturity plan funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	3,952
Certificate of Deposits with Bank and Others	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	40,396
Fixed Deposits with Banks	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	170	0
Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836	782
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909	7,516
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Total current assets	181,401	466,468
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Total current liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Liquid mutual funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	181,231	466,468
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed maturity plan funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificate of Deposits with Bank and Others	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed Deposits with Banks	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	170	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Total current assets	836	45,130
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Total current liabilities	909	7,516
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Liquid mutual funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed maturity plan funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	3,952
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificate of Deposits with Bank and Others	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	40,396
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed Deposits with Banks	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	836	782
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	909	7,516
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Total current assets	0	0
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Total current liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Liquid mutual funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed maturity plan funds	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificate of Deposits with Bank and Others	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed Deposits with Banks	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Short term investments	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign Exchange Contracts	'	'
Current assets:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	0	0
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	$0	$0

Quarterly_Financial_Data_Detai

Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'		'		'
Revenues	$299,333	$293,406	$283,268	$274,918	$271,582	$271,090	$267,993	$263,265	$1,150,925	[1]	$1,073,930	[1]	$779,646	[1]
Gross Margin	119,174	121,343	107,497	104,679	110,152	107,821	100,311	105,836	452,693		424,120		296,142
Income from Operations	59,033	66,042	49,552	52,616	56,404	53,730	48,003	48,130	227,243		206,267		105,910
Net income	33,255	31,993	29,973	34,760	30,825	28,293	12,647	28,544	129,981		100,309		60,054
Net Income attributable to iGATE	$33,143	$31,896	$29,973	$34,760	$30,825	$28,293	$12,647	$24,068	$129,772		$95,833		$51,468
Net earnings per common share, basic	$0.32	$0.30	$0.29	$0.36	$0.30	$0.27	$0.07	$0.23	$1.25		$0.87		$0.39
Net earnings per common share, diluted	$0.30	$0.30	$0.28	$0.34	$0.29	$0.27	$0.07	$0.22	$1.21		$0.85		$0.38
[1]	Includes the following related party amounts: Revenue $ 11,870 $ 0 $ 949