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Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Marketable securities |  |  |
Short-term marketable securities | $ 1,614 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent | $ 32,962 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent |
Long-term marketable securities | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
Unrealized gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1 | 0 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1 |
Restricted cash |  |  |
Restricted cash | 0 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 545 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
Short-term restricted cash related to letters of credit |  | 545 us-gaap_CashCollateralForBorrowedSecurities |
Restricted cash classified as long-term |  | 0 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent |
Business combinations |  |  |
Transaction costs associated with business combinations | $ 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | $ 354 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | $ 50 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Total Revenue | Affiliated entities |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember |  |
Number of groups of affiliated entities | 1 wifi_NumberOfGroupsOfAffiliatedEntities / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember | 2 wifi_NumberOfGroupsOfAffiliatedEntities / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember | 2 wifi_NumberOfGroupsOfAffiliatedEntities / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
Total Revenue | Affiliated entities group one |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupOneMember | 17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupOneMember
Total Revenue | Affiliated entities group two |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupTwoMember | 15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupTwoMember
Total accounts receivable | Affiliated entities |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember |
Number of groups of affiliated entities | 2 wifi_NumberOfGroupsOfAffiliatedEntities / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember | 1 wifi_NumberOfGroupsOfAffiliatedEntities / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember |
Total accounts receivable | Affiliated entities group one |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 30.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupOneMember |  |
Total accounts receivable | Affiliated entities group two |  |  |
Concentrations of credit risk |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wifi_AffiliatedEntityGroupTwoMember |  |

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