Hudson Global (HSON) 10-Q 28 Oct 16 2016 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016shares
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Hudson Global, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1,210,708
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	32,205,826

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue	$ 108,136	$ 110,028	$ 322,430	$ 357,088
Direct costs	64,594	64,883	190,787	213,817
Gross margin	43,542	45,145	131,643	143,271
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	43,344	45,565	135,301	151,281
Depreciation and amortization	801	955	2,294	3,040
Business reorganization expenses	183	2,264	964	5,667
Operating Expenses	44,328	48,784	138,559	159,988
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	(187)	0	19,818
Operating income (loss)	(786)	(3,826)	(6,916)	3,101
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(109)	(93)	(264)	(542)
Other income (expense), net	(295)	242	(445)	215
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	(1,190)	(3,677)	(7,625)	2,774
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations	718	(1,648)	1,200	(1,317)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,908)	(2,029)	(8,825)	4,091
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	35	(55)	327	864
Net income (loss)	$ (1,873)	$ (2,084)	$ (8,498)	$ 4,955
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.26)	$ 0.12
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations	0	0	0.01	0.03
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.15
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	33,572	34,687	34,121	33,784
Diluted (in shares)	33,572	34,687	34,121	33,795

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Net income (loss)	$ (1,873)	$ (2,084)	$ (8,498)	$ 4,955
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	300	(1,876)	(864)	(3,447)
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	(4)	(5)	(11)	(24)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	296	(1,881)	(875)	(3,471)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (1,577)	$ (3,965)	$ (9,373)	$ 1,484

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 17,402	$ 37,663
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $867 and $860, respectively	64,930	62,420
Prepaid and other	4,831	5,979
Current assets of discontinued operations	38	81
Total current assets	87,201	106,143
Property and equipment, net	7,276	7,928
Deferred tax assets, non-current	5,967	6,724
Other assets, non-current	4,497	4,154
Total assets	104,941	124,949
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,970	5,184
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	36,135	40,344
Short-term borrowings	8,095	2,368
Accrued business reorganization expenses	1,632	2,252
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	363	1,443
Total current liabilities	50,195	51,591
Deferred rent and tenant improvement contributions	3,458	4,244
Income tax payable, non-current	2,246	2,279
Other non-current liabilities	4,340	5,655
Total liabilities	60,239	63,769
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; issued 35,208 and 35,260 shares, respectively	34	34
Additional paid-in capital	482,094	480,816
Accumulated deficit	(440,186)	(428,287)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable tax	9,417	10,292
Treasury stock, 3,003 and 646 shares, respectively, at cost	(6,657)	(1,675)
Total stockholders' equity	44,702	61,180
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 104,941	$ 124,949

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 867	$ 860
Preferred stock, par value (per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000	10,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000	100,000
Common stock, issued	35,208	35,260
Treasury stock, shares	3,003	646

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME6

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (8,498)	$ 4,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,294	3,040
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts	224	227
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes	690	(1,628)
Stock-based compensation	1,278	3,961
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	0	21,228
Other, net	190	218
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	(3,542)	(4,451)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets	502	3,028
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(5,627)	(7,197)
Increase (decrease) in accrued business reorganization expenses	(2,566)	923
Net cash used in operating activities	(15,055)	(18,152)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,820)	(2,384)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0	7,894
Proceeds from sale of assets	42	16,815
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,778)	22,325
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under credit agreements	89,804	110,412
Repayments under credit agreements	(84,280)	(110,268)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(63)	(24)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	(3,401)	0
Purchase of treasury stock	(4,917)	(712)
Purchase of restricted stock from employees	(65)	(239)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(2,922)	(831)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(506)	(970)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(20,261)	2,372
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	37,663	33,989
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	17,402	36,361
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	249	143
Net cash payments (refunds) during the period for income taxes	$ 731	$ 13

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME7

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2016 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Treasury stock
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		34,611
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 61,180	$ 34	$ 480,816	$ (428,287)	$ 10,292	$ (1,675)
Net income (loss)	(8,498)			(8,498)
Other comprehensive income (loss), currency translation adjustments, net of applicable tax	(864)				(864)
Other comprehensive income (loss), pension liability adjustment	(11)				(11)
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	(3,401)			(3,401)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		(2,319)
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		(52)
Stock-based compensation	1,278		1,278
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	(4,917)					(4,917)
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation		35
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	65					65
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016		32,205
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 44,702	$ 34	$ 482,094	$ (440,186)	$ 9,417	$ (6,657)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME8

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jun. 24, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends (usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.1

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	BASIS OF PRESENTATION These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 . The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge and judgments. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intra-entity balances and transactions between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Description of Business [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS The Company is comprised of the operations, assets and liabilities of the three Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe ("Hudson regional businesses" or "Hudson"). The Company provides specialized professional-level recruitment and related talent solutions. The Company’s core service offerings include Permanent Recruitment, Temporary Contracting, Recruitment Process Outsourcing ("RPO") and Talent Management Solutions. The Company operates in 12 countries with three reportable geographic business segments: Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. See Note 18 for further details regarding the reportable segments. Corporate expenses are reported separately from the reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, tax, marketing, information technology and treasury. A portion of these expenses are attributed to the reportable segments for providing the above services to them and have been allocated to the segments as management service fees and are included in the segments’ non-operating other income (expense). The Company’s core service offerings include those services described below. Permanent Recruitment: Offered on both a retained and contingent basis, Hudson’s Permanent Recruitment services leverage its consultants, psychologists and other professionals in the development and delivery of its proprietary methods to identify, select and engage the best-fit talent for critical client roles. Temporary Contracting: In Temporary Contracting, Hudson provides a range of project management, interim management and professional contract staffing services. These services draw upon a combination of specialized recruiting and project management competencies to deliver a wide range of solutions. Hudson-employed professionals - either individually or as a team - are placed with client organizations for a defined period of time based on a client's specific business need. RPO: Hudson RPO delivers both permanent recruitment and temporary contracting outsourced recruitment solutions tailored to the individual needs of primarily mid-to-large-cap multinational companies. Hudson RPO's delivery teams utilize state-of-the-art recruitment process methodologies and project management expertise in their flexible, turnkey solutions to meet clients' ongoing business needs. Hudson RPO services include complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions and recruitment consulting. Talent Management Solutions: Featuring embedded proprietary talent assessment and selection methodologies, Hudson’s Talent Management capability encompasses services such as talent assessment (utilizing a variety of competency, attitude and experiential testing), interview training, executive coaching, employee development and outplacement.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRON

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments" ("ASU 2016-15"), which provides clarification on how companies present and classify certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 will be effective after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments must be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Stock Compensation (Topic 718)" ("ASU 2016-09") , which is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that year. Early adoption is permitted and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" ("ASU 2016-02") , which amends the existing standards for lease accounting. This new standard requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and the disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements including the amounts, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2019 and will require modified retrospective application as of the beginning of the earliest year presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." This ASU is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In July 2015, the FASB amended the effective date of this ASU to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted only for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. In March, April and May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net) ,” ASU 2016-10 “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing ,” and ASU 2016-12 " Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients " which provide further clarifications to be considered when implementing ASU 2014-09. The Company plans to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2018. Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this ASU. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its consolidated financial statements. There are no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that have had, or that the Company believes will have, a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

DIVESTITURES

DIVESTITURES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DIVESTITURES	DIVESTITURES Hudson Information Technology (US) business (the "US IT business") On June 15, 2015, the Company completed the sale (the "US IT Business Sale") of substantially all of the assets (excluding working capital) of its US IT business to Mastech, Inc. (the "Purchaser"). The completion of the US IT Business Sale was effective June 14, 2015. The US IT Business Sale was pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2015 (the "Agreement"), by and among the Company, Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Purchaser. At the closing of the U.S. IT Business Sale, the Company received from the Purchaser pursuant to the Agreement the purchase price of $16,977 in cash. The US IT business pre-tax loss in accordance with ASC No. 205 "Reporting Discontinued Operations" ("ASC 205") for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $0 and $130 , respectively. On the US IT Business Sale, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $15,918 , net of closing and other direct transaction costs. Income tax on the gain was $11 . For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the gain is offset in full by net operating loss carryforwards. For state and local income tax purposes, the gain was mostly offset by net operating loss carryforwards. As the divestiture did not meet the requirements for classification as discontinued operations, the results of operations and the gain on sale is presented as a component of income (loss) from operations. Netherlands business On May 7, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement and completed the sale (the "Netherlands Business Sale") of its Netherlands business to InterBalance Group B.V., effective April 30, 2015, in a management buyout for $9,029 , which included cash retained of $1,135 . As the divestiture did not reach the thresholds required to qualify as discontinued operations, the operations remain within the Company's continuing operations for all periods presented. The Netherlands pre-tax profit in accordance with ASC 205 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $0 and $373 , respectively. Exit of Businesses in Central and Eastern Europe In February 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved the exit of operations in certain countries within Central and Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovakia). During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company deemed the liquidation of its Central and Eastern Europe businesses to be substantially complete. As such, under ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters," for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 the Company transferred $4 and $1,190 of accumulated foreign currency translation gains from accumulated other comprehensive income to the statement of operations within gain on sale and exit of businesses. Luxembourg In March 2015, the Company's management approved the exit of operations in Luxembourg. In the third quarter of 2015, the Company deemed the liquidation of its Luxembourg business to be substantially complete. As such, under ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters," for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 the Company transferred $131 of accumulated foreign currency translation losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to the statement of operations within gain on sale and exit of businesses.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Effective November 9, 2014, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of its Legal eDiscovery business in the U.S. and United Kingdom ("U.K.") to Document Technologies, LLC and DTI of London Limited. In addition, in 2014, the Company ceased operations in Sweden, which was included within the Hudson Europe segment. The Company concluded that the divestiture of the Legal eDiscovery business and the cessation of operations in Sweden meet the criteria for discontinued operations set forth in ASC 205 . The Company reclassified its discontinued operations for all periods presented and has excluded the results of its discontinued operations from continuing operations and from segment results for all periods presented. The carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities from the Legal eDiscovery business and Sweden operations included in discontinued operations were as follows: September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Total current assets $ 38 $ — $ 38 $ 49 $ 32 $ 81 Total liabilities (a) $ 396 $ 10 $ 406 $ 1,439 $ 4 $ 1,443 (a) Total liabilities primarily consisted of restructuring liabilities for lease termination payments. Reported results for the discontinued operations by period were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Revenue $ 30 $ — $ 30 $ — $ 11 $ 11 Gross margin 71 — 71 124 11 135 Reorganization expenses 34 — 34 155 — 155 Operating income (loss), excluding gain (loss) from sale of business 29 — 29 (98 ) 1 (97 ) Gain (loss) from sale and liquidation of discontinued operations (1) — — — 44 (2 ) 42 Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 29 — 29 (54 ) (1 ) (55 ) Provision (benefit) for income taxes (6 ) — (6 ) — — — Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 35 $ — $ 35 $ (54 ) $ (1 ) $ (55 ) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Revenue $ 30 $ — $ 30 $ (1 ) $ 17 $ 16 Gross margin 130 — 130 21 17 38 Reorganization expenses (309 ) — (309 ) 511 (29 ) 482 Operating income (loss), excluding gain (loss) from sale of business 385 — 385 (593 ) 18 (575 ) Other non-operating income (loss), including interest — — — (8 ) — (8 ) Gain (loss) from sale and liquidation of discontinued operations (1) — — — 138 1,272 1,410 Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 385 — 385 (463 ) 1,290 827 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 58 — 58 (37 ) — (37 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 327 $ — $ 327 $ (426 ) $ 1,290 $ 864 (1) During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company deemed the liquidation of its Sweden business to be substantially complete. As such under ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters," for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 , the Company transferred the amount of the foreign entity's accumulated foreign currency translation gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to income (loss) from discontinued operations.

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin [Abstract]
REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN	REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 70,440 $ 28,437 $ 9,259 $ 108,136 Direct costs (1) 61,619 627 2,348 64,594 Gross margin $ 8,821 $ 27,810 $ 6,911 $ 43,542 Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 70,810 $ 30,263 $ 8,955 $ 110,028 Direct costs (1) 61,562 867 2,454 64,883 Gross margin $ 9,248 $ 29,396 $ 6,501 $ 45,145 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 208,330 $ 84,499 $ 29,601 $ 322,430 Direct costs (1) 181,797 1,812 7,178 190,787 Gross margin $ 26,533 $ 82,687 $ 22,423 $ 131,643 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 237,778 $ 90,242 $ 29,068 $ 357,088 Direct costs (1) 204,279 2,049 7,489 213,817 Gross margin $ 33,499 $ 88,193 $ 21,579 $ 143,271 (1) Direct costs in Temporary Contracting include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, rent and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Permanent Recruitment and Other category include direct costs for out-of-pocket expenses and third party suppliers. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included under the caption "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Incentive Compensation Plan The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, as amended and restated May 24, 2016 (the "ISAP"), pursuant to which it can issue equity-based compensation incentives to eligible participants. The ISAP permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other types of equity-based awards. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") will establish such conditions as it deems appropriate on the granting or vesting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other types of equity-based awards. As determined by the Compensation Committee, equity awards also may be subject to immediate vesting upon the occurrence of certain events following a change in control of the Company. The Company primarily grants restricted stock and restricted stock units to its employees. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock of the Company issued under the ISAP. The Compensation Committee administers the ISAP and may designate any of the following as a participant under the ISAP: any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates or individuals engaged to become an officer or employee; consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its affiliates; and non-employee directors of the Company. On May 24, 2016, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the ISAP to, among other things, increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock that are reserved for issuance by 2,400,000 shares. As of September 30, 2016 , there were 2,567,135 shares of the Company’s common stock available for future issuance under the ISAP. The Company’s stock plan agreements provide that a change in control of the Company will occur if, among other things, individuals who were directors as of the date of the agreement and any new director whose appointment or election was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were either directors on the date of the agreement or whose appointment or election was previously so approved or recommended (each, a “continuing director”) cease to constitute a majority of the Company’s directors. A change in control occurred as of the Company's 2015 annual meeting of stockholders on June 15, 2015 under these agreements because continuing directors ceased to constitute a majority of the Company's directors. As a result, certain equity awards vested resulting in an accelerated stock-based compensation expense of $2,541 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for stock-based units granted to the Company's employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: Vesting conditions Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted Performance and service conditions (1) (2) 500,000 (1) The performance conditions with respect to restricted stock units may be satisfied as follows: (a) For employees from the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe 80% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "regional adjusted EBITDA," and 20% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "group adjusted EBITDA"; and (b) For employees from the Corporate office 100% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "group adjusted EBITDA." (2) To the extent restricted stock units are earned on the basis of performance, such restricted stock units will vest on the basis of service as follows: (a) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date; (b) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and (c) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the employee remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date. The Company also maintains the Director Deferred Share Plan (the "Director Plan") pursuant to which it can issue restricted stock units to its non-employee directors. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock issued under the ISAP upon a director ceasing service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The restricted stock units vest immediately upon grant and are credited to each of the non-employee director's retirement accounts under the Director Plan. Restricted stock units issued under the Director Plan contain the right to a dividend equivalent award in the form of additional restricted stock units. The dividend equivalent award is calculated using the same rate as the cash dividend paid on a share of the Company's common stock, and then divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the dividend is paid to determine the number of additional restricted stock units to grant. Dividend equivalent awards have the same vesting terms as the underlying awards. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company granted 212,440 restricted stock units to its non-employee directors pursuant to the Director Plan. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units were as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Stock options $ 5 $ — $ 15 $ — Restricted stock 172 138 632 2,998 Restricted stock units (25 ) 65 631 963 Total $ 152 $ 203 $ 1,278 $ 3,961 Stock Options Stock options granted by the Company generally expire between five and ten years after the date of grant and have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share of common stock on the date of grant. As of September 30, 2016 , the Company had approximately $2 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested stock options. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 0.10 years. Changes in the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Options outstanding at January 1, 206,000 $ 8.13 756,800 $ 8.78 Expired/forfeited (82,500 ) 11.09 (133,300 ) 13.78 Options outstanding at September 30, 123,500 $ 6.16 623,500 $ 7.72 Options exercisable at September 30, 98,500 $ 7.09 623,500 $ 7.72 Restricted Stock As of September 30, 2016 , the Company had approximately $50 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested restricted stock. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 0.12 years . Restricted stock awards have voting and dividend rights as of the grant date. Changes in the Company’s restricted stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Unvested restricted stock at January 1, 680,000 $ 1.60 803,999 $ 3.00 Granted — — 1,090,500 2.12 Vested (180,000 ) 2.49 (1,204,798 ) 2.90 Forfeited (51,800 ) 0.79 (189,701 ) 3.14 Unvested restricted stock at September 30, 448,200 $ 1.38 500,000 $ 1.27 Restricted Stock Units As of September 30, 2016 , the Company had approximately $265 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested restricted stock units. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.57 . Restricted stock units have no voting or dividend rights until the awards are vested. Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Number of Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, — $ — 119,940 $ 3.57 Granted 712,440 2.64 349,742 2.47 Vested (212,440 ) 2.28 (427,182 ) 2.71 Forfeited — — (42,500 ) 3.21 Unvested restricted stock units at September 30, 500,000 $ 2.79 — $ — Defined Contribution Plan and Employer-Matching Contributions The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the "401(k) plan"). The 401(k) plan allows eligible employees to contribute up to 15% of their earnings to the 401(k) plan. The Company has the discretion to match employees’ contributions up to 3% of the employees' earnings through a contribution of the Company’s common stock or cash to the 401(k) plan. Vesting of the Company’s contribution occurs over a five -year period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , the Company’s current year expenses and contributions to satisfy the prior years’ employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan were as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ($ in thousands, except otherwise stated) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan $ 44 $ 32 $ 117 $ 159 Contributions to satisfy prior years' employer-matching liability Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands) — — — 116 Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars) $ — $ — $ — $ 2.71 Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability $ — $ — $ — $ 314 Cash contribution made for employer-matching liability $ — $ — $ 162 $ — Total contribution made for employer-matching liability $ — $ — $ 162 $ 314

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Under ASC 270, " Interim Reporting" , and ASC 740-270, " Income Taxes – Intra Period Tax Allocation" , the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. Applying the provisions of ASC 270 and ASC 740-270 could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon the mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections. Effective Tax Rate The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $1,200 on a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $7,625 , compared to a benefit from income taxes of $1,317 on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $2,774 for the same period in 2015 . The Company’s effective income tax rate was negative 15.7% and negative 47.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the inability of the Company to recognize tax benefits on certain losses until positive earnings are achieved in the U.S. and certain other foreign jurisdictions, a decrease in tax benefits that were previously recognized, non-deductible expenses, and variations from the U.S. tax rate in foreign jurisdictions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 , the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35% due to the utilization of U.S. tax losses not previously recognized as tax benefits to offset gain on sale of business, foreign tax exemptions applicable to gains on sale or exit of businesses, the inability of the Company to recognize tax benefits on losses until positive earnings are achieved in the U.S. and certain other foreign jurisdictions, non-deductible expenses, and variations from the U.S. tax rate in foreign jurisdictions. Uncertain Tax Positions As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , the Company had $2,246 and $2,279 , respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, which if recognized in the future, would lower the Company’s annual effective income tax rate. Accrued interest and penalties were $577 and $536 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively. Estimated interest and penalties are classified as part of the provision for income taxes in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and totaled to a provision of $31 and $53 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. In many cases, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. Tax years with net operating losses ("NOLs") remain open until such losses expire or until the statutes of limitations for those years when the NOLs are used expire. As of September 30, 2016 , the Company's open tax years, which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities, were principally as follows: Year Earliest tax years which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities: U.S. Federal 2013 Majority of U.S. state and local jurisdictions 2012 United Kingdom 2014 Australia 2012 Majority of other non-U.S. jurisdictions 2011 The Company believes that its tax reserves are adequate for all years that remain subject to examination or are currently under examination. Based on information available as of September 30, 2016 , it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease in the range of $200 to $500 over the next 12 months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and controversies and potential expirations of the applicable statutes of limitations.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE	EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. When the effects are not anti-dilutive, diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the impact of all dilutive potential common shares, primarily stock options "in-the-money", unvested restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units. The dilutive impact of stock options, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units is determined by applying the "treasury stock" method. Performance-based restricted stock awards are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions: (i) are satisfied prior to the end of the reporting period; or (ii) would be satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. Stock awards subject to vesting or exercisability based on the achievement of market conditions are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only when the market conditions are met. A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Earnings (loss) per share ("EPS"): EPS - basic and diluted: Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.26 ) $ 0.12 Income (loss) from discontinued operations — — 0.01 0.03 Net income (loss) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.25 ) $ 0.15 EPS numerator - basic and diluted: Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (1,908 ) $ (2,029 ) $ (8,825 ) $ 4,091 Income (loss) from discontinued operations 35 (55 ) 327 864 Net income (loss) $ (1,873 ) $ (2,084 ) $ (8,498 ) $ 4,955 EPS denominator (in thousands): Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic 33,572 34,687 34,121 33,784 Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a) — — — 11 Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted 33,572 34,687 34,121 33,795 (a) For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 7 for further details on outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock units and unvested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 did not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Unvested restricted stock 150,000 150,000 150,000 — Unvested restricted stock units 50,769 — 50,769 — Stock options 98,500 623,500 98,500 623,500 Total 299,269 773,500 299,269 623,500

RESTRICTED CASH

RESTRICTED CASH	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
RESTRICTED CASH	RESTRICTED CASH A summary of the Company’s restricted cash included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows: September 30, December 31, Included under the caption "Prepaid and other": Client guarantees $ 136 $ 118 Other 113 110 Total amount under the caption "Prepaid and other" $ 249 $ 228 Included under the caption "Other assets": Collateral accounts $ 558 $ 229 Rental deposits 406 480 Total amount under the caption "Other assets" $ 964 $ 709 Total restricted cash $ 1,213 $ 937 Collateral accounts primarily include deposits held under a collateral trust agreement, which supports the Company’s workers’ compensation policy and an outstanding letter of credit in the U.S. The rental deposits with banks include amounts held as guarantees from subtenants in the U.K. Client guarantees were held in banks in Belgium as deposits for various client projects. Other primarily includes bank guarantee for licensing in Switzerland.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , property and equipment, net, was as follows: September 30, December 31, Computer equipment $ 6,181 $ 5,911 Furniture and equipment 1,967 2,668 Capitalized software costs 17,827 17,946 Leasehold improvements 14,299 15,522 40,274 42,047 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 32,998 34,119 Property and equipment, net $ 7,276 $ 7,928 The Company had expenditures of approximately $589 and $513 for acquired property and equipment, mainly consisting of software, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements, which had not been placed in service as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively. Depreciation expense is not recorded for such assets until they are placed in service. Non-Cash Capital Expenditures The Company has acquired certain computer equipment under capital lease agreements. The current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the non-current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption "Other non-current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . A summary of the Company’s equipment acquired under capital lease agreements were as follows: September 30, December 31, Capital lease obligation, current $ 68 $ 62 Capital lease obligation, non-current $ 172 $ 229

GOODWILL

GOODWILL	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
GOODWILL	GOODWILL The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill, which was included under the caption "Other Assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 . The goodwill related to the earn-out payment made in 2010 for the Company’s 2007 acquisition of the businesses of Tong Zhi (Beijing) Consulting Service Ltd and Guangzhou Dong Li Consulting Service Ltd. The goodwill is recorded in the Asia Pacific segment. Carrying Value 2016 Goodwill, January 1, $ 1,938 Currency translation (52 ) Goodwill, September 30, $ 1,886 As a result of continued unfavorable financial performance in the Company's China reporting unit, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. As such, the Company performed an interim test for impairment of goodwill as of September 30, 2016 . The Company estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using the income approach which valued the reporting unit based on the future cash flows expected from the reporting unit. The Company's estimated fair value of its China reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value. As such, the Company concluded goodwill was not impaired as of the interim reporting date.

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSE

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES	BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES The Company initiated and executed certain strategic actions requiring business reorganization expenses ("2016 Exit Plan"). Business exit costs associated with the 2016 Exit Plan primarily consisted of employee termination benefits, lease termination payments and costs for elimination of contracts for certain discontinued services and locations. The Board previously approved other reorganization plans in prior years (the "Previous Plans"). Business exit costs associated with Previous Plans primarily consisted of employee termination benefits, lease termination payments and costs for elimination of contracts for certain discontinued services and locations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , restructuring charges associated with these initiatives primarily included employee separation costs in Europe and Asia Pacific and lease termination payments for rationalized offices in Europe under the 2016 Exit Plan and Previous Plans. Business reorganization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 by plan were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Previous Plans $ 183 $ 2,264 $ 467 $ 5,582 2016 Exit Plan — — 497 — Total reorganization expenses in continuing operations $ 183 $ 2,264 $ 964 $ 5,582 The following table contains amounts for Changes in Estimate, Additional Charges, and Payments related to the 2016 Exit Plan and Previous Plans that were incurred or recovered during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in continuing operations. The amounts in the "Changes in Estimate" and "Additional Charges" columns are classified as business reorganization expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts in the "Payments" column represent primarily the cash payments associated with the 2016 Exit Plan and Previous Plans. Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were as follows: December 31, Changes in Additional Payments September 30, Lease termination payments $ 2,970 $ 317 $ 190 $ (1,158 ) $ 2,319 Employee termination benefits 1,186 (92 ) 304 (1,173 ) 225 Other associated costs 208 32 213 (402 ) 51 Total $ 4,364 $ 257 $ 707 $ (2,733 ) $ 2,595

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Consulting, Employment and Non-compete Agreements The Company has entered into various consulting and employment agreements with certain key members of management. These agreements generally (i) are one year in length, (ii) contain restrictive covenants, (iii) under certain circumstances, provide for compensation and, subject to providing the Company with a release, severance payments, and (iv) are automatically renewed annually unless either party gives sufficient notice of termination. Litigation and Complaints The Company is subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits, contracts disputes and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company routinely monitors claims such as these, and records provisions for losses when the claim becomes probable and the amount due is estimable. Although the outcome of these claims cannot be determined, the Company believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. For matters that have reached the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company has established reserves for legal, regulatory and other contingent liabilities. The Company’s reserves were $112 and $109 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , respectively. Costs Associated with Termination As previously disclosed, in May 2015, the Company incurred compensation and benefits obligations to its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Manuel Marquez, under his employment agreement, dated March 7, 2011, in connection with the Company providing Mr. Marquez notice of non-renewal of his employment agreement, which is treated as a termination without cause. The Company had accrued $747 as of March 31, 2016 in connection with compensation and benefits Mr. Marquez was entitled to upon a termination without cause, subject to his execution of a release. Mr. Marquez did not agree with the Company’s treatment of compensation and benefits under his employment agreement and, in August 2015, filed an arbitration claim against the Company for additional amounts of up to approximately $2,000 and reimbursement of his legal fees. On May 27, 2016, the arbitrator issued his decision on Mr. Marquez’s claim and awarded Mr. Marquez approximately $1,800 in additional compensation and benefits and approximately $700 toward the reimbursement of a portion of his legal fees incurred pursuing his claim. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company recorded an additional charge of $0 and $3,025 , respectively for the resolution of this arbitration. Asset Retirement Obligations The Company has certain asset retirement obligations that are primarily the result of legal obligations for the removal of leasehold improvements and restoration of premises to their original condition upon termination of leases. The asset retirement obligations are included under the caption "Other non-current liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s asset retirement obligations that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows: September 30, December 31, Total asset retirement obligations $ 1,901 $ 1,962

CREDIT AGREEMENTS

CREDIT AGREEMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
CREDIT AGREEMENTS	CREDIT AGREEMENTS Receivables Finance Agreement with Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited and Lloyds Bank PLC On August 1, 2014, the Company’s U.K. subsidiary ("U.K. Borrower") entered into a receivables finance agreement for an asset-based lending funding facility (the "Lloyds Agreement") with Lloyds Bank PLC and Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited (together, "Lloyds"). Until September 15, 2016, the Lloyds Agreement provided the U.K. Borrower with the ability to borrow up to $19,464 ( £15,000 ), at which time the U.K. Borrower entered into an amendment to the Lloyds Agreement that reduced the borrowing limit to $15,571 ( £12,000 ). Extensions of credit are based on a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable less required reserves from the Company's U.K. operations. The initial term was two years with renewal periods every three months thereafter. Borrowings under this facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the U.K. Borrower. The credit facility under the Lloyds Agreement contains two tranches. The first tranche is a revolving facility based on the billed temporary contracting and permanent recruitment activities in the U.K. operations ("Lloyds Tranche A"). The borrowing limit of Lloyds Tranche A is $14,922 ( £11,500 ) and is based on 83% of eligible billed temporary contracting and permanent recruitment receivables. The second tranche is a revolving facility that is based on the unbilled work-in-progress (as defined under the receivables finance agreement) activities in the Company's U.K. operations ("Lloyds Tranche B"). The borrowing limit of Lloyds Tranche B is $649 ( £500 ) and is based on 25% of eligible work-in-progress from permanent recruitment activities. For both tranches, borrowings may be made with an interest rate based on a base rate as determined by Lloyds Bank PLC, based on the Bank of England base rate, plus 1.75% . The Lloyds Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants including (1) that true credit note dilution may not exceed 5% , measured at audit on a regular basis; (2) debt turn may not exceed 55 days over a three month rolling period; (3) dividends by the U.K. Borrower to the Company are restricted to the value of post-tax profits; and (4) at the end of each month, there must be a minimum excess availability of $2,595 ( £2,000 ). The details of the Lloyds Agreement as of September 30, 2016 were as follows: September 30, Borrowing capacity $ 7,691 Less: outstanding borrowing (436 ) Additional borrowing availability $ 7,255 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 2.00 % The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Lloyds Agreement as of September 30, 2016 . Facility Agreement with National Australia Bank Limited On October 30, 2015, Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited ("Hudson Australia") and Hudson Global Resources (NZ) Limited ("Hudson New Zealand"), both subsidiaries of Hudson Global, Inc., entered into a Finance Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2015 (the "Finance Agreement"), with National Australia Bank Limited ("NAB"), a NAB Corporate Receivables Facility Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2015 (the "Australian Receivables Agreement"), with NAB and a BNZ Corporate Receivables Facility Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2015 (the "New Zealand Receivables Agreement"), with Bank of New Zealand ("BNZ"). The Finance Agreement provides a bank guarantee facility of up to $2,298 (AUD 3,000 ) for Hudson Australia and Hudson New Zealand. The Finance Agreement matures and becomes due and payable on October 27, 2018. A fee equal to 1.5% per annum will be charged on each bank guarantee issued under the Finance Agreement. The Finance Agreement bears a fee, payable semiannually in arrears, equal to 0.3% per annum of NAB’s commitment under the Finance Agreement. The Australian Receivables Agreement provides a receivables facility of up to $19,150 (AUD 25,000 ) for Hudson Australia, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable, and of which up to $3,064 (AUD 4,000 ) may be used to support the working capital requirements of operations in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. The Australian Receivables Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Hudson Australia or NAB upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under the Australian Receivables Agreement may be made with an interest rate based on a market rate plus a margin of 1.5% per annum. The Australian Receivable Agreement bears a fee, payable monthly in advance, equal to $5 (AUD 6 ) per month. The New Zealand Receivables Agreement provides a receivables facility of up to $3,643 (NZD 5,000 ) for Hudson New Zealand, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable. The New Zealand Receivables Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Hudson New Zealand or BNZ upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under the New Zealand Receivables Agreement may be made with an interest rate based on a market rate. The New Zealand Receivables Agreement bears a fee, payable monthly in advance, equal to $1 (NZD 1 ) per month. The details of the Finance Agreement, Australian Receivables Agreement and New Zealand Receivables Agreement as of September 30, 2016 were as follows: September 30, Finance Agreement: Financial guarantee capacity $ 2,298 Less: outstanding financial guarantees (1,904 ) Additional availability for financial guarantees $ 394 Interest rates on outstanding financial guarantees 1.80 % Australian Receivables Agreement: Borrowing capacity $ 16,274 Less: outstanding borrowing (7,659 ) Additional borrowing availability $ 8,615 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 3.17 % New Zealand Receivables Agreement: Borrowing capacity $ 1,962 Less: outstanding borrowing — Additional borrowing availability $ 1,962 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 4.19 % Amounts owing under the Finance Agreement, the Australian Receivables Agreement and the New Zealand Receivables Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of Hudson Australia and Hudson New Zealand. Each of the Finance Agreement, the Australian Receivables Agreement and the New Zealand Receivables Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants applicable to Hudson Australia and Hudson New Zealand, including: a requirement that Hudson Australia and Hudson New Zealand maintain (1) a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the NAB Facility Agreement) of 1.50 x as of the last day of each calendar quarter; and (2) a minimum Receivables Ratio (as defined by the NAB Facility Agreement) of 1.20 x. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the NAB Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2016 . Other Credit Agreements The Company also has lending arrangements with local banks through its subsidiaries in Belgium and Singapore. The Belgium subsidiary has a $1,124 (€ 1,000 ) overdraft facility. Borrowings under the Belgium arrangement may be made using an interest rate based on the one-month EURIBOR plus a margin, and the interest rate was 2.75% as of September 30, 2016 . The lending arrangement in Belgium has no expiration date and can be terminated with a 15 -day notice period. In Singapore, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $147 (SGD 200 ) for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under the Singapore overdraft facility is based on the Singapore Prime Rate plus a margin of 1.75% , and it was 6.00% on September 30, 2016 . The Singapore overdraft facility expires annually each August, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Belgium and Singapore lending agreements as of September 30, 2016 . The average aggregate monthly outstanding borrowings under the Lloyds Agreement, NAB Facility Agreement and the credit agreements in Belgium and Singapore were $9,465 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 . The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was 3.45% . The Company continues to use the aforementioned credit to support its ongoing global working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Letters of credit and bank guarantees are used primarily to support office leases.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	NOTE 16 – ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, consisted of the following: September 30, December 31, 2016 2015 Foreign currency translation adjustments $ 9,295 $ 10,159 Pension plan obligations 122 133 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) $ 9,417 $ 10,292 As a result of the sale of the Netherlands business and substantially complete liquidation of certain foreign owned entities, the net foreign currency translation loss transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income and included in determining net income (loss) was $169 and $468 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $0 and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. See Note 4 and 5 regarding the substantially complete liquidation of certain foreign owned entities and the sale of the Netherlands business.

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY The Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share paid on June 24, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2016. Prior to that, a cash dividend of $0.05 per share was paid on March 25, 2016 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2016. As a result, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company paid $0 and $3,401 , respectively, in dividends to shareholders. The cash dividend payments are applied to accumulated deficit. On July 30, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10,000 of the Company's common stock. The Company intends to make purchases from time to time as market conditions warrant. This authorization does not expire. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company repurchased 270,199 and 1,218,822 shares on the open market for a total cost of $584 and $2,937 , respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 , the Company purchased 1,100,000 shares from Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. in a private transaction pursuant to a securities purchase agreement for a total cost of $1,980 or $1.80 per share. As of September 30, 2016 , under the July 30, 2015 authorization, the Company had repurchased 2,846,456 shares for a total cost of $6,302 .

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA	SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Segment Reporting The Company operates in three reportable segments: the Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. Corporate expenses are reported separately from the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, administration, tax and treasury, the majority of which are attributable to and have been allocated to the reportable segments. Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, " Segments Reporting." This standard is based on a management approach that requires segmentation based upon the Company’s internal organization and disclosure of revenue and certain expenses based upon internal accounting methods. The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accounts receivable, net and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes. Hudson Americas Hudson Asia Pacific Hudson Europe Corporate Elimination Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue, from external customers $ 4,163 $ 64,607 $ 39,366 $ — $ — $ 108,136 Inter-segment revenue 42 — 73 — (115 ) — Total revenue $ 4,205 $ 64,607 $ 39,439 $ — $ (115 ) $ 108,136 Gross margin, from external customers $ 3,691 $ 22,414 $ 17,437 $ — $ — $ 43,542 Inter-segment gross margin 13 (59 ) 46 — — — Total gross margin $ 3,704 $ 22,355 $ 17,483 $ — $ — $ 43,542 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ (3 ) $ (1 ) $ 188 $ (1 ) $ — $ 183 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 326 $ 275 $ (466 ) $ (415 ) $ — $ (280 ) Depreciation and amortization 12 457 253 79 — 801 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (48 ) 48 — — Interest income (expense), net — (101 ) (6 ) (2 ) — (109 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 314 $ (283 ) $ (773 ) $ (448 ) $ — $ (1,190 ) For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue, from external customers $ 11,660 $ 177,717 $ 133,053 $ — $ — $ 322,430 Inter-segment revenue 21 (1 ) 220 — (240 ) — Total revenue $ 11,681 $ 177,716 $ 133,273 $ — $ (240 ) $ 322,430 Gross margin, from external customers $ 10,210 $ 63,601 $ 57,832 $ — $ — $ 131,643 Inter-segment gross margin (11 ) (182 ) 193 — — — Total gross margin $ 10,199 $ 63,419 $ 58,025 $ — $ — $ 131,643 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ (41 ) $ 273 $ 781 $ (49 ) $ — $ 964 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 313 $ (370 ) $ 761 $ (5,771 ) $ — $ (5,067 ) Depreciation and amortization 43 1,296 629 326 — 2,294 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (163 ) 163 — — Interest income (expense), net — (230 ) (28 ) (6 ) — (264 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 270 $ (1,896 ) $ (59 ) $ (5,940 ) $ — $ (7,625 ) As of September 30, 2016 Accounts receivable, net $ 2,937 $ 34,806 $ 27,187 $ — $ — $ 64,930 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization $ 8 $ 7,364 $ 1,431 $ 445 $ — $ 9,248 Total assets $ 5,383 $ 53,778 $ 42,978 $ 2,802 $ — $ 104,941 Hudson Americas Hudson Asia Pacific Hudson Europe Corporate Inter- segment elimination Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue, from external customers $ 3,735 $ 55,609 $ 50,684 $ — $ — $ 110,028 Inter-segment revenue — — 123 — (123 ) — Total revenue $ 3,735 $ 55,609 $ 50,807 $ — $ (123 ) $ 110,028 Gross margin, from external customers $ 3,176 $ 23,376 $ 18,593 $ — $ — $ 45,145 Inter-segment gross margin (3 ) (122 ) 125 — — — Total gross margin $ 3,173 $ 23,254 $ 18,718 $ — $ — $ 45,145 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ (20 ) $ — $ (167 ) $ — $ — $ (187 ) Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ 589 $ 336 $ 1,278 $ 61 $ — $ 2,264 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ (1,029 ) $ 1,680 $ (2,094 ) $ (1,186 ) $ — $ (2,629 ) Depreciation and amortization 383 333 171 68 — 955 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (125 ) 125 — — Interest income (expense), net — (68 ) (20 ) (5 ) — (93 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ (1,412 ) $ 1,279 $ (2,410 ) $ (1,134 ) $ — $ (3,677 ) For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue, from external customers $ 24,896 $ 166,123 $ 166,069 $ — $ — $ 357,088 Inter-segment revenue — — 369 — (369 ) — Total revenue $ 24,896 $ 166,123 $ 166,438 $ — $ (369 ) $ 357,088 Gross margin, from external customers $ 12,876 $ 68,073 $ 62,322 $ — $ — $ 143,271 Inter-segment gross margin (10 ) (361 ) 371 — — — Total gross margin $ 12,866 $ 67,712 $ 62,693 $ — $ — $ 143,271 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ 15,918 $ — $ 3,900 $ — $ — $ 19,818 Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ 1,006 $ 669 $ 2,678 $ 1,314 $ — $ 5,667 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 12,788 $ 1,852 $ (798 ) $ (7,486 ) $ — $ 6,356 Depreciation and amortization 591 1,576 618 255 — 3,040 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (394 ) 394 — — Interest income (expense), net (346 ) (152 ) (35 ) (9 ) — (542 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 11,851 $ 124 $ (1,845 ) $ (7,356 ) $ — $ 2,774 As of September 30, 2015 Accounts receivable, net $ 3,876 $ 28,317 $ 33,528 $ — $ — $ 65,721 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization $ 64 $ 7,010 $ 1,969 $ 749 $ — $ 9,792 Total assets $ 8,128 $ 46,576 $ 55,587 $ 18,127 $ — $ 128,418 (a) Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Regulation S-K Item 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability. Geographic Data Reporting A summary of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and long-lived assets and net assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: United Kingdom Australia United States Continental Europe Other Asia Pacific Other Americas Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue (a) $ 27,010 $ 49,799 $ 3,921 $ 12,356 $ 14,808 $ 242 $ 108,136 For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue (a) $ 40,102 $ 40,075 $ 3,575 $ 10,582 $ 15,534 $ 160 $ 110,028 For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue (a) $ 93,671 $ 136,813 $ 11,016 $ 39,382 $ 40,904 $ 644 $ 322,430 For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue (a) $ 118,083 $ 120,457 $ 24,424 $ 47,986 $ 45,666 $ 472 $ 357,088 As of September 30, 2016 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b) $ 1,235 $ 4,457 $ 445 $ 196 $ 2,907 $ 8 $ 9,248 Net assets $ 11,962 $ 8,601 $ 2,954 $ 8,777 $ 12,464 $ (56 ) $ 44,702 As of September 30, 2015 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b) $ 1,866 $ 4,123 $ 821 $ 95 $ 2,887 $ — $ 9,792 Net assets $ 15,421 $ 9,012 $ 17,003 $ 9,067 $ 13,554 $ 8 $ 64,065 (a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary. (b) Comprised of property and equipment and goodwill. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations	The carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities from the Legal eDiscovery business and Sweden operations included in discontinued operations were as follows: September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Total current assets $ 38 $ — $ 38 $ 49 $ 32 $ 81 Total liabilities (a) $ 396 $ 10 $ 406 $ 1,439 $ 4 $ 1,443 (a) Total liabilities primarily consisted of restructuring liabilities for lease termination payments. Reported results for the discontinued operations by period were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Revenue $ 30 $ — $ 30 $ — $ 11 $ 11 Gross margin 71 — 71 124 11 135 Reorganization expenses 34 — 34 155 — 155 Operating income (loss), excluding gain (loss) from sale of business 29 — 29 (98 ) 1 (97 ) Gain (loss) from sale and liquidation of discontinued operations (1) — — — 44 (2 ) 42 Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 29 — 29 (54 ) (1 ) (55 ) Provision (benefit) for income taxes (6 ) — (6 ) — — — Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 35 $ — $ 35 $ (54 ) $ (1 ) $ (55 ) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 eDiscovery Sweden Total eDiscovery Sweden Total Revenue $ 30 $ — $ 30 $ (1 ) $ 17 $ 16 Gross margin 130 — 130 21 17 38 Reorganization expenses (309 ) — (309 ) 511 (29 ) 482 Operating income (loss), excluding gain (loss) from sale of business 385 — 385 (593 ) 18 (575 ) Other non-operating income (loss), including interest — — — (8 ) — (8 ) Gain (loss) from sale and liquidation of discontinued operations (1) — — — 138 1,272 1,410 Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 385 — 385 (463 ) 1,290 827 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 58 — 58 (37 ) — (37 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 327 $ — $ 327 $ (426 ) $ 1,290 $ 864 (1) During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company deemed the liquidation of its Sweden business to be substantially complete. As such under ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Matters," for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 , the Company transferred the amount of the foreign entity's accumulated foreign currency translation gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to income (loss) from discontinued operations.

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GRO28

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin [Abstract]
Revenue, direct costs and gross margin	The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 70,440 $ 28,437 $ 9,259 $ 108,136 Direct costs (1) 61,619 627 2,348 64,594 Gross margin $ 8,821 $ 27,810 $ 6,911 $ 43,542 Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 70,810 $ 30,263 $ 8,955 $ 110,028 Direct costs (1) 61,562 867 2,454 64,883 Gross margin $ 9,248 $ 29,396 $ 6,501 $ 45,145 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 208,330 $ 84,499 $ 29,601 $ 322,430 Direct costs (1) 181,797 1,812 7,178 190,787 Gross margin $ 26,533 $ 82,687 $ 22,423 $ 131,643 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Temporary Contracting Permanent Recruitment Other Total Revenue $ 237,778 $ 90,242 $ 29,068 $ 357,088 Direct costs (1) 204,279 2,049 7,489 213,817 Gross margin $ 33,499 $ 88,193 $ 21,579 $ 143,271 (1) Direct costs in Temporary Contracting include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, rent and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Permanent Recruitment and Other category include direct costs for out-of-pocket expenses and third party suppliers. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included under the caption "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Table

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of share-based compensation, restricted stock quantity and vesting conditions	A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for stock-based units granted to the Company's employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: Vesting conditions Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted Performance and service conditions (1) (2) 500,000 (1) The performance conditions with respect to restricted stock units may be satisfied as follows: (a) For employees from the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe 80% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "regional adjusted EBITDA," and 20% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "group adjusted EBITDA"; and (b) For employees from the Corporate office 100% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a "group adjusted EBITDA." (2) To the extent restricted stock units are earned on the basis of performance, such restricted stock units will vest on the basis of service as follows: (a) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date; (b) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and (c) One-third of the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the employee remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units were as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Stock options $ 5 $ — $ 15 $ — Restricted stock 172 138 632 2,998 Restricted stock units (25 ) 65 631 963 Total $ 152 $ 203 $ 1,278 $ 3,961
Changes in stock options	Changes in the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Options outstanding at January 1, 206,000 $ 8.13 756,800 $ 8.78 Expired/forfeited (82,500 ) 11.09 (133,300 ) 13.78 Options outstanding at September 30, 123,500 $ 6.16 623,500 $ 7.72 Options exercisable at September 30, 98,500 $ 7.09 623,500 $ 7.72
Changes in restricted stock	Changes in the Company’s restricted stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Unvested restricted stock at January 1, 680,000 $ 1.60 803,999 $ 3.00 Granted — — 1,090,500 2.12 Vested (180,000 ) 2.49 (1,204,798 ) 2.90 Forfeited (51,800 ) 0.79 (189,701 ) 3.14 Unvested restricted stock at September 30, 448,200 $ 1.38 500,000 $ 1.27
Changes in restricted stock units	Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 Number of Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Number of Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, — $ — 119,940 $ 3.57 Granted 712,440 2.64 349,742 2.47 Vested (212,440 ) 2.28 (427,182 ) 2.71 Forfeited — — (42,500 ) 3.21 Unvested restricted stock units at September 30, 500,000 $ 2.79 — $ —
Schedule of expenses and contributions for the prior years' employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , the Company’s current year expenses and contributions to satisfy the prior years’ employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan were as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ($ in thousands, except otherwise stated) 2016 2015 2016 2015 Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan $ 44 $ 32 $ 117 $ 159 Contributions to satisfy prior years' employer-matching liability Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands) — — — 116 Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars) $ — $ — $ — $ 2.71 Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability $ — $ — $ — $ 314 Cash contribution made for employer-matching liability $ — $ — $ 162 $ — Total contribution made for employer-matching liability $ — $ — $ 162 $ 314

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Open Years Subject to Tax Examination	As of September 30, 2016 , the Company's open tax years, which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities, were principally as follows: Year Earliest tax years which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities: U.S. Federal 2013 Majority of U.S. state and local jurisdictions 2012 United Kingdom 2014 Australia 2012 Majority of other non-U.S. jurisdictions 2011

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tabl

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted	A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Earnings (loss) per share ("EPS"): EPS - basic and diluted: Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.26 ) $ 0.12 Income (loss) from discontinued operations — — 0.01 0.03 Net income (loss) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.06 ) $ (0.25 ) $ 0.15 EPS numerator - basic and diluted: Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (1,908 ) $ (2,029 ) $ (8,825 ) $ 4,091 Income (loss) from discontinued operations 35 (55 ) 327 864 Net income (loss) $ (1,873 ) $ (2,084 ) $ (8,498 ) $ 4,955 EPS denominator (in thousands): Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic 33,572 34,687 34,121 33,784 Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a) — — — 11 Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted 33,572 34,687 34,121 33,795 (a) For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 7 for further details on outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock units and unvested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 did not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Unvested restricted stock 150,000 150,000 150,000 — Unvested restricted stock units 50,769 — 50,769 — Stock options 98,500 623,500 98,500 623,500 Total 299,269 773,500 299,269 623,500

RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)

RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Schedule of restricted cash and cash equivalents	A summary of the Company’s restricted cash included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows: September 30, December 31, Included under the caption "Prepaid and other": Client guarantees $ 136 $ 118 Other 113 110 Total amount under the caption "Prepaid and other" $ 249 $ 228 Included under the caption "Other assets": Collateral accounts $ 558 $ 229 Rental deposits 406 480 Total amount under the caption "Other assets" $ 964 $ 709 Total restricted cash $ 1,213 $ 937

PROTPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (T

PROTPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment	As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , property and equipment, net, was as follows: September 30, December 31, Computer equipment $ 6,181 $ 5,911 Furniture and equipment 1,967 2,668 Capitalized software costs 17,827 17,946 Leasehold improvements 14,299 15,522 40,274 42,047 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 32,998 34,119 Property and equipment, net $ 7,276 $ 7,928
Schedule of capital leased obligations	A summary of the Company’s equipment acquired under capital lease agreements were as follows: September 30, December 31, Capital lease obligation, current $ 68 $ 62 Capital lease obligation, non-current $ 172 $ 229

GOODWILL (Tables)

GOODWILL (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of goodwill	The goodwill related to the earn-out payment made in 2010 for the Company’s 2007 acquisition of the businesses of Tong Zhi (Beijing) Consulting Service Ltd and Guangzhou Dong Li Consulting Service Ltd. The goodwill is recorded in the Asia Pacific segment. Carrying Value 2016 Goodwill, January 1, $ 1,938 Currency translation (52 ) Goodwill, September 30, $ 1,886

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPEN35

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Business reorganization expenses	Business reorganization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 by plan were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Previous Plans $ 183 $ 2,264 $ 467 $ 5,582 2016 Exit Plan — — 497 — Total reorganization expenses in continuing operations $ 183 $ 2,264 $ 964 $ 5,582
Changes in accrued business reorganization expenses	Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were as follows: December 31, Changes in Additional Payments September 30, Lease termination payments $ 2,970 $ 317 $ 190 $ (1,158 ) $ 2,319 Employee termination benefits 1,186 (92 ) 304 (1,173 ) 225 Other associated costs 208 32 213 (402 ) 51 Total $ 4,364 $ 257 $ 707 $ (2,733 ) $ 2,595

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of asset retirement obligations	The Company’s asset retirement obligations that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows: September 30, December 31, Total asset retirement obligations $ 1,901 $ 1,962

CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Tables)

CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Lloyds
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities	The details of the Lloyds Agreement as of September 30, 2016 were as follows: September 30, Borrowing capacity $ 7,691 Less: outstanding borrowing (436 ) Additional borrowing availability $ 7,255 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 2.00 %
National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities	The details of the Finance Agreement, Australian Receivables Agreement and New Zealand Receivables Agreement as of September 30, 2016 were as follows: September 30, Finance Agreement: Financial guarantee capacity $ 2,298 Less: outstanding financial guarantees (1,904 ) Additional availability for financial guarantees $ 394 Interest rates on outstanding financial guarantees 1.80 % Australian Receivables Agreement: Borrowing capacity $ 16,274 Less: outstanding borrowing (7,659 ) Additional borrowing availability $ 8,615 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 3.17 % New Zealand Receivables Agreement: Borrowing capacity $ 1,962 Less: outstanding borrowing — Additional borrowing availability $ 1,962 Interest rates on outstanding borrowing 4.19 %

ACCUMUATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE

ACCUMUATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, consisted of the following: September 30, December 31, 2016 2015 Foreign currency translation adjustments $ 9,295 $ 10,159 Pension plan obligations 122 133 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) $ 9,417 $ 10,292

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA (Ta

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of segment reporting information	Hudson Americas Hudson Asia Pacific Hudson Europe Corporate Elimination Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue, from external customers $ 4,163 $ 64,607 $ 39,366 $ — $ — $ 108,136 Inter-segment revenue 42 — 73 — (115 ) — Total revenue $ 4,205 $ 64,607 $ 39,439 $ — $ (115 ) $ 108,136 Gross margin, from external customers $ 3,691 $ 22,414 $ 17,437 $ — $ — $ 43,542 Inter-segment gross margin 13 (59 ) 46 — — — Total gross margin $ 3,704 $ 22,355 $ 17,483 $ — $ — $ 43,542 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ (3 ) $ (1 ) $ 188 $ (1 ) $ — $ 183 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 326 $ 275 $ (466 ) $ (415 ) $ — $ (280 ) Depreciation and amortization 12 457 253 79 — 801 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (48 ) 48 — — Interest income (expense), net — (101 ) (6 ) (2 ) — (109 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 314 $ (283 ) $ (773 ) $ (448 ) $ — $ (1,190 ) For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue, from external customers $ 11,660 $ 177,717 $ 133,053 $ — $ — $ 322,430 Inter-segment revenue 21 (1 ) 220 — (240 ) — Total revenue $ 11,681 $ 177,716 $ 133,273 $ — $ (240 ) $ 322,430 Gross margin, from external customers $ 10,210 $ 63,601 $ 57,832 $ — $ — $ 131,643 Inter-segment gross margin (11 ) (182 ) 193 — — — Total gross margin $ 10,199 $ 63,419 $ 58,025 $ — $ — $ 131,643 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ (41 ) $ 273 $ 781 $ (49 ) $ — $ 964 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 313 $ (370 ) $ 761 $ (5,771 ) $ — $ (5,067 ) Depreciation and amortization 43 1,296 629 326 — 2,294 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (163 ) 163 — — Interest income (expense), net — (230 ) (28 ) (6 ) — (264 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 270 $ (1,896 ) $ (59 ) $ (5,940 ) $ — $ (7,625 ) As of September 30, 2016 Accounts receivable, net $ 2,937 $ 34,806 $ 27,187 $ — $ — $ 64,930 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization $ 8 $ 7,364 $ 1,431 $ 445 $ — $ 9,248 Total assets $ 5,383 $ 53,778 $ 42,978 $ 2,802 $ — $ 104,941 Hudson Americas Hudson Asia Pacific Hudson Europe Corporate Inter- segment elimination Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue, from external customers $ 3,735 $ 55,609 $ 50,684 $ — $ — $ 110,028 Inter-segment revenue — — 123 — (123 ) — Total revenue $ 3,735 $ 55,609 $ 50,807 $ — $ (123 ) $ 110,028 Gross margin, from external customers $ 3,176 $ 23,376 $ 18,593 $ — $ — $ 45,145 Inter-segment gross margin (3 ) (122 ) 125 — — — Total gross margin $ 3,173 $ 23,254 $ 18,718 $ — $ — $ 45,145 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ (20 ) $ — $ (167 ) $ — $ — $ (187 ) Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ 589 $ 336 $ 1,278 $ 61 $ — $ 2,264 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ (1,029 ) $ 1,680 $ (2,094 ) $ (1,186 ) $ — $ (2,629 ) Depreciation and amortization 383 333 171 68 — 955 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (125 ) 125 — — Interest income (expense), net — (68 ) (20 ) (5 ) — (93 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ (1,412 ) $ 1,279 $ (2,410 ) $ (1,134 ) $ — $ (3,677 ) For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue, from external customers $ 24,896 $ 166,123 $ 166,069 $ — $ — $ 357,088 Inter-segment revenue — — 369 — (369 ) — Total revenue $ 24,896 $ 166,123 $ 166,438 $ — $ (369 ) $ 357,088 Gross margin, from external customers $ 12,876 $ 68,073 $ 62,322 $ — $ — $ 143,271 Inter-segment gross margin (10 ) (361 ) 371 — — — Total gross margin $ 12,866 $ 67,712 $ 62,693 $ — $ — $ 143,271 Gain on sale and exit of businesses $ 15,918 $ — $ 3,900 $ — $ — $ 19,818 Business reorganization expenses (recovery) $ 1,006 $ 669 $ 2,678 $ 1,314 $ — $ 5,667 EBITDA (loss) (a) $ 12,788 $ 1,852 $ (798 ) $ (7,486 ) $ — $ 6,356 Depreciation and amortization 591 1,576 618 255 — 3,040 Intercompany interest income (expense), net — — (394 ) 394 — — Interest income (expense), net (346 ) (152 ) (35 ) (9 ) — (542 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ 11,851 $ 124 $ (1,845 ) $ (7,356 ) $ — $ 2,774 As of September 30, 2015 Accounts receivable, net $ 3,876 $ 28,317 $ 33,528 $ — $ — $ 65,721 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization $ 64 $ 7,010 $ 1,969 $ 749 $ — $ 9,792 Total assets $ 8,128 $ 46,576 $ 55,587 $ 18,127 $ — $ 128,418 (a) Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Regulation S-K Item 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.
Revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area	A summary of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and long-lived assets and net assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: United Kingdom Australia United States Continental Europe Other Asia Pacific Other Americas Total For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue (a) $ 27,010 $ 49,799 $ 3,921 $ 12,356 $ 14,808 $ 242 $ 108,136 For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue (a) $ 40,102 $ 40,075 $ 3,575 $ 10,582 $ 15,534 $ 160 $ 110,028 For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Revenue (a) $ 93,671 $ 136,813 $ 11,016 $ 39,382 $ 40,904 $ 644 $ 322,430 For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Revenue (a) $ 118,083 $ 120,457 $ 24,424 $ 47,986 $ 45,666 $ 472 $ 357,088 As of September 30, 2016 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b) $ 1,235 $ 4,457 $ 445 $ 196 $ 2,907 $ 8 $ 9,248 Net assets $ 11,962 $ 8,601 $ 2,954 $ 8,777 $ 12,464 $ (56 ) $ 44,702 As of September 30, 2015 Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b) $ 1,866 $ 4,123 $ 821 $ 95 $ 2,887 $ — $ 9,792 Net assets $ 15,421 $ 9,012 $ 17,003 $ 9,067 $ 13,554 $ 8 $ 64,065 (a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary. (b) Comprised of property and equipment and goodwill. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Detail

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016countriessegments
Description of Business [Abstract]
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates | countries	12
Number of Reportable Segments | segments	3

DIVESTITURES (Details)

DIVESTITURES (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2015	May 07, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, before Tax			$ 0	$ 169,000	$ 0	$ 468,000
Hudson Information Technology (US) Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses	$ 16,977,000
Pre-tax Gain (loss)				0		130,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal						15,918,000
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Tax Expense (Benefit)						11,000
Netherlands Business Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses		$ 9,029,000
Pre-tax Gain (loss)				0		373,000
Proceeds From Divestiture of Business, Cash Retained		$ 1,135,000
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Exit of Business in Central and Eastern Europe [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, before Tax				4,000		1,190,000
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Luxembourg
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, before Tax				$ 131,000		$ 131,000

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Balan

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Balance Sheet Disclosures (Details) - Discontinued Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total current assets	$ 38	$ 81
Total liabilities (a)	406	1,443
eDiscovery
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total current assets	38	49
Total liabilities (a)	396	1,439
Sweden
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total current assets	0	32
Total liabilities (a)	$ 10	$ 4

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Incom

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Income Statement Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 35	$ (55)	$ 327	$ 864
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Sale of Discontinued Operations	0	42	0	1,410
Revenue	30	11	30	16
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gross Profit (Loss)	71	135	130	38
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Restructuring Charges	34	155	(309)	482
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	29	(55)
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	(6)	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	35	(55)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes			385	827
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			58	(37)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss), Net of Tax			327	864
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)	29	(97)	385	(575)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Income (Loss)			0	(8)
Discontinued Operations | eDiscovery
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Sale of Discontinued Operations	0	44	0	138
Revenue	30	0	30	(1)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gross Profit (Loss)	71	124	130	21
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Restructuring Charges	34	155	(309)	511
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	29	(54)
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	(6)	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	35	(54)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes			385	(463)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			58	(37)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss), Net of Tax			327	(426)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)	29	(98)	385	(593)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Income (Loss)			0	(8)
Discontinued Operations | Sweden
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Sale of Discontinued Operations	0	(2)	0	1,272
Revenue	0	11	0	17
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Gross Profit (Loss)	0	11	0	17
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Restructuring Charges	0	0	0	(29)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	0	(1)
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	0	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	(1)
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes			0	1,290
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			0	0
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss), Net of Tax			0	1,290
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)	$ 0	$ 1	0	18
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Income (Loss)			$ 0	$ 0

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GRO44

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 108,136	$ 110,028	$ 322,430	$ 357,088
Direct costs	64,594	64,883	190,787	213,817
Gross margin	43,542	45,145	131,643	143,271
Temporary Contracting
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	70,440	70,810	208,330	237,778
Direct costs	61,619	61,562	181,797	204,279
Gross margin	8,821	9,248	26,533	33,499
Permanent Recruitment
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	28,437	30,263	84,499	90,242
Direct costs	627	867	1,812	2,049
Gross margin	27,810	29,396	82,687	88,193
Other
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	9,259	8,955	29,601	29,068
Direct costs	2,348	2,454	7,178	7,489
Gross margin	$ 6,911	$ 6,501	$ 22,423	$ 21,579

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock-

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	May 24, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance					2,400,000
Common stock reserved for issuance to participants	2,567,135		2,567,135
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period			5 years
Stock-based compensation	$ 152	$ 203	$ 1,278	$ 3,961
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost				$ 2,541
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance and service conditions			500,000
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)			712,440	349,742
Stock-based compensation	(25)	65	$ 631	$ 963
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option Award Exercise Price as a Percentage of the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock			100.00%
Stock-based compensation	5	0	$ 15	$ 0
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)			0	1,090,500
Stock-based compensation	$ 172	$ 138	$ 632	$ 2,998
Non-Employee Director | Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)			212,440
Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe [Member] | Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other that Options, Percentage of Shares Issued Based on Performance of EBITDA			80.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other that Options, Percentage of Shares Issued Based on Performance of Gross Margin Ratio			20.00%
Corporate | Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other that Options, Percentage of Shares Issued Based on Performance of Gross Margin Ratio			100.00%

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock options activity (Details) - Stock options - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option Award Exercise Price as a Percentage of the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock	100.00%
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 2
Weighted average service period	1 month 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding, Number of Options, At the Beginning of the Year (shares)	206,000	756,800
Expired, number of options (shares)	(82,500)	(133,300)
Options outstanding, Number of Options, At the End of the Period (shares)	123,500	623,500
Options exercisable, Number of Options, At the End of the Period (shares)	98,500	623,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price per share, At the Beginning of the Year (usd per share)	$ 8.13	$ 8.78
Expired, weighted average exercise price per share (usd per share)	11.09	13.78
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price per share, At the End of the Period (usd per share)	6.16	7.72
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price per share, At the End of the Period (usd per share)	$ 7.09	$ 7.72
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	5 years
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	10 years

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restri

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted stock (Details) - Restricted stock - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 50
Weighted average service period	1 month 13 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units), number of shares of restricted stock (unit), At the Beginning of the Year (shares)	680,000	803,999
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	0	1,090,500
Vested, number of share of restricted stock (shares)	(180,000)	(1,204,798)
Forfeited, number of share of restricted stock (shares)	(51,800)	(189,701)
Non-vested restricted stock (units), number of shares of restricted stock (unit), At the End of the Period (shares)	448,200	500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units), weighted average grant date fair value, At the Beginning of the Year (usd per share)	$ 1.60	$ 3
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	0	2.12
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	2.49	2.90
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	0.79	3.14
Non-vested restricted stock (units), weighted average grant date fair value, At the End of the Period (usd per share)	$ 1.38	$ 1.27

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Rest48

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted stock units (Details) - Restricted stock units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 265
Weighted average service period	1 year 6 months 26 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units), number of shares of restricted stock (unit), At the Beginning of the Year (shares)	0	119,940
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	712,440	349,742
Vested, number of share of restricted stock (shares)	(212,440)	(427,182)
Forfeited, number of share of restricted stock (shares)	0	(42,500)
Non-vested restricted stock (units), number of shares of restricted stock (unit), At the End of the Period (shares)	500,000	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units), weighted average grant date fair value, At the Beginning of the Year (usd per share)	$ 0	$ 3.57
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	2.64	2.47
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	2.28	2.71
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	0	3.21
Non-vested restricted stock (units), weighted average grant date fair value, At the End of the Period (usd per share)	$ 2.79	$ 0
Non-Employee Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	212,440

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Define

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Defined contribution plan and non-cash employer-matching contributions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Discolusre of Defined Contribution Plan Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Defined contribution pan, maximum annual contribution per employee percent			15.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution percent			3.00%
Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan	$ 44	$ 32	$ 117	$ 159
Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands)	0	0	0	116
Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2.71
Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 314
Other Postretirement Benefits Payments	0	0	162	0
Cash and Noncash pension and other postretirement contributions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 162	$ 314

INCOME TAXES (Details)

INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Income tax benefit (provision)			$ 1,200	$ (1,317)
Pre-tax income (loss)	$ (1,190)	$ (3,677)	$ (7,625)	$ 2,774
Effective income tax rate			(15.70%)	(47.50%)
U.S. Federal statutory rate			35.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits	2,246		$ 2,246		$ 2,279
Accrued interest and penalties	577		577		$ 536
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense			$ 31	$ 53
U.S. Federal [Member]
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Open Tax Year			2,013
Other U.S. state and local juristictions [Member]
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Open Tax Year			2,012
United Kingdon
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Open Tax Year			2,014
Australia
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Open Tax Year			2,012
Other Jurisdictions [Member]
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Open Tax Year			2,011
Minimum
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Possible decrease of unrecognized tax benefits	200		$ 200
Maximum
Tax open years subject to examination [Line Items]
Possible decrease of unrecognized tax benefits	$ 500		$ 500

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Comp

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings (loss) per share (EPS):
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.26)	$ 0.12
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.01	0.03
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.15
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (1,908)	$ (2,029)	$ (8,825)	$ 4,091
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	35	(55)	327	864
Net income (loss)	$ (1,873)	$ (2,084)	$ (8,498)	$ 4,955
EPS denominator:
Weighted-average common stock outstanding - basic (in shares)	33,572	34,687	34,121	33,784
Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a)	0	0	0	11
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding - diluted (in shares)	33,572	34,687	34,121	33,795

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Anti

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of earnings (loss) per share) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	299,269	773,500	299,269	623,500
Unvested restricted stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	150,000	150,000	150,000	0
Unvested restricted stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	50,769	0	50,769	0
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	98,500	623,500	98,500	623,500

RESTRICTED CASH (Details)

RESTRICTED CASH (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 1,213	$ 937
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	249	228
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Client guarantees
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	136	118
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Others
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	113	110
Other Noncurrent Assets
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	964	709
Other Noncurrent Assets | Collateral accounts
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	558	229
Other Noncurrent Assets | Rental deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 406	$ 480

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Pro

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction in Progress, Gross	$ 589	$ 513
Property, plant and equipment, gross	40,274	42,047
Less: acccumulated depreciation and amortization	32,998	34,119
Property and equipment, net	7,276	7,928
Capital lease obligation, current	68	62
Capital lease obligation, non-current	172	229
Computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 6,181	5,911
Remaining useful lives (less than)	3 years
Furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 1,967	2,668
Capitalized software costs
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	17,827	17,946
Leasehold and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 14,299	$ 15,522
Remaining useful lives (less than)	3 years

GOODWILL (Details)

GOODWILL (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, At the Beginning of the Year	$ 1,938
Currency translation	(52)
Goodwill, At the End of the Period	$ 1,886

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPEN56

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Reorganization expenses by Plan) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business reorganization expenses	$ 183	$ 2,264	$ 964	$ 5,667
Continuing Operations [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business reorganization expenses	183	2,264	964	5,582
Continuing Operations [Member] | Previous Plans [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business reorganization expenses	183	2,264	467	5,582
Continuing Operations [Member] | 2016 Exit Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business reorganization expenses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 497	$ 0

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPEN57

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Changes in accrued business reorganization expenses) (Details) - Continuing Operations [Member] $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 4,364
Changes in estimate	257
Restructuring Charges	707
Payments	(2,733)
Balance, end of period	2,595
Lease termination payments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	2,970
Changes in estimate	317
Restructuring Charges	190
Payments	(1,158)
Balance, end of period	2,319
Employee termination benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	1,186
Changes in estimate	(92)
Restructuring Charges	304
Payments	(1,173)
Balance, end of period	225
Other associated costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	208
Changes in estimate	32
Restructuring Charges	213
Payments	(402)
Balance, end of period	$ 51

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES58

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($)	May 27, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		$ 112,000	$ 112,000		$ 109,000
Asset retirement obligation:
Total asset retirement obligations		1,901,000	$ 1,901,000		$ 1,962,000
Key Management
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Usual length of consulting, employment and non-compete agreements			1 year
Chief Executive Officer
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve				$ 747,000
Range of possible loss, maximum						$ 2,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Postemployment Obligations	$ 1,800,000
Legal Fees	$ 700,000
Postemployment Benefits, Period Expense		$ 0	$ 3,025,000

CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Details)

CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Details) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, SGD in Thousands, NZD in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 15, 2016GBP (£)	Aug. 01, 2014GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2016AUD	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016NZD	Sep. 30, 2016GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2016SGD	Sep. 15, 2016USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2014USD ($)
Lloyds
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term		2 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	£ 12,000	£ 15,000					$ 7,691			$ 15,571	$ 19,464
Line of credit facility, covenant, maximum credit dilution				5.00%
Additional borrowing availability							$ 7,255
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing			2.00%		2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Minimum availability required						£ 2,000	$ 2,595
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding							(436)
Debt Instrument, Renewal Term		3 months
Debt Instrument, Rolling Period				3 months
Lloyds | Credit Facility Lending based on Billed Revenue [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	£ 11,500									14,922
Eligible work in progress temporary receivables	83.00%
Lloyds | Credit Facility Lending based on Unbilled Revenue [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	£ 500									$ 649
Eligible work in progress permanent receivables	25.00%
Lloyds [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Turns in days				55
National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member] | Financial Guarantee Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Financial guarantee capacity			AUD 3,000				2,298
Debt Instrument, Fee Percent				1.50%
Outstanding Borrowings							(1,904)
Additional availability for financial guarantee							$ 394
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested			1.80%		1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%
National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member] | Australian Receivables Facility [Member] [Domain]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			AUD 4,000				$ 3,064
National Australia Bank Limited [Member] | Financial Guarantee Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fee Percent				0.30%
Lending Arrangements Belgium, Netherlands, Singapore, and Mainland China Banks | Overdraft Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, average outstanding amount				$ 9,465
Debt, weighted average interest rate			3.45%		3.45%	3.45%	3.45%	3.45%	3.45%
Lending Arrangements Netherlands and Belgium Banks | Overdraft Facility | EURIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing			2.75%		2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
Base Rate | Lloyds
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate increase				1.75%
Singapore Subsidiary | Overdraft Facility | Singapore Prime Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate increase				1.75%
Singapore Subsidiary | Lending Arrangements Singapore Bank
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 147		SGD 200
Lending arrangement expiration				1 year
Singapore Subsidiary | Lending Arrangements Singapore Bank | Overdraft Facility | Singapore Prime Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing			6.00%		6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
NEW ZEALAND | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member] | New Zealand Receivables Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					NZD 5,000		$ 3,643
LIne of Credit Facility, Notice Period				90 days
Additional borrowing availability							$ 1,962
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing			4.19%		4.19%	4.19%	4.19%	4.19%	4.19%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount					NZD 1		$ 1
Long-term Line of Credit							0
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							1,962
Australia [Member] [Member] | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member] | Australian Receivables Facility [Member] [Domain]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			AUD 25,000				19,150
Debt instrument, interest rate increase				1.50%
Additional borrowing availability							$ 8,615
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing			3.17%		3.17%	3.17%	3.17%	3.17%	3.17%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount			AUD 6				$ 5
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							16,274
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding							(7,659)
Belgium Subsidiary | Lending Arrangements Belgium Bank | Overdraft Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 1,124	€ 1,000
LIne of Credit Facility, Notice Period			15 days

CREDIT AGREEMENTS - Credit Fac

CREDIT AGREEMENTS - Credit Facilities (Details) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2016 NZD in Thousands, AUD in Thousands, $ in Thousands	AUDRate	NZDRate	USD ($)Rate
Lloyds [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Turns in days	55
National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Minimum Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio Required | Rate	150.00%	150.00%	150.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Covenants, Minimum Receivables Ratio | Rate	120.00%	120.00%	120.00%
Financial Guarantee Facility | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Financial guarantee capacity	AUD 3,000		$ 2,298
Less: outstanding financial guarantee requested			1,904
Additional availability for financial guarantee			$ 394
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%
Australian Receivables Facility [Member] [Domain] | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	AUD 4,000		$ 3,064
NEW ZEALAND | New Zealand Receivables Agreement [Member] | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount		NZD 1	1
Long-term Line of Credit			0
Borrowing capacity		NZD 5,000	3,643
Additional borrowing availability			$ 1,962
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	4.19%	4.19%	4.19%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,962
Australia [Member] [Member] | Australian Receivables Facility [Member] [Domain] | National Australia Bank Limited and Bank of New Zealand [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount	AUD 6		5
Borrowing capacity	AUD 25,000		19,150
Less: outstanding borrowing			(7,659)
Additional borrowing availability			$ 8,615
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	3.17%	3.17%	3.17%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity			$ 16,274

ACCUMUATED OTHER COMPREHENSIV61

ACCUMUATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, before Tax	$ 0	$ 169,000	$ 0	$ 468,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments	9,295,000		9,295,000		$ 10,159,000
Pension plan obligations	122,000		122,000		133,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 9,417,000		$ 9,417,000		$ 10,292,000

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Jul. 30, 2015
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.05	$ 0.05		$ 0.1
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash			$ 0	$ 3,401
Authorized amount of stock repurchase program							$ 10,000
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				4,917
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares						2,846,456
Purchase of treasury stock				$ 4,917	$ 712	$ 6,302
Open Market
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired			270,199	1,218,822
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method			$ 584	$ 2,937
Private Transaction
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired			1,100,000	1,100,000
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$ 1,980
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share				$ 1.80

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Seg

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)segments	Sep. 30, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | segments			3
Revenue, from external customers	$ 108,136	$ 110,028	$ 322,430	$ 357,088
Inter-segment revenue	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	108,136	110,028	322,430	357,088
Gross margin, from external customers	43,542	45,145	131,643	143,271
Inter-segment gross margin	0	0	0	0
Gross margin	43,542	45,145	131,643	143,271
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	(187)	0	19,818
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	183	2,264	964	5,667
EBITDA (loss)	(280)	(2,629)	(5,067)	6,356
Depreciation and amortization	801	955	2,294	3,040
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net	(109)	(93)	(264)	(542)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	(1,190)	(3,677)	(7,625)	2,774
Accounts receivable, net	64,930	65,721	64,930	65,721	$ 62,420
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	9,248	9,792	9,248	9,792
Total assets	104,941	128,418	104,941	128,418	$ 124,949
Hudson Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	14,808	15,534	40,904	45,666
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,907	2,887	2,907	2,887
Hudson Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	12,356	10,582	39,382	47,986
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	196	95	196	95
Operating Segments | Hudson Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	4,163	3,735	11,660	24,896
Inter-segment revenue	42	0	21	0
Total revenue	4,205	3,735	11,681	24,896
Gross margin, from external customers	3,691	3,176	10,210	12,876
Inter-segment gross margin	13	(3)	(11)	(10)
Gross margin	3,704	3,173	10,199	12,866
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	(20)	0	15,918
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	(3)	589	(41)	1,006
EBITDA (loss)	326	(1,029)	313	12,788
Depreciation and amortization	12	383	43	591
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	(346)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	314	(1,412)	270	11,851
Accounts receivable, net	2,937	3,876	2,937	3,876
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	8	64	8	64
Total assets	5,383	8,128	5,383	8,128
Operating Segments | Hudson Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	64,607	55,609	177,717	166,123
Inter-segment revenue	0	0	(1)	0
Total revenue	64,607	55,609	177,716	166,123
Gross margin, from external customers	22,414	23,376	63,601	68,073
Inter-segment gross margin	(59)	(122)	(182)	(361)
Gross margin	22,355	23,254	63,419	67,712
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	0	0	0
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	(1)	336	273	669
EBITDA (loss)	275	1,680	(370)	1,852
Depreciation and amortization	457	333	1,296	1,576
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net	(101)	(68)	(230)	(152)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	(283)	1,279	(1,896)	124
Accounts receivable, net	34,806	28,317	34,806	28,317
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	7,364	7,010	7,364	7,010
Total assets	53,778	46,576	53,778	46,576
Operating Segments | Hudson Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	39,366	50,684	133,053	166,069
Inter-segment revenue	73	123	220	369
Total revenue	39,439	50,807	133,273	166,438
Gross margin, from external customers	17,437	18,593	57,832	62,322
Inter-segment gross margin	46	125	193	371
Gross margin	17,483	18,718	58,025	62,693
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	(167)	0	3,900
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	188	1,278	781	2,678
EBITDA (loss)	(466)	(2,094)	761	(798)
Depreciation and amortization	253	171	629	618
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	(48)	(125)	(163)	(394)
Interest income (expense), net	(6)	(20)	(28)	(35)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	(773)	(2,410)	(59)	(1,845)
Accounts receivable, net	27,187	33,528	27,187	33,528
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,431	1,969	1,431	1,969
Total assets	42,978	55,587	42,978	55,587
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0	0	0	0
Inter-segment revenue	0	0	0	0
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Gross margin, from external customers	0	0	0	0
Inter-segment gross margin	0	0	0	0
Gross margin	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	0	0	0
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	(1)	61	(49)	1,314
EBITDA (loss)	(415)	(1,186)	(5,771)	(7,486)
Depreciation and amortization	79	68	326	255
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	48	125	163	394
Interest income (expense), net	(2)	(5)	(6)	(9)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	(448)	(1,134)	(5,940)	(7,356)
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0	0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	445	749	445	749
Total assets	2,802	18,127	2,802	18,127
Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0	0	0	0
Inter-segment revenue	(115)	(123)	(240)	(369)
Total revenue	(115)	(123)	(240)	(369)
Gross margin, from external customers	0	0	0	0
Inter-segment gross margin	0	0	0	0
Gross margin	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Continuing Operations	0	0	0	0
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	0	0	0	0
EBITDA (loss)	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0	0	0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Geo

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Geographic Data Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 108,136	$ 110,028	$ 322,430	$ 357,088
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	9,248	9,792	9,248	9,792
Net assets	44,702	64,065	44,702	64,065	$ 61,180
United Kingdon
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	27,010	40,102	93,671	118,083
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,235	1,866	1,235	1,866
Net assets	11,962	15,421	11,962	15,421
Australia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	49,799	40,075	136,813	120,457
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,457	4,123	4,457	4,123
Net assets	8,601	9,012	8,601	9,012
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	3,921	3,575	11,016	24,424
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	445	821	445	821
Net assets	2,954	17,003	2,954	17,003
Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	12,356	10,582	39,382	47,986
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	196	95	196	95
Net assets	8,777	9,067	8,777	9,067
Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	14,808	15,534	40,904	45,666
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,907	2,887	2,907	2,887
Net assets	12,464	13,554	12,464	13,554
Other Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	242	160	644	472
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	8	0	8	0
Net assets	$ (56)	$ 8	$ (56)	$ 8