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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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Document Type S-1
Amendment Flag false
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2014
Trading Symbol BNFT
Entity Registrant Name Benefitfocus,Inc.
Entity Central Index Key 0001576169
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer