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Deferred Revenue and Advance Payments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] |  |
Deferred product licenses revenue, Current | $ 10,927mstr_SoftwareLicenseArrangementCurrent | $ 14,538mstr_SoftwareLicenseArrangementCurrent
Deferred subscription services revenue, Current | 16,018mstr_SoftwareServiceSubscriptionArrangementCurrent | 10,923mstr_SoftwareServiceSubscriptionArrangementCurrent
Deferred product support revenue, Current | 168,833mstr_SoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementCurrent | 167,771mstr_SoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementCurrent
Deferred other services revenue, Current | 10,564mstr_NonsoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementCurrent | 17,056mstr_NonsoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementCurrent
Gross current deferred revenue and advance payments | 206,342mstr_GrossCurrentDeferredRevenueAndAdvancePayments | 210,288mstr_GrossCurrentDeferredRevenueAndAdvancePayments
Less: unpaid deferred revenue | (97,929)mstr_UnpaidDeferredRevenueCurrent | (96,632)mstr_UnpaidDeferredRevenueCurrent
Net current deferred revenue and advance payments | 108,413us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent | 113,656us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Deferred product licenses revenue, Non-current | 8,012mstr_SoftwareLicenseArrangementNonCurrent | 4,401mstr_SoftwareLicenseArrangementNonCurrent
Deferred subscription services revenue, Non-current | 750mstr_SoftwareServiceSubscriptionArrangementNoncurrent | 1,161mstr_SoftwareServiceSubscriptionArrangementNoncurrent
Deferred product support revenue, Non-current | 7,505mstr_SoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementNonCurrent | 5,877mstr_SoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementNonCurrent
Deferred other services revenue, Non-current | 1,047mstr_NonsoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementNonCurrent | 1,175mstr_NonsoftwareServiceSupportAndMaintenanceArrangementNonCurrent
Gross non-current deferred revenue and advance payments | 17,314mstr_GrossNonCurrentDeferredRevenueAndAdvancePayments | 12,614mstr_GrossNonCurrentDeferredRevenueAndAdvancePayments
Less: unpaid deferred revenue | (6,496)mstr_UnpaidDeferredRevenueNonCurrent | (3,644)mstr_UnpaidDeferredRevenueNonCurrent
Net non-current deferred revenue and advance payments | $ 10,818us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent | $ 8,970us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent

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- Definition The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.4(a).Q1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012821&loc=d3e214044-122780 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358313&loc=d3e6935-107765 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 13 -Section A + Details
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