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Acquisitions (Details)	6 Months Ended	14 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May 11, 2013 Headland Media Limited USD ($)	May 11, 2013 Headland Media Limited GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2013 Headland Media Limited USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Headland Media Limited Post closing adjustment USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Videotel USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Videotel GBP (£)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability			$ 24,169,000	£ 15,576,000		$ 169,000	$ 424,000	£ 249,000
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation			1.5517				1.7028
Business combination, consideration transferred, percentage held in escrow			10.00%	10.00%
Business combination, consideration transferred, period escrow held			18 months	18 months
Service revenue since acquisition	7,079,000	15,879,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Pro forma net revenues					87,887,000
Pro forma net income					$ 3,704,000
Basic pro forma net income per share					$ 0.25
Diluted pro forma net income per share					$ 0.24

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