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Goodwill and Identifiable Assets (Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2014    
Amortization of intangible assets $ 22,130us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 20,943us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 17,047us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Intangible assets subject to amortization:      
Gross Carrying Amount 163,027us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross 163,724us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization 90,743us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 68,876us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Net Carrying Amount 72,284us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 94,848us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:      
Trademarks, Carrying Amount 178,325us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks 178,775us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks  
Goodwill 512,060us-gaap_Goodwill 514,426us-gaap_Goodwill 444,084us-gaap_Goodwill
Total      
Gross Carrying Amount 341,352asgn_IntangibleAssetsGrossIncludingGoodwill 342,499asgn_IntangibleAssetsGrossIncludingGoodwill  
Net Carrying Amount 250,609us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 273,623us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill  
Customer Relationships [Member]      
Intangible assets subject to amortization:      
Gross Carrying Amount 101,141us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
101,697us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 53,434us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
38,930us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Net Carrying Amount 47,707us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
62,767us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 3 months    
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 10 years    
Contractor Relations [Member]      
Intangible assets subject to amortization:      
Gross Carrying Amount 39,332us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
39,384us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 32,021us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
28,321us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
 
Net Carrying Amount 7,311us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
11,063us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= asgn_ContractorRelationsMember
 
Contractor Relations [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 2 years    
Contractor Relations [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 7 years    
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 6 years    
Intangible assets subject to amortization:      
Gross Carrying Amount 18,900us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
18,900us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 3,366us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
263us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Net Carrying Amount 15,534us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
18,637us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
 
Noncompete Agreements [Member]      
Intangible assets subject to amortization:      
Gross Carrying Amount 3,654us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
3,743us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 1,922us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
1,362us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
 
Net Carrying Amount $ 1,732us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
$ 2,381us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
 
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 2 years    
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Estimated Useful Life 7 years