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Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
foreign_subsidiary
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Valuation allowance $ 48,453,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 52,002,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 48,453,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance   $ 52,002,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Internally developed software assets [Member]          
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [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
 
Foreign tax authority [Member]          
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Valuation allowance   $ 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
    $ 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Number of foreign subsidiaries, valuation allowance recorded         1prgx_NumberofForeignSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember