| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2402407 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Long-lived Asset by Geographic Region (Details) (http://www.syniverse.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesLongLivedAssetByGeographicRegionDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001169264 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||
| North America [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Caribbean and Latin America [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | North America [Member] | EMEA [Member] | Asia Pacific [Member] | Caribbean and Latin America [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets by geographic location | ||||||||||
Total long-lived assets | ||||||||||