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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Federal statutory tax rate 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Effective income tax rate on earnings (75.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 107.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 19.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Valuation allowance $ 52,002,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 48,453,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Change in valuation allowance (less than) 3,500,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Gross deferred tax assets 58,043,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 58,100,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross  
Operating loss carryforwards, subject to annual limitation 15,200,000prgx_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjecttoAnnualLimitation    
Operating loss carryforwards, annual limitation 1,400,000prgx_OperatingLossCarryforwardsAnnualLimitation    
U.S. Federal Tax Authority [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 87,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
State Jurisdiction [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 92,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
Foreign Subsidiary [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= prgx_ForeignSubsidiaryMember
   
Gross deferred tax assets 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= prgx_ForeignSubsidiaryMember
   
Canadian Subsidiary [Member]      
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]      
Undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries $ 200,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= prgx_CanadianSubsidiaryMember
$ 400,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= prgx_CanadianSubsidiaryMember
200,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= prgx_CanadianSubsidiaryMember