Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 15, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	0-33169
Entity Registrant Name	Cross Country Healthcare, Inc
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-4066229
Entity Address, Address Line One	6551 Park of Commerce Boulevard, N.W.
Entity Address, City or Town	Boca Raton
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33487
City Area Code	561
Local Phone Number	998-2232
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	CCRN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 596,535,671
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,063,099
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement, for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which statement will be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.
Entity Central Index Key	0001141103
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false