Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets:
Cash	$ 28,747	$ 32,114	$ 22,275	$ 25,634
Accounts receivable, net	73,715	70,684
Prepaid expenses and other assets	18,758	20,078
Deferred tax asset	1,685	1,053
Total current assets	134,723	129,147
Investment in subsidiaries, at equity	12,264	11,756
Total assets	870,102	885,321
Current Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	37,308	26,052
Accounts payable	21,216	17,753
Income tax payable	1,350	1,956
Total current liabilities	102,501	91,057
Long-term deferred tax liability	20,614	23,072
Other long-term liabilities	12,089	20,461
Total liabilities	771,888	790,481
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock	750	779
Additional paid-in capital	9,718	59,740
Accumulated earnings	95,328	40,843
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $0 and $0	(7,582)	(6,522)
Total stockholders' equity	98,214	94,840	87,972	101,593
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	870,102	885,321
EVERTEC [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash	1,673	1,612	$ 1,285	$ 557
Accounts receivable, net	2,068	3,224
Prepaid expenses and other assets	109	3,949
Deferred tax asset	849	771
Total current assets	4,699	9,556
Investment in subsidiaries, at equity	119,605	120,535
Total assets	124,304	130,091
Current Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	221	49
Accounts payable	47	5
Income tax payable	1,111
Total current liabilities	1,379	54
Long-term deferred tax liability	15,484	17,588
Other long-term liabilities	9,227	17,609
Total liabilities	26,090	35,251
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock	750	779
Additional paid-in capital	9,718	59,740
Accumulated earnings	95,328	40,843
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $0 and $0	(7,582)	(6,522)
Total stockholders' equity	98,214	94,840
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 124,304	$ 130,091

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3-4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph a(1)
-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 4
-Article 5