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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation - Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Research and development costs   $ 3,100,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost $ 6,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost $ 4,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseSoftwareExcludingAcquiredInProcessCost
Software developed for internal use [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Software development costs, estimated useful life   3 years    
Software developed for internal use [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Software development costs, estimated useful life   7 years    
Software development, intended for sale [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Software development costs, estimated useful life   3 years    
Software development, intended for sale and internal use [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Impairment charges 4,200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
4,200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
Software development, intended for sale and internal use [Member] | Recovery Audit Services - Americas [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Impairment charges     2,700,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgx_RecoveryAuditServicesAmericasSegmentMember
 
Software development, intended for sale and internal use [Member] | Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit Services [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Impairment charges     1,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgx_HealthcareClaimsRecoveryAuditServicesSegmentMember
 
Software development, intended for sale and internal use [Member] | Adjacent Services Segment [Member]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Impairment charges     $ 100,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= prgx_SoftwareDevelopmentIntendedforSaleandInternalUseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgx_AdjacentServicesSegmentMember