Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Unaudited - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 342,726,000	$ 342,187,000	$ 982,652,000	$ 1,007,754,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services	249,308,000	242,035,000	710,007,000	727,821,000
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	71,526,000	74,447,000	221,116,000	211,631,000
Corporate interest expense, net of interest income	4,682,000	4,556,000	12,534,000	13,264,000
Total Costs and Expenses	325,516,000	321,038,000	943,657,000	952,716,000
Other Loss, net	(2,490,000)	(2,194,000)	(7,461,000)	(6,531,000)
Income Before Income Taxes	14,720,000	18,955,000	31,534,000	48,507,000
Provision for Income Taxes	5,333,000	6,781,000	10,866,000	17,258,000
Net Income	9,387,000	12,174,000	20,668,000	31,249,000
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	66,000	145,000	206,000	178,000
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Crawford & Company	$ 9,453,000	$ 12,319,000	$ 20,874,000	$ 31,427,000
Class A Non-Voting
Earnings Per Share - Basic:
Earnings per share - basic	$ 0.19	$ 0.25	$ 0.42	$ 0.64
Earnings Per Share - Diluted:
Earnings per share - diluted	$ 0.19	$ 0.25	$ 0.42	$ 0.63
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Basic Earnings Per Share:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	29,880	29,140	29,732	28,980
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	30,472	30,063	30,308	29,659
Class B Voting
Earnings Per Share - Basic:
Earnings per share - basic	$ 0.19	$ 0.25	$ 0.42	$ 0.64
Earnings Per Share - Diluted:
Earnings per share - diluted	$ 0.19	$ 0.25	$ 0.42	$ 0.64
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Basic Earnings Per Share:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	19,255	19,837	19,390	19,845
Weighted-Average Shares Used to Compute Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	19,255	19,837	19,390	19,845
Service
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 329,375,000	$ 330,121,000	$ 945,256,000	$ 971,011,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services	235,957,000	229,969,000	672,611,000	691,078,000
Reimbursements
Revenues:
Revenues	13,351,000	12,066,000	37,396,000	36,743,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services	$ 13,351,000	$ 12,066,000	$ 37,396,000	$ 36,743,000