Sciquest 10-Q 8 May 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SQI
Entity Registrant Name	SCIQUEST INC
Entity Central Index Key	1082526
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,588,868

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$55,856	$59,419
Short-term investments	71,470	71,493
Accounts receivable, net	8,710	12,032
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,832	2,666
Deferred tax asset	410	400
Total current assets	139,278	146,010
Property and equipment, net	13,988	13,595
Goodwill	62,532	63,779
Intangible assets, net	22,245	23,846
Deferred commissions	5,771	6,094
Deferred tax asset, less current portion	11,945	11,657
Other	331	234
Total assets	256,090	265,215
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	232	375
Accrued liabilities	7,198	10,051
Deferred revenues	55,356	59,751
Total current liabilities	62,786	70,177
Deferred revenues, less current portion	10,040	11,350
Deferred rent, less current portion	1,995	2,027
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 27,584 and 27,574 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	28	28
Additional paid-in capital	205,605	204,065
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-4,698	-3,055
Accumulated deficit	-19,666	-19,377
Total stockholders' equity	181,269	181,661
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$256,090	$265,215

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	27,584,000	27,574,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	27,584,000	27,574,000

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$25,941	$25,407
Cost of revenues	8,328	7,670
Gross profit	17,613	17,737
Operating expenses:
Research and development	7,072	6,927
Sales and marketing	7,006	6,960
General and administrative	3,349	3,110
Amortization of intangible assets	735	797
Total operating expenses	18,162	17,794
Loss from operations	-549	-57
Other (expense) income:
Interest income	150	6
Other expense, net	-188	-9
Total other (expense) income, net	-38	-3
Loss before income taxes	-587	-60
Income tax benefit	298	126
Net (loss) income	-289	66
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,643	-757
Comprehensive loss	($1,932)	($691)
Net (loss) income per share:
Basic	($0.01)	$0
Diluted	($0.01)	$0
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:
Basic	27,584	23,908
Diluted	27,584	24,499

Consolidated_Statement_of_Stoc

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Deficit
In Thousands
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$181,661	$28	$204,065	($3,055)	($19,377)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014		27,574
Issuance of stock in connection with stock option exercises	71		71
Issuance of stock in connection with stock option exercises, shares	10	10
Stock-based compensation	1,469		1,469
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,643			-1,643
Net loss	-289				-289
Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$181,269	$28	$205,605	($4,698)	($19,666)
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2015		27,584

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	($289)	$66
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,889	2,485
Stock-based compensation expense	1,469	1,463
Deferred taxes	-298	-86
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	3,274	3,017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-181	805
Deferred commissions and other assets	216	418
Accounts payable	-143	-392
Accrued liabilities	-3,076	-6,521
Deferred revenues	-5,561	-3,101
Deferred rent	-32
Net cash used in operating activities	-1,732	-1,846
Cash flows from investing activities
Addition of capitalized software development costs	-1,483	-1,308
Purchase of property and equipment	-736	-174
Purchase of available-for-sale short-term investments	-32,478
Maturities of available-for-sale short-term investments	32,500
Net cash used in investing activities	-2,197	-1,482
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	71	292
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan activity	272
Net cash provided by financing activities	343	292
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	23	-14
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-3,563	-3,050
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	59,419	19,117
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$55,856	$16,067

Description_of_Business

Description of Business	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	1. Description of Business
	SciQuest, Inc. (the Company) provides leading cloud-based business automation solutions for spend management. The Company’s solutions include procurement solutions that automate the source-to-settle process, spend analysis solutions that cleanse and classify spend data to drive and measure cost savings, supplier management solutions that facilitate our customers’ interactions with their suppliers, contract lifecycle management solutions that automate the complete contract lifecycle from contract creation through maintenance and accounts payable solutions that automate the invoice processing and vendor payment processes. The Company’s solutions are designed to meet customer needs to reduce costs, simplify and improve visibility into key business processes, further strategic initiatives, enhance control over spending decisions and improve compliance and risk management. By simplifying and streamlining cumbersome, and often manual, processes and creating a comprehensive view of spending and compliance across the organization, organizations can identify and capitalize on opportunities to reduce costs by gaining control over suppliers, contracts, purchases and payments. The Company is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.
	Public Offering
	On April 1, 2014, the Company completed a public offering of 3,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $26.75 per share. An additional 450 shares of common stock were sold at an offering price of $26.75 per share pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $87,433, after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated legal, accounting, and other fees incurred in connection with the offering and the over-allotment option.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year or any future period. The balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2015.
	Principles of Consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company primarily derives its revenues from subscription fees and related services, permitting customers to access and utilize the Company’s cloud-based business automation solutions for spend management. Customers may also purchase a perpetual license for certain software products. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the service has been provided or delivered to the customer, the collection of the fee is probable and the amount of the fee to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable. The Company’s arrangements do not contain general rights of return.
	Because customers do not have the right to take possession of the Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) based software, these arrangements are considered service contracts and are not within the scope of Industry Topic 985, Software. The Company’s contractual agreements generally contain multiple service elements and deliverables, for which we follow the guidance provided in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25, Revenue Recognition for Multiple-Element Arrangements. These elements include access to the hosted software, implementation or data classification services and, on a limited basis, perpetual licenses for certain software products and related maintenance and support. The Company evaluates each element in a multiple-element arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. An element constitutes a separate unit of accounting when the delivered item has standalone value and delivery of the undelivered element is probable and within the Company’s control.
	For arrangements in which elements do have stand-alone value, the Company allocates revenue to each element in the arrangement based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), if available, third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. Because the Company has neither VSOE nor TPE for its deliverables, the allocation of revenue is based on ESP.
	The Company’s process for determining ESP for its deliverables considers multiple factors that may vary depending upon the facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. Key factors considered in developing ESP related to deliverables include established pricing and approval policies, type and size of customer, number of products purchased, and historical transactions. The Company regularly reviews ESP and maintains internal controls over the establishment and updates of these estimates.
	The Company evaluates its SaaS subscription agreements and considers whether the associated services have standalone value to its customers. For arrangements when implementation services do not have standalone value to the customer, licenses and related implementation services are considered a single unit of accounting. Accordingly, the consideration allocated to licenses and services is recognized ratably over the term of the subscription agreement, beginning with the later of the start date specified in the subscription agreement, or the date access to the software is provided to the customer, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Fees for professional services that are contingent upon future performance are recognized ratably over the remaining subscription term once the performance milestones have been met. Alternatively, when services have standalone value to the customer, licenses and related services are considered separate units of accounting. For separate units of accounting, services are recognized as the services are performed and delivered to the customer and licenses are recognized over the term of the subscription arrangement, beginning with the later of the start date specified in the subscription agreement, or the date access to the software is provided to the customer, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
	Revenue from sales of certain of the Company’s perpetual software products and related implementation services and maintenance is recognized as a single unit of accounting since VSOE of fair value does not exist for the contractual elements. Accordingly, revenue for all elements in these arrangements is recognized over the contractual maintenance term, which is typically one year.
	The Company recognizes revenue from any professional services that are sold separately as the services are performed.
	Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition from the Company’s software and services described above. For multi-year subscription agreements, the Company generally invoices its customers in annual installments. Accordingly, the deferred revenue balance does not represent the total contract value of these multi-year subscription agreements. The Company’s services, such as implementation, are generally sold in conjunction with subscription agreements. These services are recognized ratably over the remaining term of the subscription agreement once any contingent performance milestones have been satisfied. The portion of deferred revenue that the Company anticipates will be recognized after the succeeding 12-month period is recorded as non-current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as current deferred revenue.
	Cost of Revenues
	Cost of revenues primarily consists of costs related to hosting the Company’s subscription software services, compensation and related expenses for implementation services, supplier enablement services, customer support staff and client partners, amortization of capitalized software development costs and allocated fixed asset depreciation and facilities costs. Cost of revenues is expensed as incurred.
	Deferred Commissions
	The Company capitalizes sales commission costs that are directly related to the execution of its subscription agreements. The commissions are deferred and amortized over the contractual term of the related non-cancelable subscription agreement. The Company believes this is the appropriate method of accounting, as the commission costs are so closely related to the revenues from the subscription agreements that they should be recorded as an asset and charged to expense over the same period that the subscription revenues are recognized. Amortization of deferred commissions is included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The deferred commissions are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid debt investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions that may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company maintains this cash at reputable financial institutions and, as a result, believes credit risk related to its cash is minimal.
	Short-Term Investments
	Management determines the appropriate classification of investments at the time of purchase and evaluates such determination as of each balance sheet date. The Company’s investments were classified as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Realized gains and losses are included in other income (expense) based on the specific identification method. There were no realized gains or losses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. Net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are reported as a component of other comprehensive loss, net of tax. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. The Company regularly monitors and evaluates the fair value of its investments to identify other-than-temporary declines in value. Management believes no such declines in value existed at March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.
	Accounts Receivable
	The Company assesses the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts based on estimates of probable credit losses. This assessment is based on several factors including aging of customer accounts, known customer specific risks, historical experience and existing economic conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral for receivable balances. Accounts would be charged against the allowance after all means of collection were exhausted and recovery was considered remote. Based on management’s analysis of its outstanding accounts receivable, the Company recorded an allowance of $1,166 and $1,100 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
	Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which are usually seven years for furniture and three to five years for computer software and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remainder of the lease term. Costs for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the disposed assets and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operations.
	Software Development Costs
	The Company incurs certain costs associated with the development of its cloud-based solution, which are accounted for as internal-use software. Certain qualifying costs incurred during the application development phase are capitalized and amortized to expense over the estimated useful life of the related applications, which is generally three years.
	Although the Company’s development efforts are primarily focused on its hosted, cloud-based solution, the Company also incurs costs in connection with the development of certain of its software products licensed to customers on a perpetual basis, which are accounted for as costs of software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed. Under this guidance, capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility (based on a working model approach), subject to net realizable value considerations. To date, the dates between achieving technological feasibility and the general availability of such software have substantially coincided; therefore, software development costs for these products that would qualify for capitalization have been immaterial. Accordingly, the Company has not capitalized any software development costs related to these software products and has charged all such costs to research and development expense.
	Goodwill
	Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is assessed for impairment at least annually. Additionally, the Company would also review the carrying value of goodwill whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company has concluded that it has one reporting unit for purposes of its annual goodwill impairment testing. To assess goodwill impairment, the first step is to identify if a potential impairment exists by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered to have a potential impairment and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. The results of our most recent annual assessment did not indicate any impairment of goodwill, and as such, the second step of the impairment test was not required. Additionally, we do not believe there have been any triggering events that would result in potential impairment of goodwill as of March 31, 2015.
	Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss based on their fair values. Stock-based compensation costs are measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.
	Stock-based compensation costs are based on the fair value of the underlying option calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant for stock options. Determining the appropriate fair value model and related assumptions requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatility, forfeiture rates and expected term. The Company uses the historical volatility of its stock price to calculate the expected volatility. The expected term for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, represents the average time that options that vest are expected to be outstanding based on the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the award. The Company has not paid dividends and does not anticipate paying a cash dividend in the foreseeable future and, accordingly, uses an expected dividend yield of zero. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rate of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities consistent with the estimated expected term of the awards.
	Foreign Currency and Operations
	The reporting currency for all periods presented is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is generally their local currency. The translation of each subsidiary’s financial statements into U.S. dollars is performed for assets and liabilities using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accumulated other comprehensive loss also included ($4,698) and ($3,055), respectively, which is predominantly due to the intercompany balance with the Company’s Canadian subsidiary not expected to be settled in the foreseeable future. Realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
	Segment Data
	The Company manages its operations on a consolidated basis for purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it has a single reportable segment.
	(Loss) Income Per Share
	Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock, including options and restricted stock. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.
	The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015			2014
	Basic:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0
	Diluted:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Dilutive effect of:
	Options to purchase common stock		-			569
	Nonvested shares of restricted stock		-			22
	Weighted average common shares, diluted		27,584			24,499
	Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0
	For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred net losses and, therefore, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options, and nonvested restricted stock was not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, diluted net loss per share excluded the impact of 287 outstanding stock options, and 17 nonvested shares of restricted stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the impact of 92 outstanding stock options have been excluded from diluted net income per share as they would be anti-dilutive.
	Income Taxes
	Deferred income taxes are provided using tax rates enacted for periods of expected reversal on all temporary differences. Temporary differences relate to differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities, principally intangible assets, property and equipment, deferred subscription revenues, accruals and stock-based compensation. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. To the extent that a determination is made to establish or adjust a valuation allowance, the expense or benefit is recorded in the period in which the determination is made.
	Judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes. Additionally, the income tax provision is based on calculations and assumptions that are subject to examination by many different tax authorities and to changes in tax law and rates in many jurisdictions. The Company would adjust its income tax provision in the period in which it becomes probable that actual results differ from management estimates.
	The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions by recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If the recognition threshold is met, only the portion of the tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement with a taxing authority is recorded. The tax benefit that is not recorded is considered an unrecognized tax benefit. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which addresses management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued. This guidance is effective for the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2016, and for fiscal years and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt this guidance and does not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on revenue recognition, which provides for a single five-step model to be applied to all revenue contracts with customers. The new standard also requires additional financial statement disclosures that will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to customer contracts. Companies have an option to use either a retrospective approach or cumulative effect adjustment approach to implement the standard. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. Pending any deferral, the Company will adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on its financial statements.

Business_Combinations

Business Combinations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combinations	3. Business Combinations
	CombineNet
	On August 30, 2013, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of CombineNet, Inc. (“CombineNet”), a leading provider of advanced sourcing software. The acquisition of CombineNet expands the Company’s strategic sourcing footprint with an advanced, cloud-based tool that improves procurement decisions for spend categories that are typically beyond the capabilities of traditional eSourcing software.
	The purchase price consisted of approximately $26,575 in cash and 820 shares of the Company’s common stock at a fair value of $17,055. The purchase price was subject to an adjustment based on the closing amount of working capital of CombineNet and accordingly as a result of this adjustment, the Company paid an additional $59 in cash and issued approximately 1 shares of common stock at a fair value of $38. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The operating results of CombineNet are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
	The purchase consideration consisted of the following:
	Cash	$	26,634
	Fair value of common stock		17,093
	Total purchase consideration		43,727
	Cash acquired		1,042
	Net purchase consideration	$	42,685
	The purchase price was allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. Acquired technology, trademarks and the covenant not to compete are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives. Acquired customer relationships are amortized over a fifteen-year estimated life in a pattern consistent with which the economic benefit is expected to be realized. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes. This asset is attributed to a trained workforce and buyer-specific value resulting from synergies that are not included in the fair values of assets.
	The allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date was as follows:
		Estimated		Estimated
		Useful Life		Fair Value
	Accounts receivable			$	2,679
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				334
	Property and equipment				464
	Deferred project costs				121
	Deferred tax assets				4,606
	Other assets				30
	Covenant not to compete	2 years			100
	Trademarks	3 years			300
	Acquired technology	7 years			4,100
	Customer relationships	15 years			13,000
	Goodwill				28,624
	Accounts payable				(98	)
	Accrued expenses				(786	)
	Deferred tax liability				(6,349	)
	Deferred revenues				(4,440	)
	Total purchase consideration			$	42,685
	The measurement period for the acquisition purchase accounting was closed December 31, 2013.

Cash_Equivalents_and_ShortTerm

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	4. Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
	The components of cash equivalents and short-term investments at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
		31-Mar-15				31-Dec-14
				Fair Market				Fair Market
		Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	Cash Equivalents:
	Money market accounts	$	2,275	$	2,275	$	2,130	$	2,130
	Commercial paper		51,335		51,335		46,339		46,339
	Short-term investments:
	Variable rate demand notes		14,030		14,030		14,030		14,030
	Commercial paper		57,440		57,440		57,463		57,463
	Total	$	125,080	$	125,080	$	119,962	$	119,962
	There were no unrealized gains or losses as of March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	5. Fair Value Measurements
	Under GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., “the exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are obtained from independent sources and can be validated by a third party, whereas unobservable inputs reflect assumptions regarding what a third party would use in pricing an asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
	—	Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
	—	Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for instruments that are similar, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant input and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
	—	Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
	The financial assets for which the Company performs recurring fair value remeasurements are cash equivalents and short-term investments.
	As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had cash equivalents of $53,610 and $48,469, respectively, which consist of money market accounts and commercial paper. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had short-term investments of $71,470 and $71,493, respectively, which consist of commercial paper and variable rate demand notes that are invested in corporate and municipal bonds. The variable rate demand notes have final maturities between 2017 and 2042, but are puttable by the Company at any time with seven days notice. These cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy since they are valued using quoted market prices. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any financial assets or liabilities with observable inputs not quoted on active markets (Level 2), or without observable market values that would require a high level of judgment to determine fair value (Level 3).
	The fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets at March 31, 2015 are as follows:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash equivalents	$	53,610	$	53,610	$	-	$	-
	Short-term investments		71,470		71,470		-		-
	Total	$	125,080	$	125,080	$	-	$	-
	The fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets at December 31, 2014 are as follows:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash equivalents	$	48,469	$	48,469	$	-	$	-
	Short-term investments		71,493		71,493		-		-
	Total	$	119,962	$	119,962	$	-	$	-

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	6. Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment consist of the following as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2015			2014
	Furniture and fixtures	$	1,553		$	1,560
	Computer software and equipment		27,000			25,039
	Leasehold improvements		628			624
	Total costs		29,181			27,223
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(15,193	)		(13,628	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	13,988		$	13,595
	Depreciation expense related to property and equipment (excluding capitalized internal-use software) was $740 and $610 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
	Computer software and equipment includes capitalized software development costs incurred during development of the Company’s cloud-based solution. The Company capitalized software development costs of $1,303 and $1,271 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net capitalized software development costs totaled $8,293 and $7,867 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 related to capitalized software development costs was $917 and $558, respectively, which is classified within cost of revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
	The Company acquired goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets as part of the acquisitions in August 2013, October 2012, August 2012 and January 2011 and the going private transaction in July 2004.
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	63,779
	Foreign currency translation		(1,247	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	62,532
	As the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, where certain of the Company’s goodwill is recorded, is its local currency, there are related foreign currency translation adjustments. The foreign currency is translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at period end, with any adjustment included in other comprehensive loss.
	A summary of intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:
		31-Mar-15
		Weighted Average
		Amortization		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
		Period		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Acquired technology	7.0 years		$	19,260	$	(12,012	)	$	7,248
	Customer relationships	12.1 years			26,560		(12,646	)		13,914
	Covenant not to compete	4.2 years			378		(238	)		140
	Acquired trademarks	4.5 years			1,073		(560	)		513
	Trademarks	indefinite			430		-			430
	Total			$	47,701	$	(25,456	)	$	22,245
		31-Dec-14
		Weighted Average
		Amortization		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
		Period		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Acquired technology	7.0 years		$	19,578	$	(11,699	)	$	7,879
	Customer relationships	12.1 years			26,842		(12,062	)		14,780
	Covenant not to compete	4.2 years			380		(212	)		168
	Acquired trademarks	4.5 years			1,093		(504	)		589
	Trademarks	indefinite			430		-			430
	Total			$	48,323	$	(24,477	)	$	23,846
	As the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, where certain intangible assets are recorded, is its local currency, there are related foreign currency translation adjustments. The foreign currency is translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at period end, with any adjustment included in other comprehensive loss.
	Amortization expense of intangible assets was $1,232 and $1,317 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, of which $497 and $520 is recorded in cost of revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
	The Company estimates the following amortization expense related to its intangible assets for the years ended December 31:
	2015 (remaining nine months)	$	3,318
	2016		4,043
	2017		3,602
	2018		3,008
	2019		2,529
	Thereafter		5,315
		$	21,815

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	8. Debt
	On November 2, 2012, the Company established a $30,000 revolving credit facility which will be available for use until November 2, 2015. The revolving credit facility will be used for general corporate purposes. The facility consists of a $20,000 securities secured revolving credit facility and a $10,000 receivables secured revolving credit facility. The securities secured revolving credit facility and the receivables secured revolving credit facility bear interest equal to the BBA LIBOR Daily Floating Rate plus 0.75% and the BBA LIBOR Daily Floating Rate plus 1.50%, respectively. In addition, the Company pays a quarterly fee equal to 0.10% on any unused funds under the facility. As collateral for extension of credit under the facility, the Company and a domestic subsidiary granted security interests in substantially all of their assets, and the Company pledged the stock of a domestic subsidiary and 66% of the shares of one of its foreign subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $0 outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	9. Stockholders’ Equity
	Preferred Stock
	The Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock, of which 222 shares are designated as Series A redeemable preferred stock. The Company’s Board of Directors has the authority to issue up to 4,778 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, rights, preferences and privileges and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of each such series of preferred stock, including dividend rights and rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption including price and sinking fund provisions, liquidation preferences and number of shares constituting any series or the designation of that series. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, no shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.
	Stock Incentive Plan
	The Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) allows the Company to grant common stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, including performance-based restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards to employees, board members and others who contribute materially to the success of the Company. The Company reserved 3,500 shares of its common stock for issuance under the Plan. Additionally, per the terms of the Plan, shares of common stock previously reserved for issuance under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) as well as shares reserved for outstanding awards under the Prior Plan for which the awards are canceled, forfeited, repurchased or otherwise result in common stock not being issued will be added to the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Restricted stock units, including performance-based restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards that are granted shall count towards the total number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan as 1.65 shares. As of March 31, 2015, 3,076 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the Plan.
	The following table summarizes the number of shares outstanding and the number of shares available for future grant under the stock incentive plan at March 31, 2015:
		31-Mar-15
	Number of shares reserved under the 2013 Plan		3,500
	Number of shares remaining for future grants transferred from Prior Plan		939
	Number of stock options outstanding under the 2013 Plan		(884	)
	Weighted average exercise price under the 2013 Plan	$	22.85
	Weighted average term (in years)		8.7
	Number of restricted stock units issued under the 2013 Plan		(479	)
	Number of shares remaining for future grants
	SciQuest, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan		3,076
	The Company’s Board of Directors approves the terms of stock options granted. Individual option grants generally become exercisable ratably over a period of four years from the grant date. The contractual term of the options is approximately ten years from the date of grant.
	The Company recognizes compensation expense associated with restricted stock and common stock options based on the grant-date fair value of the award on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the individual grantees, which generally equals the vesting period.
	Restricted Stock
	The Company issues restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units to certain employees and non-employee directors. Restricted stock units represent the right to receive shares of common stock once such shares are vested and issuable in accordance with the terms of the restricted stock units. Once issued, such shares are not subject to further restrictions. Performance-based restricted stock units differ from restricted stock units in that the number of shares of common stock issuable under performance-based restricted stock units is variable based on over- or under- performance of the Company’s stock price over a specified period of time. Stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss based on the fair value of these awards. For restricted stock units, the fair value of the awards is the grant date market value of the Company’s common stock. For performance-based restricted stock units, the fair value of the awards is estimated using a lattice model with a volatility assumption based on the vesting period of the awards. Stock-based compensation expense of $254 and $144 was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in connection with these awards. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to these awards is approximately $3,858 at March 31, 2015. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.3 years.
	The following summarizes the activity of restricted stock awards for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
						Weighted-
		Number of				Average Grant
		Units				Date Fair Value
	Nonvested as of December 31, 2014		83			$	22.2
	Issued		234				17.18
	Vested		(19	)			21.14
	Forfeited		(2	)			22.37
	Nonvested as of March 31, 2015		296			$	18.29
	Stock Options
	The Company also issues common stock options. The following summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
									Weighted-			Aggregate
									Average			Intrinsic Value
						Weighted-			Remaining			as of
		Number of				Average			Contractual			March 31,
		Options				Exercise Price			Term (In Years)			2015
	Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2014		2,220			$	17.56			7.5		$	2,389
	Options granted		151				14.89
	Options exercised		(10	)			7.08
	Options cancelled		(100	)			20.48
	Balance outstanding as of March 31, 2015		2,261			$	17.3			7.4		$	5,279
	Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2015		2,078			$	17.01			7.2		$	5,185
	Exercisable as of March 31, 2015		1,345			$	15.09			6.5		$	4,555
	The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2015 multiplied by the number of shares that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on March 31, 2015. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $82 and $831, respectively.
	The total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options is $8,733 at March 31, 2015. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.
	The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2015:
			Options Outstanding at March 31, 2015										Options Exercisable at March 31, 2015
							Weighted-
							Average
							Remaining
							Contractual Term			Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
	Range of Exercise Price		Number				(In Years)			Exercise Price			Number		Exercise Price
	$0.10 - $1.90			8				1.9		$	0.29			8	$	0.29
	$2.04 - $8.18			187				4.8			3.87			187		3.87
	$11.45 - $17.33			1,309				7.2			14.87			868		14.65
	$17.41 - $27.64			606				8.1			24.06			240		23.51
	$27.91 - $29.14			151				8.8			28.7			42		28.7
	Total			2,261				7.4		$	17.3			1,345	$	15.09
	The fair value of common stock options for employees and non-employees is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions used:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015					2014
	Estimated dividend yield		0		%			0	%
	Expected stock price volatility	45.80 - 46.30			%		46.11 - 46.33		%
	Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.36 - 1.70			%		1.75 - 1.84		%
Expected life of options (in years)		6.25					6.25
Stock-based compensation expense of $1,145 and $1,238 was recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to the Company’s outstanding stock options. The weighted average grant date fair value per share for stock options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $6.86 and $12.20, respectively. The aggregate fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,314 and $971, respectively.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) effective June 1, 2012. Eligible employees can contribute up to 10% of their gross earnings for each pay period, up to a maximum of $25 for any calendar year. Six month offering periods begin on December 1 and June 1 of each year. During the offering period eligible employees may elect to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock according to the terms of the offering. The per share purchase price is equal to the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the offering date or 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date. The fair value of stock purchase rights granted under the Purchase Plan is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. As of March 31, 2015, 880 shares of common stock were available for issuance to participating employees under the Purchase Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $70 and $81, respectively, related to the Purchase Plan.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	10. Income Taxes
	The Company computes its provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate, adjusted for any material items. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was (51.0)%, which was lower than the federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to non-deductible expenses, including stock-based compensation. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was (210.0)%, which was lower than the federal statutory rate of 34% primarily due to non-deductible expenses, including stock-based compensation.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	11. Commitments and Contingencies
	Legal Contingencies
	From time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records an accrual for a contingency when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.
	Warranties and Indemnification
	The Company’s hosting service is typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable under normal use and circumstances. The Company’s arrangements also include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights. The Company to date has not incurred costs to settle claims or pay awards under these indemnification obligations. The Company accounts for these indemnity obligations as contingencies and records a liability for these obligations when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of these indemnifications and has not accrued any liabilities related to the obligations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
	The Company enters into service level agreements with its on-demand solution customers warranting certain levels of uptime reliability. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year or any future period. The balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2015.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition
	The Company primarily derives its revenues from subscription fees and related services, permitting customers to access and utilize the Company’s cloud-based business automation solutions for spend management. Customers may also purchase a perpetual license for certain software products. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the service has been provided or delivered to the customer, the collection of the fee is probable and the amount of the fee to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable. The Company’s arrangements do not contain general rights of return.
	Because customers do not have the right to take possession of the Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) based software, these arrangements are considered service contracts and are not within the scope of Industry Topic 985, Software. The Company’s contractual agreements generally contain multiple service elements and deliverables, for which we follow the guidance provided in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25, Revenue Recognition for Multiple-Element Arrangements. These elements include access to the hosted software, implementation or data classification services and, on a limited basis, perpetual licenses for certain software products and related maintenance and support. The Company evaluates each element in a multiple-element arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. An element constitutes a separate unit of accounting when the delivered item has standalone value and delivery of the undelivered element is probable and within the Company’s control.
	For arrangements in which elements do have stand-alone value, the Company allocates revenue to each element in the arrangement based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”), if available, third-party evidence of selling price (“TPE”), if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. Because the Company has neither VSOE nor TPE for its deliverables, the allocation of revenue is based on ESP.
	The Company’s process for determining ESP for its deliverables considers multiple factors that may vary depending upon the facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. Key factors considered in developing ESP related to deliverables include established pricing and approval policies, type and size of customer, number of products purchased, and historical transactions. The Company regularly reviews ESP and maintains internal controls over the establishment and updates of these estimates.
	The Company evaluates its SaaS subscription agreements and considers whether the associated services have standalone value to its customers. For arrangements when implementation services do not have standalone value to the customer, licenses and related implementation services are considered a single unit of accounting. Accordingly, the consideration allocated to licenses and services is recognized ratably over the term of the subscription agreement, beginning with the later of the start date specified in the subscription agreement, or the date access to the software is provided to the customer, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Fees for professional services that are contingent upon future performance are recognized ratably over the remaining subscription term once the performance milestones have been met. Alternatively, when services have standalone value to the customer, licenses and related services are considered separate units of accounting. For separate units of accounting, services are recognized as the services are performed and delivered to the customer and licenses are recognized over the term of the subscription arrangement, beginning with the later of the start date specified in the subscription agreement, or the date access to the software is provided to the customer, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
	Revenue from sales of certain of the Company’s perpetual software products and related implementation services and maintenance is recognized as a single unit of accounting since VSOE of fair value does not exist for the contractual elements. Accordingly, revenue for all elements in these arrangements is recognized over the contractual maintenance term, which is typically one year.
	The Company recognizes revenue from any professional services that are sold separately as the services are performed.
	Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition from the Company’s software and services described above. For multi-year subscription agreements, the Company generally invoices its customers in annual installments. Accordingly, the deferred revenue balance does not represent the total contract value of these multi-year subscription agreements. The Company’s services, such as implementation, are generally sold in conjunction with subscription agreements. These services are recognized ratably over the remaining term of the subscription agreement once any contingent performance milestones have been satisfied. The portion of deferred revenue that the Company anticipates will be recognized after the succeeding 12-month period is recorded as non-current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as current deferred revenue.
Cost of Revenues	Cost of Revenues
	Cost of revenues primarily consists of costs related to hosting the Company’s subscription software services, compensation and related expenses for implementation services, supplier enablement services, customer support staff and client partners, amortization of capitalized software development costs and allocated fixed asset depreciation and facilities costs. Cost of revenues is expensed as incurred.
Deferred Commissions	Deferred Commissions
	The Company capitalizes sales commission costs that are directly related to the execution of its subscription agreements. The commissions are deferred and amortized over the contractual term of the related non-cancelable subscription agreement. The Company believes this is the appropriate method of accounting, as the commission costs are so closely related to the revenues from the subscription agreements that they should be recorded as an asset and charged to expense over the same period that the subscription revenues are recognized. Amortization of deferred commissions is included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The deferred commissions are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid debt investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions that may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company maintains this cash at reputable financial institutions and, as a result, believes credit risk related to its cash is minimal.
Short-Term Investments	Short-Term Investments
	Management determines the appropriate classification of investments at the time of purchase and evaluates such determination as of each balance sheet date. The Company’s investments were classified as available-for-sale securities and are stated at fair value at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Realized gains and losses are included in other income (expense) based on the specific identification method. There were no realized gains or losses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. Net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are reported as a component of other comprehensive loss, net of tax. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities. The Company regularly monitors and evaluates the fair value of its investments to identify other-than-temporary declines in value. Management believes no such declines in value existed at March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.
Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	The Company assesses the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts based on estimates of probable credit losses. This assessment is based on several factors including aging of customer accounts, known customer specific risks, historical experience and existing economic conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral for receivable balances. Accounts would be charged against the allowance after all means of collection were exhausted and recovery was considered remote. Based on management’s analysis of its outstanding accounts receivable, the Company recorded an allowance of $1,166 and $1,100 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
Property and Equipment	Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which are usually seven years for furniture and three to five years for computer software and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remainder of the lease term. Costs for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of the disposed assets and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operations.
Software Development Costs	Software Development Costs
	The Company incurs certain costs associated with the development of its cloud-based solution, which are accounted for as internal-use software. Certain qualifying costs incurred during the application development phase are capitalized and amortized to expense over the estimated useful life of the related applications, which is generally three years.
	Although the Company’s development efforts are primarily focused on its hosted, cloud-based solution, the Company also incurs costs in connection with the development of certain of its software products licensed to customers on a perpetual basis, which are accounted for as costs of software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed. Under this guidance, capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility (based on a working model approach), subject to net realizable value considerations. To date, the dates between achieving technological feasibility and the general availability of such software have substantially coincided; therefore, software development costs for these products that would qualify for capitalization have been immaterial. Accordingly, the Company has not capitalized any software development costs related to these software products and has charged all such costs to research and development expense.
Goodwill	Goodwill
	Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is assessed for impairment at least annually. Additionally, the Company would also review the carrying value of goodwill whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company has concluded that it has one reporting unit for purposes of its annual goodwill impairment testing. To assess goodwill impairment, the first step is to identify if a potential impairment exists by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered to have a potential impairment and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. The results of our most recent annual assessment did not indicate any impairment of goodwill, and as such, the second step of the impairment test was not required. Additionally, we do not believe there have been any triggering events that would result in potential impairment of goodwill as of March 31, 2015.
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss based on their fair values. Stock-based compensation costs are measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.
	Stock-based compensation costs are based on the fair value of the underlying option calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the date of grant for stock options. Determining the appropriate fair value model and related assumptions requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatility, forfeiture rates and expected term. The Company uses the historical volatility of its stock price to calculate the expected volatility. The expected term for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, represents the average time that options that vest are expected to be outstanding based on the mid-point between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the award. The Company has not paid dividends and does not anticipate paying a cash dividend in the foreseeable future and, accordingly, uses an expected dividend yield of zero. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rate of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities consistent with the estimated expected term of the awards.
Foreign Currency and Operations	Foreign Currency and Operations
	The reporting currency for all periods presented is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is generally their local currency. The translation of each subsidiary’s financial statements into U.S. dollars is performed for assets and liabilities using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accumulated other comprehensive loss also included ($4,698) and ($3,055), respectively, which is predominantly due to the intercompany balance with the Company’s Canadian subsidiary not expected to be settled in the foreseeable future. Realized foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Segment Data	Segment Data
	The Company manages its operations on a consolidated basis for purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it has a single reportable segment.
Income Per Share	(Loss) Income Per Share
	Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock, including options and restricted stock. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.
	The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015			2014
	Basic:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0
	Diluted:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Dilutive effect of:
	Options to purchase common stock		-			569
	Nonvested shares of restricted stock		-			22
	Weighted average common shares, diluted		27,584			24,499
	Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0
	For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred net losses and, therefore, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options, and nonvested restricted stock was not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, diluted net loss per share excluded the impact of 287 outstanding stock options, and 17 nonvested shares of restricted stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the impact of 92 outstanding stock options have been excluded from diluted net income per share as they would be anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes
	Deferred income taxes are provided using tax rates enacted for periods of expected reversal on all temporary differences. Temporary differences relate to differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities, principally intangible assets, property and equipment, deferred subscription revenues, accruals and stock-based compensation. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. To the extent that a determination is made to establish or adjust a valuation allowance, the expense or benefit is recorded in the period in which the determination is made.
	Judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes. Additionally, the income tax provision is based on calculations and assumptions that are subject to examination by many different tax authorities and to changes in tax law and rates in many jurisdictions. The Company would adjust its income tax provision in the period in which it becomes probable that actual results differ from management estimates.
	The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions by recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If the recognition threshold is met, only the portion of the tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement with a taxing authority is recorded. The tax benefit that is not recorded is considered an unrecognized tax benefit. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which addresses management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued. This guidance is effective for the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2016, and for fiscal years and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt this guidance and does not believe that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements.
	In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on revenue recognition, which provides for a single five-step model to be applied to all revenue contracts with customers. The new standard also requires additional financial statement disclosures that will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to customer contracts. Companies have an option to use either a retrospective approach or cumulative effect adjustment approach to implement the standard. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. Pending any deferral, the Company will adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the implementation of this standard will have on its financial statements.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share	The following summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015			2014
	Basic:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0
	Diluted:
	Net (loss) income	$	(289	)	$	66
	Weighted average common shares, basic		27,584			23,908
	Dilutive effect of:
	Options to purchase common stock		-			569
	Nonvested shares of restricted stock		-			22
	Weighted average common shares, diluted		27,584			24,499
	Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.01	)	$	0

Business_Combinations_Tables

Business Combinations (Tables) (CombineNet)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
CombineNet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of Purchase Price Consideration
	The purchase consideration consisted of the following:
	Cash	$	26,634
	Fair value of common stock		17,093
	Total purchase consideration		43,727
	Cash acquired		1,042
	Net purchase consideration	$	42,685
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation	The allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date was as follows:
		Estimated		Estimated
		Useful Life		Fair Value
	Accounts receivable			$	2,679
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				334
	Property and equipment				464
	Deferred project costs				121
	Deferred tax assets				4,606
	Other assets				30
	Covenant not to compete	2 years			100
	Trademarks	3 years			300
	Acquired technology	7 years			4,100
	Customer relationships	15 years			13,000
	Goodwill				28,624
	Accounts payable				(98	)
	Accrued expenses				(786	)
	Deferred tax liability				(6,349	)
	Deferred revenues				(4,440	)
	Total purchase consideration			$	42,685

Cash_Equivalents_and_ShortTerm1

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	The components of cash equivalents and short-term investments at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
		31-Mar-15				31-Dec-14
				Fair Market				Fair Market
		Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	Cash Equivalents:
	Money market accounts	$	2,275	$	2,275	$	2,130	$	2,130
	Commercial paper		51,335		51,335		46,339		46,339
	Short-term investments:
	Variable rate demand notes		14,030		14,030		14,030		14,030
	Commercial paper		57,440		57,440		57,463		57,463
	Total	$	125,080	$	125,080	$	119,962	$	119,962

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	The fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets at March 31, 2015 are as follows:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash equivalents	$	53,610	$	53,610	$	-	$	-
	Short-term investments		71,470		71,470		-		-
	Total	$	125,080	$	125,080	$	-	$	-
	The fair value measurements of the Company’s financial assets at December 31, 2014 are as follows:
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash equivalents	$	48,469	$	48,469	$	-	$	-
	Short-term investments		71,493		71,493		-		-
	Total	$	119,962	$	119,962	$	-	$	-

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment	Property and equipment consist of the following as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
		March 31,			December 31,
		2015			2014
	Furniture and fixtures	$	1,553		$	1,560
	Computer software and equipment		27,000			25,039
	Leasehold improvements		628			624
	Total costs		29,181			27,223
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(15,193	)		(13,628	)
	Property and equipment, net	$	13,988		$	13,595

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Carrying Amount of Goodwill	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	63,779
	Foreign currency translation		(1,247	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	62,532
Summary of Intangible Assets	A summary of intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:
		31-Mar-15
		Weighted Average
		Amortization		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
		Period		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Acquired technology	7.0 years		$	19,260	$	(12,012	)	$	7,248
	Customer relationships	12.1 years			26,560		(12,646	)		13,914
	Covenant not to compete	4.2 years			378		(238	)		140
	Acquired trademarks	4.5 years			1,073		(560	)		513
	Trademarks	indefinite			430		-			430
	Total			$	47,701	$	(25,456	)	$	22,245
		31-Dec-14
		Weighted Average
		Amortization		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
		Period		Amount		Amortization			Amount
	Acquired technology	7.0 years		$	19,578	$	(11,699	)	$	7,879
	Customer relationships	12.1 years			26,842		(12,062	)		14,780
	Covenant not to compete	4.2 years			380		(212	)		168
	Acquired trademarks	4.5 years			1,093		(504	)		589
	Trademarks	indefinite			430		-			430
	Total			$	48,323	$	(24,477	)	$	23,846
Future Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets	The Company estimates the following amortization expense related to its intangible assets for the years ended December 31:
	2015 (remaining nine months)	$	3,318
	2016		4,043
	2017		3,602
	2018		3,008
	2019		2,529
	Thereafter		5,315
		$	21,815

Stockholders_Equity_Tables

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Number of Shares Outstanding and Number of Shares Available for Future Grant	The following table summarizes the number of shares outstanding and the number of shares available for future grant under the stock incentive plan at March 31, 2015:
		31-Mar-15
	Number of shares reserved under the 2013 Plan		3,500
	Number of shares remaining for future grants transferred from Prior Plan		939
	Number of stock options outstanding under the 2013 Plan		(884	)
	Weighted average exercise price under the 2013 Plan	$	22.85
	Weighted average term (in years)		8.7
	Number of restricted stock units issued under the 2013 Plan		(479	)
	Number of shares remaining for future grants
	SciQuest, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan		3,076
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity	The following summarizes the activity of restricted stock awards for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
						Weighted-
		Number of				Average Grant
		Units				Date Fair Value
	Nonvested as of December 31, 2014		83			$	22.2
	Issued		234				17.18
	Vested		(19	)			21.14
	Forfeited		(2	)			22.37
	Nonvested as of March 31, 2015		296			$	18.29
Schedule of Stock Option Activity	The Company also issues common stock options. The following summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
									Weighted-			Aggregate
									Average			Intrinsic Value
						Weighted-			Remaining			as of
		Number of				Average			Contractual			March 31,
		Options				Exercise Price			Term (In Years)			2015
	Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2014		2,220			$	17.56			7.5		$	2,389
	Options granted		151				14.89
	Options exercised		(10	)			7.08
	Options cancelled		(100	)			20.48
	Balance outstanding as of March 31, 2015		2,261			$	17.3			7.4		$	5,279
	Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2015		2,078			$	17.01			7.2		$	5,185
	Exercisable as of March 31, 2015		1,345			$	15.09			6.5		$	4,555
Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable	The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2015:
			Options Outstanding at March 31, 2015										Options Exercisable at March 31, 2015
							Weighted-
							Average
							Remaining
							Contractual Term			Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
	Range of Exercise Price		Number				(In Years)			Exercise Price			Number		Exercise Price
	$0.10 - $1.90			8				1.9		$	0.29			8	$	0.29
	$2.04 - $8.18			187				4.8			3.87			187		3.87
	$11.45 - $17.33			1,309				7.2			14.87			868		14.65
	$17.41 - $27.64			606				8.1			24.06			240		23.51
	$27.91 - $29.14			151				8.8			28.7			42		28.7
	Total			2,261				7.4		$	17.3			1,345	$	15.09
Schedule of Assumptions used to Calculate Fair Value of Common Stock Options	The fair value of common stock options for employees and non-employees is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions used:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2015					2014
	Estimated dividend yield		0		%			0	%
	Expected stock price volatility	45.80 - 46.30			%		46.11 - 46.33		%
	Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	1.36 - 1.70			%		1.75 - 1.84		%
	Expected life of options (in years)		6.25					6.25

Description_of_Business_Narrat

Description of Business - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 01, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Proceeds from public offering, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs, shares	3,000
Offering price, per share	$26.75
Public offering, over-allotment shares sold	450
Net proceeds	$87,433

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
	Segment
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Realized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities	$0	$0
Unrealized gains or losses	0		0
Other than temporary declines in investment value	0		0
Allowance for outstanding accounts receivable	1,166,000		1,100,000
Dividend yield	0.00%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	($4,698,000)		($3,055,000)
Number of reporting segments	1
Stock Options
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	287	92
Restricted Stock
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	17
Furniture
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years
Computer Software and Equipment | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Computer Software and Equipment | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Software Development Costs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years

Summary_of_Significant_Account4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Basic:
Net (loss) income	($289)	$66
Weighted average common shares, basic	27,584	23,908
Basic net (loss) income per share	($0.01)	$0
Diluted:
Net (loss) income	($289)	$66
Weighted average common shares, basic	27,584	23,908
Dilutive effect of:
Weighted average common shares, diluted	27,584	24,499
Diluted net (loss) income per share	($0.01)	$0
Stock Options
Dilutive effect of:
Options to purchase stock		569
Restricted Stock
Dilutive effect of:
Options to purchase stock		22

Business_Combinations_CombineN

Business Combinations - CombineNet - (Narrative) (Detail) (CombineNet, USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 30, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	$26,575
Fair value of common stock, shares	820
Fair value of common stock	17,055
Acquisition working capital cash adjustment	59
Acquisition working capital stock adjustment	1
Fair value of acquisition working capital stock adjustment	$38
Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years

Business_Combinations_CombineN1

Business Combinations - CombineNet (Schedule of Purchase Price Consideration) (Detail) (CombineNet, USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 30, 2013
CombineNet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	$26,634
Fair value of common stock	17,093
Total purchase consideration	43,727
Cash acquired	1,042
Net purchase consideration	$42,685

Business_Combinations_CombineN2

Business Combinations - CombineNet (Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation) (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$62,532	$63,779
CombineNet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	2,679
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	334
Property and equipment	464
Deferred project costs	121
Deferred tax assets	4,606
Other assets	30
Goodwill	28,624
Accounts payable	-98
Accrued expenses	-786
Deferred tax liability	-6,349
Deferred revenues	-4,440
Total purchase consideration	42,685
CombineNet | Covenant Not to Compete
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	100
Estimated useful life	2 years
CombineNet | Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	300
Estimated useful life	3 years
CombineNet | Acquired Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	4,100
Estimated useful life	7 years
CombineNet | Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	$13,000
Estimated useful life	15 years

Cash_Equivalents_and_ShortTerm2

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments - Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents, fair market value	$53,610	$48,469
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, fair market value	71,470	71,493
Total, cost	125,080	119,962
Total, Fair Market Value	125,080	119,962
Money market accounts
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents, cost	2,275	2,130
Cash equivalents, fair market value	2,275	2,130
Commercial paper
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents, cost	51,335	46,339
Cash equivalents, fair market value	51,335	46,339
Variable rate demand notes
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, cost	14,030	14,030
Short-term investments, fair market value	14,030	14,030
Commercial paper
Short-term investments:
Short-term investments, cost	57,440	57,463
Short-term investments, fair market value	$57,440	$57,463

Cash_Equivalents_and_ShortTerm3

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Unrealized gains or losses	$0	$0

Fair_Value_Measurements_Narrat

Fair Value Measurements - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$53,610	$48,469
Short-term investments	71,470	71,493
Investment maturity date range, start	2017
Investment maturity date range, end	2042
Variable rate demand notes puttable notice period	7 days
Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial assets, fair value disclosure	0	0
Financial liabilities, fair value disclosure	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial assets, fair value disclosure	0	0
Financial liabilities, fair value disclosure	$0	$0

Fair_Value_Measurements_Fair_V

Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	$125,080	$119,962
Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	125,080	119,962
Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Cash Equivalents
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	53,610	48,469
Cash Equivalents | Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	53,610	48,469
Cash Equivalents | Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Cash Equivalents | Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Short-term Investments
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	71,470	71,493
Short-term Investments | Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	71,470	71,493
Short-term Investments | Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	0	0
Short-term Investments | Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets measured at fair value	$0	$0

Property_and_Equipment_Propert

Property and Equipment - Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total costs	$29,181	$27,223
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	-15,193	-13,628
Property and equipment, net	13,988	13,595
Furniture and Fixtures
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total costs	1,553	1,560
Computer Software and Equipment
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total costs	27,000	25,039
Leasehold Improvements
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Total costs	$628	$624

Property_and_Equipment_Narrati

Property and Equipment - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property and equipment, depreciation	$740	$610
Capitalized software development costs	1,303	1,271
Net capitalized software development costs	8,293	7,867
Amortization expense related to capitalized software development costs	$917	$558

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill, beginning balance	$63,779
Foreign currency translation	-1,247
Goodwill, ending balance	$62,532

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$47,701	$48,323
Finite Lived Intangible Accumulated Amortization	-25,456	-24,477
Net Carrying Amount	21,815
Net Carrying Amount	22,245	23,846
Trademarks
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite Intangible Assets	430	430
Acquired Technology
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period	7 years	7 years
Finite Lived Intangible Gross Carrying Amount	19,260	19,578
Finite Lived Intangible Accumulated Amortization	-12,012	-11,699
Net Carrying Amount	7,248	7,879
Customer Relationships
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period	12 years 1 month 6 days	12 years 1 month 6 days
Finite Lived Intangible Gross Carrying Amount	26,560	26,842
Finite Lived Intangible Accumulated Amortization	-12,646	-12,062
Net Carrying Amount	13,914	14,780
Covenant Not to Compete
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period	4 years 2 months 12 days	4 years 2 months 12 days
Finite Lived Intangible Gross Carrying Amount	378	380
Finite Lived Intangible Accumulated Amortization	-238	-212
Net Carrying Amount	140	168
Acquired Trademarks
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period	4 years 6 months	4 years 6 months
Finite Lived Intangible Gross Carrying Amount	1,073	1,093
Finite Lived Intangible Accumulated Amortization	-560	-504
Net Carrying Amount	$513	$589

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	$1,232	$1,317
Amortization of intangible assets recorded in cost of revenues	$497	$520

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Future Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
2015 (remaining nine months)	$3,318
2016	4,043
2017	3,602
2018	3,008
2019	2,529
Thereafter	5,315
Net Carrying Amount	$21,815

Debt_Narrative_Detail

Debt - (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 02, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum available borrowing capacity			$30,000
Unused fee	0.10%
Percentage of stock pledged of foreign subsidiary	66.00%
Revolving credit facility, balance outstanding	0	0
Revolving credit facility initiation date	2-Nov-12
Revolving credit facility maturity date	2-Nov-15
Securities Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum available borrowing capacity			20,000
Interest rate	BBA LIBOR Daily Floating Rate plus 0.75%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Receivables Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum available borrowing capacity			$10,000
Interest rate	BBA LIBOR Daily Floating Rate plus 1.50%,
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%

Stockholders_Equity_Preferred_

Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00
Preferred stock shares outstanding	0	0
Preferred stock shares issued	0	0
Preferred Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	4,778,000
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	222,000

Stockholders_Equity_Stock_Ince

Stockholders' Equity - Stock Incentive Plan (Narrative) (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock incentive plan, shares authorized for grant	3,500,000
Restricted stock awards, rate against shares available for issuance	1.65
Shares available for issuance	3,076,000
Common stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Contractual term of options	10 years

Stockholders_Equity_Stock_Ince1

Stockholders' Equity - Stock Incentive Plan (Schedule of Shares Outstanding and Available for Grant Under Plan) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock incentive plan, shares authorized for grant	3,500,000
Number of stock options outstanding under the 2013 Plan	-2,261,000	-2,220,000
Weighted average exercise price under the 2013 Plan	$17.30	$17.56
Weighted average term (in years)	7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 6 months
Number of shares remaining for future grants
Shares available for issuance	3,076,000
Stock Incentive Plans
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock incentive plan, shares authorized for grant	3,500,000
Number of shares remaining for future grants transferred from Prior Plan	939,000
Number of stock options outstanding under the 2013 Plan	-884,000
Weighted average exercise price under the 2013 Plan	$22.85
Weighted average term (in years)	8 years 8 months 12 days
Number of restricted stock units issued under the 2013 Plan	-479,000
Number of shares remaining for future grants
Shares available for issuance	3,076,000

Stockholders_Equity_Restricted

Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock (Narrative) (Detail) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$3,858
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized	3 years 3 months 18 days
Stock-based compensation expense	$254	$144

Stockholders_Equity_Schedule_o

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Detail) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested, Number of Units, Beginning balance	83
Issued, Number of Units	234
Vested, Number of Units	-19
Forfeited, Number of Units	-2
Nonvested, Number of Units, Ending balance	296
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning balance	$22.20
Issued, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$17.18
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$21.14
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$22.37
Nonvested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending balance	$18.29

Stockholders_Equity_Schedule_o1

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Number of Options Outstanding, Beginning	2,220
Options granted	151
Options exercised	-10
Options cancelled	-100
Number of Options Outstanding, Ending	2,261	2,220
Number of Options Outstanding, Vested and expected to vest	2,078
Number of Options Outstanding, Exercisable	1,345
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Beginning	$17.56
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options granted	$14.89
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options exercised	$7.08
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Options cancelled	$20.48
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Ending	$17.30	$17.56
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Vested and expected to vest	$17.01
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	$15.09
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 6 months
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years), Vested and expected to vest	7 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years), Exercisable	6 years 6 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$5,279	$2,389
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested and expected to vest	5,185
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable	$4,555

Stockholders_Equity_Stock_Opti

Stockholders' Equity - Stock Options (Narrative) (Detail) (Common stock options, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Common stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	$82	$831
Unrecognized compensation cost	8,733
Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized	2 years 6 months
Stock-based compensation expense	1,145	1,238
Weighted average grant date fair value per share for stock options granted	$6.86	$12.20
Aggregate fair value of stock options vested	$1,314	$971

Stockholders_Equity_Schedule_o2

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding, Number	2,261
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 6 months
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$17.30
Options Exercisable, Number	1,345
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$15.09
$0.10 - $1.90
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Lower Limit	$0.10
Exercise Price Range Upper Limit	$1.90
Options Outstanding, Number	8
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	1 year 10 months 24 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$0.29
Options Exercisable, Number	8
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$0.29
$2.04 - $8.18
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Lower Limit	$2.04
Exercise Price Range Upper Limit	$8.18
Options Outstanding, Number	187
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$3.87
Options Exercisable, Number	187
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$3.87
$11.45 - $17.33
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Lower Limit	$11.45
Exercise Price Range Upper Limit	$17.33
Options Outstanding, Number	1,309
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	7 years 2 months 12 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$14.87
Options Exercisable, Number	868
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$14.65
$17.41 - $27.64
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Lower Limit	$17.41
Exercise Price Range Upper Limit	$27.64
Options Outstanding, Number	606
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	8 years 1 month 6 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$24.06
Options Exercisable, Number	240
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$23.51
$27.91 - $29.14
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Lower Limit	$27.91
Exercise Price Range Upper Limit	$29.14
Options Outstanding, Number	151
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years)	8 years 9 months 18 days
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$28.70
Options Exercisable, Number	42
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$28.70

Stockholders_Equity_Schedule_o3

Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Assumptions used to Calculate Fair Value of Common Stock Options (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of assumptions used to calculate fair value
Estimated dividend yield	0.00%
Stock Options
Schedule of assumptions used to calculate fair value
Estimated dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected stock price volatility, minimum	45.80%	46.11%
Expected stock price volatility, maximum	46.30%	46.33%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate, minimum	1.36%	1.75%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate, maximum	1.70%	1.84%
Expected life of options (in years)	6 years 3 months	6 years 3 months

Stockholders_Equity_Employee_S

Stockholders' Equity - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for issuance	3,076
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$70	$81
Employee stock purchase plan, maximum contribution rate	10.00%
Employee stock purchase plan, percentage of per share purchase price, lesser of fair market value on offering date or purchase date	85.00%
Shares available for issuance	880
Employee stock purchase plan, maximum annual contribution	$25

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Detail

Income Taxes - (Narrative) (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	-51.00%	-210.00%
Federal statutory rate	34.00%	34.00%