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Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details Textual) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Nov. 05, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill   $ 692,454,000us-gaap_Goodwill   $ 687,778,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Olson [Member]          
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition Nov. 05, 2014        
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)   5,100,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_OlsonMember
     
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross 298,200,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_OlsonMember
       
Goodwill   230,202,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_OlsonMember
     
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Adjustment Operating Income   (1,900,000)icfi_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationAdjustmentOperatingIncome
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_OlsonMember
     
ECA [Member]          
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring     0us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_ECAMember
  2,800,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_ECAMember
Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment     $ (2,800,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= icfi_ECAMember