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Business combination contingent consideration liability increase decrease adjustment.

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Client list purchased.

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Number of common shares issued.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Cash outflow representing an adjustment to the purchase price of a previous acquisition.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Business Client_List shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Client_List shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| Business	3
Consideration paid in cash		$ 100
Contingent consideration	$ 15,100	3,000
Goodwill	474,095		$ 447,685
Guaranteed future consideration		300
Fair value of contingent consideration	700	1,500
Consideration paid in cash	$ 4,100	$ 4,800
Number of common stock issued \| shares	220,000	91,000
Employee Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 6,900
Number of client list purchased \| Client_List		3
Contingent Purchase Price Liability Current [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 4,400
Contingent Purchase Price Liability Non-current [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	10,700
Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P., (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization, (“Savitz”) and Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc., (“Flex-Pay”) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Consideration paid in cash	33,000
Consideration paid in common stock	1,600
Contingent consideration	15,100
Goodwill	26,500
Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P., (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization, (“Savitz”) and Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc., (“Flex-Pay”) [Member] \| Employee Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill	25,500
Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P., (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization, (“Savitz”) and Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc., (“Flex-Pay”) [Member] \| Financial Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,000
Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P., (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization, (“Savitz”) and Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc., (“Flex-Pay”) [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill	26,471
Millimaki Eggert, L.L.P., (“Millimaki”), The Savitz Organization, (“Savitz”) and Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc., (“Flex-Pay”) [Member] \| Employee Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 26,500
Acquisition of Client Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Consideration paid in cash	200
Contingent consideration	$ 700
Number of client list purchased \| Client_List	3
Guaranteed future consideration	$ 1,000
Acquisition of Client Lists [Member] \| Employee Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Number of client list purchased \| Client_List	2
Acquisition of Client Lists [Member] \| Financial Services [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Number of client list purchased \| Client_List	1
Model Consulting, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Consideration paid in cash	$ 5,500
Contingent consideration	$ 4,200
Goodwill		$ 6,865