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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2015
Dec. 02, 2013
Feb. 12, 2013
Jul. 21, 2014
Jan. 16, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share repurchase program, amount authorized       $ 100,000,000asgn_Sharerepurchaseprogramamountauthorized  
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses 123,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses 28,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses 33,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses    
Subsequent Event [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share repurchase program, amount authorized         100,000,000asgn_Sharerepurchaseprogramamountauthorized
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Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses $ 123,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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