Note 10 - Long-term Debt (Details)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					0 Months Ended													0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jul. 07, 2011 USD ($)	May 06, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2011 Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jul. 19, 2011 Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 19, 2011 Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 07, 2011 Original Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio [Member]	Jul. 07, 2011 New Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio [Member]	Feb. 27, 2012 Any Fiscal Quarter After Sep 30, 2012 [Member]	Feb. 03, 2014 With Negative Trailing Twelve Months Adjusted EBITDA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2014 With Trailing Twelve Month Adjusted EDITDA [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2014 Without Delivering ProForma Projections to the Lenders [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2014 Default Rate [Member]	Jul. 19, 2011 Initial Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2011 Initial Notes [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Exchange Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member] USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member]	Jul. 19, 2011 Senior Unsecured Notes Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Subordinated Unsecured Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Noninterest Bearing [Member] Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Noninterest Bearing [Member] Minimum [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Noninterest Bearing [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2014 Federal Funds Rate Base [Member]	Feb. 03, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	Jun. 28, 2013 Base Rate [Member] UKIM [Member]	Sep. 29, 2010 Base Rate [Member] UKIM [Member]	May 12, 2011 Base Rate [Member] Premex Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Maximum [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2010 Minimum [Member] UKIM [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Premex Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Minimum [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2013 Premex Group [Member]	Jun. 28, 2013 UKIM [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 UKIM [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2010 UKIM [Member] GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 Premex Group [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Premex Group [Member]	May 12, 2011 Premex Group [Member] GBP (£)
Note 10 - Long-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																							$ 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					2.00%		9.00%	9.00%					9.00%		6.00%
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage																						100.00%
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt																						250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date													Jul. 15, 2014	Jul. 15, 2015
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed												35.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage													109.00%	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Minimum Percent of Original Principal Amount Outstanding After Redemption													65.00%
Debt Instrument Repurchase Percentage of Face Amount																														101.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	262,500,000	300,000,000		262,500,000						245,000,000	180,000,000							5,000,000	3,000,000	75,000,000																												5,000,000			26,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Other, Net		55,000,000		(37,500,000)
Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio	3.00
Consolidated Leverage Ratio															3.5	4.75
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases	75,000,000	50,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Increase Right	37,500,000
Line Of Credit Facility Increase Capacity	300,000,000
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio			1.75														2.00
Secured Revolving Credit Facility, Alternative Currency Sublimit								100,000,000	60,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																																			0.50%	1.00%	3.00%	2.40%	2.50%	2.40%
Long-term Line of Credit							143,900,000																																								7,700,000		32,700,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity							118,600,000																																								86,000		8,500,000
Debt Instrument, Term																																										36 months	36 months
Debt Instrument, Term, Increase																																													24 months	24 months
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage																																															0.50%			0.50%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred						6,900,000
Notes Payable																									250,000,000	[1]	250,000,000	[1]			4,400,000			2,500,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																																									76,000			50,000
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment																																750,000	250,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt					$ 333,000

[1] On July 19, 2011, the Company closed a private offering of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.0% senior notes due 2019 (the "Initial Notes"). The Initial Notes were issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount. A portion of the gross proceeds of $250.0 million were used to repay borrowings outstanding under the Company's Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and pay related fees and expenses, and the remainder was used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. In June 2012, in accordance with the registration rights granted to the original purchasers of the Initial Notes, the Company completed an exchange offer of the privately placed Initial Notes for new 9.0% senior notes due 2019 (the "Exchange Notes," and together with the Initial Notes, the "Senior Unsecured Notes") registered with the SEC with substantially identical terms to the Initial Notes. The Senior Unsecured Notes are senior obligations of ExamWorks and are guaranteed by ExamWorks' existing and future U.S. subsidiaries (the "Guarantors").The Senior Unsecured Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 19, 2011 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Senior Unsecured Notes are the Company's general senior unsecured obligations, and rank equally with the Company's existing and future senior unsecured obligations and senior to all of the Company's further subordinated indebtedness. The Senior Unsecured Notes accrue interest at a rate of 9.0% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing January 15, 2012. At any time on or after July 15, 2015, the Company may redeem some or all of the Senior Unsecured Notes at the redemption prices stated in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Prior to July 15, 2014, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes with net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 109% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, provided that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes remains outstanding after redemption. Further, the Company may redeem some or all of the of the Senior Unsecured Notes at any time prior to July 15, 2015 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Unsecured Notes plus a make whole premium described in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Indenture includes covenants which, subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, make certain types of restricted payments, incur liens on assets of the Company or the restricted subsidiaries, engage in asset sales and enter into transactions with affiliates. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), the Company may be required to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Unsecured Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.