EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	Mar. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Oct. 27, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 75,000,000
Shares repurchased under repurchase program (in shares)		0	1,066,451		2,391,451
Shares repurchased under repurchase program, value			$ 3,018,000		$ 11,008,000
Shares repurchased average price per share (in dollars per share)			$ 2.83		$ 4.60
Stock repurchase program, remaining amount before debt repurchase		$ 63,992,000	$ 63,992,000		$ 63,992,000
Payments on convertible notes			(9,475,000)	$ 0
Stock repurchase program, remaining amount		$ 54,517,000	$ 54,517,000		$ 54,517,000
Convertible Debt | 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount for debt repurchase	$ 10,000,000
Payments on convertible notes	$ (9,475,000)