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Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2009
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |
Non-controlling owners capital account amount | 1,028 us-gaap_MinorityInterest | $ 865 us-gaap_MinorityInterest |  |
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders | 623 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders | 608 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders | 678 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders |
Concourse Communications Detroit, LLC |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |
Initial term of Detroit Operating Agreement | 7 years |  |  |
Optional extension period of Detroit Operating Agreement | 4 years |  |  |
Non-controlling owners capital account amount |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ConcourseCommunicationsDetroitLLCMember
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders |  | 48 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ConcourseCommunicationsDetroitLLCMember | 121 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ConcourseCommunicationsDetroitLLCMember |
Chicago Concourse Development Group LLC |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |
Percentage of net profits less capital expenditures of the preceding year allocated to non-controlling interest holders | 30.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ChicagoConcourseDevelopmentGroupLLCMember |  |  |
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders | 623 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ChicagoConcourseDevelopmentGroupLLCMember | 560 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ChicagoConcourseDevelopmentGroupLLCMember | 557 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_ChicagoConcourseDevelopmentGroupLLCMember |
Boingo Holding Participacoes Ltda |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_BoingoHoldingParticipacoesLtdaMember | $ 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_BoingoHoldingParticipacoesLtdaMember |  |

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