CTPartners Executive Search 10-Q 7 Nov 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'CTPARTNERS EXECUTIVE SEARCH INC.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001439199	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	7,260,277

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current Assets	'	'
Cash	$7,199	$5,654
Accounts receivable, net	38,773	26,381
Other receivables	455	433
Prepaid expenses	3,932	3,974
Deferred income taxes	2,588	3,184
Other	5,883	4,411
Total current assets	58,830	44,037
Non-current assets	'	'
Leasehold improvements and equipment, net	4,987	4,149
Goodwill	11,305	5,811
Intangibles, net	4,312	3,746
Other assets	7,344	5,517
Deferred income taxes	4,456	5,482
Total assets	91,234	68,742
Current Liabilities	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	4,712	4,762
Line of credit	14,496	0
Accounts payable	2,946	3,813
Accrued compensation	34,055	25,201
Accrued business taxes	2,557	2,079
Income taxes payable	974	710
Accrued expenses	3,419	5,571
Total current liabilities	63,159	42,136
Long-Term Liabilities	'	'
Long-term debt, less current maturities	3,268	1,295
Deferred rent, less current maturities	734	1,050
Total long-term liabilities	4,002	2,345
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	4,088
Stockholders’ Equity	'	'
Preferred stock: 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock: $0.001 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 7,693,135 and 7,540,821 shares issued; 7,260,277 and 7,110,292 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	8	8
Additional paid-in capital	38,361	37,778
Accumulated deficit	-9,679	-14,242
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	-2,478	-1,275
Treasury stock at cost 432,858 shares at September 30, 2014 and 430,529 at December 31, 2013.	-2,139	-2,096
Total stockholders' equity	24,073	20,173
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$91,234	$68,742

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	15,000,000	15,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	7,693,135	7,540,821
Common stock, shares outstanding	7,260,277	7,110,292
Treasury stock, shares	432,858	430,529

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue	'	'		'	'
Net revenue	$45,439	$32,553		$130,422	$95,959
Reimbursable expenses	1,114	1,088		3,458	3,030
Total revenue	46,553	33,641		133,880	98,989
Operating expenses	'	'		'	'
Compensation and benefits	33,448	24,667		95,700	74,974
General and administrative	9,562	6,872		26,594	23,502
Reimbursable expenses	1,244	1,240		3,881	3,332
Total operating expenses	44,254	32,779		126,175	101,808
Operating income/(loss)	2,299	862		7,705	-2,819
Interest expense, net	-12	-37		-140	-156
Income/(loss) before income taxes	2,287	825		7,565	-2,975
Income tax (expense)/benefit	-881	-323		-2,913	1,120
Net income/(loss)	1,406	502		4,652	-1,855
Net (income)/loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	-105	156		-89	98
Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company	$1,301	$658	[1]	$4,563	($1,757)	[1]
Basic income/(loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.18	$0.09	[1]	$0.63	($0.25)	[1]
Diluted income/(loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.17	$0.09	[1]	$0.59	($0.25)	[1]
Basic weighted average common shares (in shares)	7,258,241	7,070,180	[1]	7,196,123	7,041,631	[1]
Diluted weighted average common shares (in shares)	7,774,074	7,476,476	[1]	7,727,380	7,041,631	[1]
[1]	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 101,499 stock options are excluded as the strike price is below the market price at September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 233,418 restricted shares and 158,373 stock options are excluded, as they are anti-dilutive to the net loss per common share.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income/(loss)	$1,406	$502	$4,652	($1,855)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,342	266	-1,203	255
Comprehensive income/(loss)	64	768	3,449	-1,600
Comprehensive (income)/loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	-105	156	-89	98
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the Company	($41)	$924	$3,360	($1,502)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash Flows From Operating Activities	'	'
Net income/(loss)	$4,652	($1,855)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,762	1,435
Reorganization charges	0	48
Share-based compensation	484	577
Amortization of discount on seller notes	9	89
Amortization of post-combination compensation	0	1,878
Deferred income taxes	1,570	-1,253
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquired businesses:	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	-12,677	-878
Prepaid expenses	1,046	296
Income taxes receivable	0	-605
Other assets and receivables	-1,232	-1,895
Accounts payable	-942	-42
Accrued compensation	9,097	-498
Accrued business taxes	603	-194
Income taxes payable	129	-259
Accrued expenses	-2,483	-113
Deferred rent	-279	-295
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities	1,739	-3,564
Cash Flows From Investing Activities	'	'
Acquisition of businesses	-2,921	-833
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	-1,629	0
Purchase of leasehold improvements and equipment	-1,740	-942
Notes receivable issued	-4,139	0
Repayment of notes receivable	1,000	0
Net cash used in investing activities	-9,429	-1,775
Cash Flows From Financing Activities	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-4,779	-3,625
Net proceeds from line of credit	14,496	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	-15
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	9,717	-3,640
Net increase/(decrease) in cash	2,027	-8,979
Effect of foreign currency on cash	-482	374
Cash:	'	'
Beginning	5,654	15,947
Ending	7,199	7,342
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Activities	'	'
Goodwill	5,834	'
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities	'	'
Employee discount stock purchase award in lieu of cash compensation	0	275
Latin America [Member]	'	'
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Activities	'	'
Total identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed	2,420	2,717
Goodwill	5,834	5,122
Aggregate purchase price per purchase agreement	8,254	7,839
Seller note	-4,619	-2,490
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	-3,849
Cash paid for acquisition of businesses	3,635	1,500
Less cash acquired	-714	-667
Cash paid for acquisition of a business net of cash acquired	2,921	833
Noncontrolling interest redeemed	3,852	0
Seller note	-2,223	0
Cash paid for redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,629	0
Forgiveness of notes receivable	473	0
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities	'	'
Seller financing of fixed asset additions	117	-518
Treasury stock acquired in lieu of shareholder receivable	$0	($15)

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	Description of Business - CTPartners Executive Search Inc., along with its subsidiaries (collectively, “CTPartners” or the “Company”), is a retained executive search firm with global capabilities. The Company operates in North America, Europe and the Middle East (EMEA), Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company is subject to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the relevant provisions of the Securities Acts of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s common stock trades on the NYSE MKT exchange under the symbol “CTP.”
	Principles of Consolidation - The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CTPartners Executive Search Inc., together with its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information, and with the instructions to Form10-Q and the requirements of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statement presentation.
	In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2014.
	The condensed consolidated balance sheet, at December 31, 2013, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
	The interim financial statements contained in this report should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes presented in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2014.
	Goodwill - Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any. The goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill of the reporting unit would be considered impaired. To measure the amount of the impairment loss, the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is indicated. For this test, the fair value of the Company’s relevant reporting unit is determined using a combination of valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow methodology. The Company performs an impairment test annually, in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. As of September 30, 2014, there were no indicators of impairment with respect to the Company’s goodwill.
	Intangible Assets - Intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships and developed technology and are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. For intangible assets not subject to amortization, an impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount of the intangible assets is considered not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from use of the asset. As of September 30, 2014, there were no indicators of impairment with respect to the Company’s intangible assets.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - On May 2, 2013, the Company acquired a 51% controlling ownership interest in Augmentum. The Company had the right to call the remaining 49% interest, and Augmentum shareholders had the right to put the remaining 49% interest for a limited amount of time after the first anniversary of acquisition, at a pre-determined price, adjustable based on certain revenue targets. The Company exercised its call right in September of 2014. The put option requires the noncontrolling interest to be classified as redeemable, recorded in the mezzanine equity on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, and measured at the greater of estimated redemption value, which approximates fair value, at the end of each reporting period or the historic cost basis. The resulting increases or decreases in the estimated redemption amount are affected by corresponding charges or credits against retained earnings, or in the absence of retained earnings, additional paid in capital. If the put option becomes no longer exercisable, the redeemable noncontrolling interest will be reclassified to noncontrolling interest and included in the permanent equity on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
	Other Comprehensive Loss - Other comprehensive loss primarily consists of foreign currency translation gains and losses, net of income tax effects.
	The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:
		September 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(2,291	)	$	(1,088	)
	Other	(187		)	(187		)
		$	(2,478	)	$	(1,275	)
	Fair Value - The Company measures the fair values of its financial instruments in accordance with accounting guidance that defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The guidance also discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow) and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
	•	Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
	•	Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
	•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
	The inputs used in the fair value measurement should be from the highest level available. In instances where the measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement will fall within the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
	Foreign Currency Translation - Venezuela - The Company has a subsidiary in Venezuela. The economy in Venezuela has had significant inflation in the last several years. At the time of the acquisition, the Venezuelan economy was designated as highly inflationary, and is accounted for pursuant to accounting guidance for highly inflationary economies. Therefore, the U.S. dollar is designated to be the functional currency of our Venezuelan operations, and any gain or loss resulting from foreign currency translation is reflected in the general and administrative expenses in Company's results of operations.
	The Venezuelan government has maintained currency controls and a fixed official exchange rate since February 2003. In June 2010, The Venezuelan Central Bank began operating the Transaction System for Foreign Currency Denominated Securities (SITME), which established a "banded" exchange rate of 5.3 bolivars to the U.S. dollar. In 2011, CADIVI, Commission for the Administration of Currency Exchange, established an official exchange rate of 4.30 bolivars to U.S. dollar, which was available in parallel with the SITME rate. In February 2013, the Venezuelan government set a new official exchange rate of 6.3 bolivars to the U.S. dollar ("Official Rate") and abolished the SITME rate. In March 2013, the Venezuelan government created the Complimentary System of Foreign Currency Acquirement ("SICAD 1"). SICAD 1 is an auction system and allows entities in specific sectors to bid for U.S. dollars.
	As of September 30, 2014, the SICAD rate was 12.00 bolivars to the U.S. dollar. On February 19, 2014, the Venezuelan government announced plans for another currency exchange mechanism, referred to as “SICAD 2,” which allows authorized foreign exchange operators, such as regulated banks and capital market brokers, to act as intermediaries in the sale or acquisition of foreign currency. The SICAD 2 rate is intended to more closely resemble a market-driven exchange rate compared to the rates provided by Venezuela’s other regulated exchange mechanisms. SICAD 2 became effective on March 24, 2014 and the approximate SICAD 2 rate as of September 30, 2014 was 49.99 bolivars to the U.S. dollar.
	As of September 30, 2014, there were three legal exchange mechanisms administered by the Venezuelan government, each with a different exchange rate. The recent introduction of the variable SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 mechanisms requires reporting entities to exercise considerable judgment to determine which rate to utilize to remeasure their bolivar denominated monetary assets and liabilities, and to record revenue and expenses. The Company believes that there is significant uncertainty pertaining to the nature of transactions that flow through SICAD 1 auction and how SICAD 1 will operate in the future. The number of SICAD 2 auctions held to date is very limited, and the Company does not intend to utilize SICAD 2 at the prevailing exchange rates. The Company believes that the official rate of 6.3 bolivars to the U.S. dollar remains legally available to us, and therefore continued to measure its bolivar denominated assets, liabilities and associated transactions at the official rate of 6.3. As of September 30, 2014 the Company had $2.7 million of bolivar denominated assets and $0.9 million of bolivar denominated liabilities.
	Reclassifications - Certain items in the 2013 condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	Acquisitions
	Park Brown
	On July 1, 2014, the Company acquired Park Brown International Pty Ltd ("Park Brown"), an executive search firm focusing on the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors based in Perth, Australia.
	The Company paid $0.9 million in cash on the acquisition date, and recorded a seller note payable valued at $2.1 million, payable over three years from the date of acquisition, and subject to adjustment based on certain revenue targets over three years.
	The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the consideration transferred, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at acquisition date:
	Fair value of consideration transferred:
	Cash	$	923
	Seller note payable for contingent consideration	2,096
	Total	$	3,019
	Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Accounts receivable	$	328
	Other assets	823
	Trade names and trademarks	67
	Database content	141
	Customer relationships	402
	Property and equipment	18
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(465		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,314
	Goodwill	1,705
	Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	3,019
	The weighted average life of total amortizable intangible assets acquired is 9.1 years.
	The acquisition of Park Brown includes a contingent consideration arrangement that allows for adjustment of payments based upon achievement of certain revenue targets. The fair value of contingent consideration is based upon the future revenues attributable to the acquired business, and was estimated through the use of the Monte Carlo model. The fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement. These fair value measurements are based on (i) an assumed revenue forecast, (ii) an assumed discount rate of 4.8%, and (iii) assumed market volatility rate range of 10.0%. The fair value of the note payable for contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date was $2.1 million. As of September 30, 2014, the fair value of the note payable was $1.9 million.
	The fair value of identifiable intangible assets was measured based upon significant inputs that were not observable in the market, and therefore are classified as Level 3. The key assumptions include (i) management's projection of future cash flows based upon past experience and future expectations, and (ii) an assumed discount rate of 20.5%.
	The goodwill of $1.7 million is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise in connection with the acquisition. The goodwill relating to the Company's acquisition of Park Brown is fully deductible for United States federal income tax purposes.
	The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $0.3 million, which were recorded as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.
	The total revenues and net income attributable to the acquisition, since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
		Three Months			Nine Months
		Ended			Ended
		30-Sep-14			30-Sep-14
	Total Revenues	$	1,177		$	1,177
	Net Income/(Loss)	$	(152	)	$	(152	)
	The amounts of revenue and net loss related to the acquisition that are included in our consolidated statements of operations and the pro forma financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013, are presented in the following table. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition happened at such time.
	Pro forma unaudited total revenues and net income of the combined entity had the acquisition date been January 1, 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014(1)			2013			2014(2)		2013(3)
	Total Revenues	$	46,553		$	34,394		$	135,527	$	100,743
	Net Income	$	1,613		$	750		$	5,071	$	(2,185	)
	(1) Pro forma net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs.
	(2) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs and to include $0.1 million of amortization costs.
	(3) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.3 million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.
	Johnson Executive Search
	On March 1, 2014, the Company acquired Johnson Executive Search ("Johnson"), an independent executive search and leadership advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. The firm works with clients in the financial services, legal and professional services, technology and communications, consumer and industrial sectors. This acquisition expands the Company's presence in Asia-Pacific region.
	The Company paid $2.3 million in cash on the acquisition date, and recorded a seller note payable valued at $2.5 million, payable over three years from the date of acquisition, and subject to adjustment based on certain revenue targets over three years.
	The following table summarizes the fair values of the consideration transferred, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at acquisition date:
	Fair value of consideration transferred:
	Cash	$	2,336
	Seller note payable for contingent consideration	2,523
	Total	$	4,859
	Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Accounts receivable	$	380
	Other assets	53
	Trade names and trademarks	189
	Database content	321
	Customer relationships	227
	Property and equipment	187
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(251		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,106
	Goodwill	3,753
	Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	4,859
	The weighted average life of total amortizable intangible assets acquired is 8 years.
	The acquisition of Johnson includes a contingent consideration arrangement that allows for adjustment of payments based upon achievement of certain revenue targets over the next three years. The fair value of contingent consideration is based upon the future revenues attributable to the acquired business, and was estimated through the use of the Monte Carlo model. The fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement. These fair value measurements are based on (i) an assumed revenue forecast, (ii) an assumed discount rate of 8.5%, and (iii) assumed market volatility rate range of 10%. The fair value of the note payable for contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date was $2.5 million. As of September 30, 2014, the fair value of the note payable was $2.4 million.
	The fair value of identifiable intangible assets was measured based upon significant inputs that were not observable in the market, and therefore are classified as Level 3. The key assumptions include (i) management's projection of future cash flows based upon past experience and future expectations, and (ii) an assumed discount rate of 13.5%.
The goodwill of $3.8 million is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise in connection with the acquisition. The goodwill relating to the Company's acquisition of Johnson is fully deductible for United States federal income tax purposes.
The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $0.6 million, which were recorded as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
The total revenues and net income attributable to the acquisition, since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
	Three Months			Nine Months
	Ended			Ended
	30-Sep-14			30-Sep-14
Total Revenues	$	761		$	2,240
Net Income	$	(1,058	)	$	(1,260	)
The amounts of revenue and net income related to the acquisition that are included in our consolidated statements of operations and the pro forma financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013, are presented in the following table. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition happened at such time.
Pro forma unaudited total revenues and net income of the combined entity had the acquisition date been January 1, 2013 are as follows:
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	30-Sep						30-Sep
	2014			2013			2014(1)		2013(2)
Total Revenues	$	46,553		$	35,765		$	135,282	$	106,375
Net Income	$	1,301		$	902		$	5,380	$	(2,821	)
(1) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.6 million of acquisition costs.
(2) Pro forma net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.6 million million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.
Augmentum Consulting, Ltd.
On May 2, 2013, the Company acquired a 51% controlling ownership interest in Augmentum Consulting, Ltd. ("Augmentum"), a London based search firm. This acquisition complements CTPartners' existing UK business in a variety of practice areas, provides increased competitive advantage and enhances growth opportunity.
The Company paid $1.5 million in cash on the acquisition date, recorded a seller note payable valued at $2.5 million, payable in two equal installments on August 31, 2014 and 2015, and a redeemable noncontrolling interest of $3.8 million. The aggregate maximum purchase price may be adjusted based on certain revenue targets over three years, not to exceed $8.5 million in total. The Company had the right to call the remaining 49% interest in Augmentum after August 2, 2014, and Augmentum shareholders have the right to put the remaining 49% interest if the call option has not been exercised, at a pre-determined price, adjustable based on Augmentum's performance. On September 4, 2014 the Company acquired remaining 49% interest in Augmentum for $3.9 million, of which $1.6 million was paid in cash at closing. The remainder will be paid over two years.
The acquisition of Augmentum includes a contingent consideration arrangement that allows for adjustment of payments based upon achievement of certain revenue targets over the next three years. The range of undiscounted amounts that the Company could pay is between zero and $3.6 million, denominated in British pounds and translated at the rate in effect at the end of reporting period.
The fair value of contingent consideration is contingent upon the future revenues attributable to the acquired business, and was estimated through the use of the Monte Carlo model. These fair value measurements are based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 measurement. These fair value measurements are based on (i) an assumed revenue forecast, (ii) an assumed discount rate of 6.5%, and (iii) assumed market volatility rate range of 10%-12.5% based on the volatility data for companies similar to Augmentum.
The fair value of identifiable intangible assets was measured based upon significant inputs that were not observable in the market, and therefore are classified as Level 3. The key assumptions include (i) management's projection of future cash flows based upon past experience and future expectations, and (ii) an assumed discount rate of 18.5%.
The goodwill of $5.1 million is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise in connection with the acquisition. The goodwill relating to the Company's acquisition of Augmentum is fully deductible for United States federal income tax purposes.
Cheverny CEO Search, S.A.
On October 10, 2012, the Company completed an acquisition of Cheverny CEO Search, S.A., a Paris, France based search firm focused on executive recruiting. The first payment of $0.5 million was made in cash on the acquisition date, and a non-interest bearing seller note was issued for the remainder of the purchase price. The note was payable in two equal installments of $0.5 million each on July 12, 2013 and July 12, 2014. A portion of the total purchase price was contingent upon the continued employment certain shareholders of the acquiree. Therefore, the contingent portion of the purchase price was accounted for as compensation for post-combination services, recognized over the requisite service period using the graded-vesting method.
During the quarter ending March 31, 2013, the Company modified the terms of the Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. acquisition agreement, terminating all employment contingencies. As a result of the amendment, the Company recognized remaining post-combination compensation and incurred a non-recurring charge of $0.8 million relating to Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. post-combination compensation in the first quarter of 2013. The charge is included in compensation and benefits expenses in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
Latin America
Effective January 2, 2012, the Company acquired CTPartners Latin America Inc., its independently-owned licensee that had been operating under the name of CTPartners in Latin America for the prior five years. The aggregate purchase price in the agreement was $10.5 million, which was paid in cash and the issuance of a non-interest bearing seller note for $5.3 million, due in equal installments of $2.6 million each on January 2, 2013 and January 2, 2014, respectively. A portion of the total purchase price was contingent upon the continued employment of certain key shareholders. The purchase agreement provides that the selling shareholders are required to repay to the Company up to the aggregate amount of $7.2 million if their employment terminates prior to the 36-month anniversary of the closing of the transaction. Therefore, the contingent portion of the purchase price was accounted for as compensation for post-combination services, and initially recognized over three years using the graded-vesting method. After accounting for a portion of the purchase price as post-combination compensation, the fair value of the consideration allocation to the assets and liabilities acquired was $3.0 million.
During the quarter ending March 31, 2013, the Company modified the terms of the Latin America acquisition agreement, terminating all employment contingencies. As a result of the amendment, the Company recognized the remaining post-combination compensation and incurred a non-recurring charge of $1.1 million relating to Latin America post-combination compensation in the first quarter of 2013. The charge is included in compensation and benefits expenses in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Goodwill_and_Intangibles_Asset

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets
	Goodwill
	Changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 3014 are as follows:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	5,811
	Additions	5,834
	Exchange rate fluctuation	(340		)
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	11,305
	Intangible Assets
	The following is a summary of intangible assets at September 30, 2014:
			Amortizable Lives		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
	Amortized Intangible assets
	Customer relationships		10 years		$	3,394	$	724	$	2,670
	Developed technology		10 years		1,508		198		1,310
	Trade names		1 year		494		274		220
	Other		3 years		83		39		44
					$	5,479	$	1,235	$	4,244
	Unamortized Intangible Assets
	Trademarks								68
	Total Intangible Assets								$	4,312
	Total amortization expense of intangible assets for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.2 million and $0.6 million respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $0.2 million and $0.4 million respectively. Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for the following five years and thereafter is as follows:
	Years ending December 31,		Estimated Aggregate
			Future Amortization
			Expense
	2014		$	166
	2015		661
	2016		535
	2017		488
	2018		488
	Thereafter		1,906
			$	4,244

Accounts_Receivable

Accounts Receivable	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Accounts Receivable	'
	Accounts Receivable
	The Company extends unsecured credit to customers under normal trade agreements, which generally require payment upon invoice receipt. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon management's review of delinquent accounts and an assessment of the Company's historical evidence of collections. The Company also provides a reserve for billing adjustments based upon historical experience. The allowance for doubtful accounts and billing adjustments amounted to $2.1 million and $1.5 million at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Basic_and_Diluted_Earnings_Per

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	'
	Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share
	A reconciliation of the amounts used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation is shown in the following table.
		Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
		2014		20131		2014		20131
	Numerator
	Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company	$	1,301	$	658	$	4,563	$	(1,757	)
	Denominator
	Basic weighted-average common shares	7,258,241		7,070,180		7,196,123		7,041,631
	Effect of stock options and restricted stock	515,833		406,296		531,257		—
	Diluted weighted-average common shares	7,774,074		7,476,476		7,727,380		7,041,631
	Basic income/(loss) per common share	$	0.18	$	0.09	$	0.63	$	(0.25	)
	Diluted income/(loss) per common share	$	0.17	$	0.09	$	0.59	$	(0.25	)
	-1	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 101,499 stock options are excluded as the strike price is below the market price at September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 233,418 restricted shares and 158,373 stock options are excluded, as they are anti-dilutive to the net loss per common share.

Leasehold_Improvements_and_Equ

Leasehold Improvements and Equipment	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Leasehold Improvements and Equipment	'
	Leasehold Improvements and Equipment
	The components of the leasehold improvements and equipment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
		September 30,			31-Dec-13
		2014
	Leasehold improvements	$	3,507		$	3,222
	Office furniture, fixtures and equipment	3,262			3,050
	Computer equipment and software	7,458			6,066
		14,227			12,338
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(9,240		)	(8,189		)
		$	4,987		$	4,149
	Depreciation and amortization expense relating to leasehold improvements and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $0.4 million and $1.2 million respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $0.3 million and $1.0 million respectively.

LongTerm_Debt

Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]	'
Long-Term Debt	'
	Long-Term Debt
	Line of Credit. The Company is a party to a credit and security agreement (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement” or “Credit Agreement”) with a bank which includes a revolving credit facility. The Credit Agreement, as amended, has been extended through April 30, 2016. Under the amended terms of the revolving credit facility, the Company may borrow an amount equal to the lesser of $20.0 million or the “Borrowing Base” (the Company’s eligible accounts receivable as defined in the Credit Agreement), with interest calculated at 325 basis points basis points above the LIBOR rate as defined in the revolving Credit Agreement (the adjusted LIBOR rate), which was 2.904% at September 30, 2014. The Company had $14.5 million in borrowings on the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2014 and no borrowings at December 31, 2013. Additionally, the Company has issued letters of credit related to office lease agreements secured by the Credit Agreement in the amount of $4.0 million as of September 30, 2014, and $3.3 million at December 31, 2013. Available borrowings under the revolving credit facility were $5.5 million and $14.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	Notes Payable. Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Notes payable - redemption of members’ units	$	200	$	310
	Notes payable - seller financed acquisitions	7,645		5,637
	Notes payable - other	135		110
		7,980		6,057
	Less current portion of long-term debt	4,712		4,762
		$	3,268	$	1,295
	Notes Payable — Redemption of Members’ Units. Prior to the conversion from a limited liability company to a corporation, the Company periodically purchased member units from former members, with payment in the form of notes, payable over 5 years. The total due on these notes amounted to $0.2 million at September 30, 2014, and 0.3 million at December 31, 2013. The interest on the notes ranges from 2.66% to 5.00%. The carrying value of notes payable approximates its fair value.
	Notes Payable — Seller Financed Acquisitions. During the year ended December 2013, the Company completed two acquisitions, and during 2014 the Company acquired Johnson Executive Search and Park Brown as further described in Note 2. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was, in part, financed through seller notes.
	In conjunction with the acquisition of Augmentum, in 2013 the Company recorded a note payable to the seller in connection with the contingent purchase price. During third quarter of 2014, the Company acquired the remaining 49% interest, and recorded an additional note payable for the additional interest acquired. The note was recorded at fair value at acquisition, and is re-measured every reporting period, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2014, $3.2 million is outstanding, payable in two installments on August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2016.
	In conjunction with the acquisition of Johnson, the Company recorded a note payable to the seller in connection with the contingent consideration. The note was recorded at fair value at acquisition, and is re-measured every reporting period, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2014, $2.4 million is outstanding, payable in three installments on March 1, of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
	In conjunction with the acquisition of Park Brown, the Company recorded a note payable to the seller. The note was recorded at fair value at acquisition, and is re-measured every reporting period, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2014, $1.9 million is outstanding, payable in three installments on July 1, of 2015, 2016 and 2017.

ShareBased_Compensation

Share-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Share-Based Compensation	'
	Share-Based Compensation
	Restricted Shares - Upon effectiveness of conversion to a corporation, the Company adopted the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. The purpose of the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by (i) attracting, retaining and motivating employees, non-employee directors and independent contractors (including prospective employees), (ii) motivating such individuals to achieve long-term Company goals and to further align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders by providing incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of the common stock of the Company and (iii) promoting increased ownership of the Company's common stock by such individuals. Subject to adjustment for changes in capitalization, the maximum aggregate number of shares of the common stock that may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan is 1.0 million.
	A summary of the Company’s common stock subject to vesting provisions as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-
				Average
				Grant-Date
	Non-Vested Common Stock	Stock		Fair Value
	Non-vested common stock at December 31, 2013	227,159		$	5.11
	Granted	8,548		$	9.36
	Vested	(101,349	)	$	6.48
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	134,358		$	4.43
	Total share-based compensation expense related to vested shares was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
	As of September 30, 2014, there was $0.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to shares subject to vesting provisions granted under the plan. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years years.
	In the first quarter of 2013, the Company granted an award subject to recapture provisions. Recapture provisions allow the Company to recapture a portion of stock if certain performance or service conditions are not met. A summary of the Company’s common stock subject to recapture provisions as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-Average Grant-Date
	Common Stock Subject to Recapture	Stock		Fair Value
	Common stock subject to recapture at December 31, 2013	7,019		$	4.7
	Granted	—		$	—
	Expiration of recapture provision	(2,340	)	$	4.7
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Common stock subject to recapture at September 30, 2014	4,679		$	4.7
	Total share-based compensation expense related to shares subject to recapture was $2,782 and $8,466 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $2,761 and $8,234 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	As of September 30, 2014, there was $13,539 of unrecognized compensation expense related to shares subject to recapture granted under the plan. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.
	Non-qualified Stock Options —In April 2014, April 2013 and December 2011, the Company authorized and granted 105,500, 94,100, and 102,500 stock options to various employees under its 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. All options have an exercise price that is equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Options are subject to ratable vesting over a three year period, and compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
	A summary of the Company’s non-qualified stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Number of		Weighted		Weighted	Aggregate
		Non-		Average		Average	Intrinsic
		qualified		Exercise		Remaining	Value
		Stock		Price		Contractual
		Options		Per Share		Term (in
						years)
	Outstanding on December 31, 2013	195,600		$	4.34	8.6	$	247
	Granted	105,500		$	10.4	9.5	$	—
	Exercised	(2,000	)	$	5	—	$	—
	Expired	—		$	—	—	$	—
	Forfeited	(1,500	)	$	4.65	—	$	—
	Outstanding on September 30, 2014	297,600		$	6.48	8.4	$	2,711
	Exercisable on September 30, 2014	96,200		$	4.68	—	$	—
	The aggregate intrinsic value is based upon the Company's closing stock price of $15.59 at September 30, 2014. The compensation expense related to the options was $76,172 and 182,086 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $31,448 and $81,994 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. As of September 30, 2014, there was $0.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested non-qualified stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.3 years.
	Employee Stock Purchase Program - The stock discount purchase program allows selected employees to purchase up to $0.1 million of the Company’s stock in lieu of cash bonuses, at a 15% discount to the NYSE MKT trading price of those shares. Shares are subject to ratable vesting over a three-year period, and compensation expense relating to the discount is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. A summary of the Company's employee stock purchase program as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-Average Grant-Date
	Employee Stock Purchase Program	Stock		Fair Value
	Non-vested purchased employee stock at December 31, 2013	128,429		$	4.09
	Granted	—		$	—
	Vested	(50,962	)	$	4.25
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	77,467		$	3.98
	Compensation expense relating to the stock purchase discount program was $9,559 and $28,677 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, compensation expense relating to the stock purchase discount program was $9,559 and $21,936 respectively. As of September 30, 2014, there was $41,666 of unrecognized compensation expense related to shares subject to vesting provisions granted under the stock purchase discount program. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.

Enterprise_Geographic_Concentr

Enterprise Geographic Concentrations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Enterprise Geographic Concentrations	'
	Enterprise Geographic Concentrations
	The Company operates in four principal geographic regions: North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The revenue by region, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, is as follows:
		Three Months ended September 30, 2014		Three Months ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months ended September 30, 2013
	Revenue
	North America	$	25,895	$	18,687	$	77,127	$	57,845
	EMEA	11,457		8,596		32,062		23,626
	Asia Pacific	3,733		1,627		8,960		4,535
	Latin America	4,354		3,643		12,273		9,953
	Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	45,439		32,553		130,422		95,959
	Reimbursable expenses	1,114		1,088		3,458		3,030
	Total	$	46,553	$	33,641	$	133,880	$	98,989
	Identifiable assets by geographic concentrations are as follows:
		30-Sep-14		December 31,
				2013
	Identifiable Assets
	North America	$	35,149	$	34,006
	EMEA	18,971		13,979
	Asia Pacific	8,078		3,562
	Latin America	12,004		6,322
	Global Operations Support	1,414		1,316
	Total	$	75,616	$	59,185
	Goodwill and other intangible assets, net:
	Latin America	$	2,166	$	2,553
	EMEA	7,028		7,004
	Asia Pacific	6,424		—
	Total	$	15,618	$	9,557

Reorganization

Reorganization	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Reorganization	'
	Reorganization
	In the third quarter of 2012, the Company’s management initiated a plan to reorganize its operations resulting in certain organizational changes in its Canadian and EMEA locations. The plan consisted of a workforce reorganization, and elimination of redundant or unneeded positions, which allowed the Company to combine business operations in certain geographic locations and serve clients more efficiently. During 2013, the Company expanded its reorganization efforts globally, eliminating certain functions.
	Changes in reorganization reserves related to the plan described above for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:
		Severance and other
		employee related costs
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	153
	Reorganization charges	782
	Cash payments	(728		)
	Non-cash charges	(48		)
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	159
	Reorganization charges	—
	Cash payments	(159		)
	Non-cash charges	—
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	—

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Principles of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation - The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CTPartners Executive Search Inc., together with its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information, and with the instructions to Form10-Q and the requirements of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statement presentation.
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill - Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, if any. The goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill of the reporting unit would be considered impaired. To measure the amount of the impairment loss, the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is indicated. For this test, the fair value of the Company’s relevant reporting unit is determined using a combination of valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow methodology. The Company performs an impairment test annually, in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. As of September 30, 2014, there were no indicators of impairment with respect to the Company’s goodwill.
Intangible Assets	'
	Intangible Assets - Intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships and developed technology and are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. For intangible assets not subject to amortization, an impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount of the intangible assets is considered not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from use of the asset. As of September 30, 2014, there were no indicators of impairment with respect to the Company’s intangible assets.
Other Comprehensive Loss	'
	Other Comprehensive Loss - Other comprehensive loss primarily consists of foreign currency translation gains and losses, net of income tax effects.
Fair Value	'
	Fair Value - The Company measures the fair values of its financial instruments in accordance with accounting guidance that defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The guidance also discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow) and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
	•	Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
	•	Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
	•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
	The inputs used in the fair value measurement should be from the highest level available. In instances where the measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement will fall within the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Foreign Currency Translation	'
	Foreign Currency Translation - Venezuela - The Company has a subsidiary in Venezuela. The economy in Venezuela has had significant inflation in the last several years. At the time of the acquisition, the Venezuelan economy was designated as highly inflationary, and is accounted for pursuant to accounting guidance for highly inflationary economies. Therefore, the U.S. dollar is designated to be the functional currency of our Venezuelan operations, and any gain or loss resulting from foreign currency translation is reflected in the general and administrative expenses in Company's results of operations.
Reclassification	'
	Reclassifications - Certain items in the 2013 condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation.

Basis_of_Presentation_Tables

Basis of Presentation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'
	The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:
		September 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(2,291	)	$	(1,088	)
	Other	(187		)	(187		)
		$	(2,478	)	$	(1,275	)

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Schedule of fair value of consideration transferred	'
	The following table summarizes the fair values of the consideration transferred, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at acquisition date:
	Fair value of consideration transferred:
	Cash	$	2,336
	Seller note payable for contingent consideration	2,523
	Total	$	4,859
	The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the consideration transferred, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at acquisition date:
	Fair value of consideration transferred:
	Cash	$	923
	Seller note payable for contingent consideration	2,096
	Total	$	3,019
Schedule of recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed	'
	Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Accounts receivable	$	380
	Other assets	53
	Trade names and trademarks	189
	Database content	321
	Customer relationships	227
	Property and equipment	187
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(251		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,106
	Goodwill	3,753
	Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	4,859
	Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
	Accounts receivable	$	328
	Other assets	823
	Trade names and trademarks	67
	Database content	141
	Customer relationships	402
	Property and equipment	18
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(465		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,314
	Goodwill	1,705
	Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	3,019
Business acquisition pro forma information	'
	The total revenues and net income attributable to the acquisition, since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
		Three Months			Nine Months
		Ended			Ended
		30-Sep-14			30-Sep-14
	Total Revenues	$	1,177		$	1,177
	Net Income/(Loss)	$	(152	)	$	(152	)
	The amounts of revenue and net loss related to the acquisition that are included in our consolidated statements of operations and the pro forma financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013, are presented in the following table. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition happened at such time.
	Pro forma unaudited total revenues and net income of the combined entity had the acquisition date been January 1, 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014(1)			2013			2014(2)		2013(3)
	Total Revenues	$	46,553		$	34,394		$	135,527	$	100,743
	Net Income	$	1,613		$	750		$	5,071	$	(2,185	)
	(1) Pro forma net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs.
	(2) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs and to include $0.1 million of amortization costs.
	(3) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.3 million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.
	J
	The total revenues and net income attributable to the acquisition, since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:
		Three Months			Nine Months
		Ended			Ended
		30-Sep-14			30-Sep-14
	Total Revenues	$	761		$	2,240
	Net Income	$	(1,058	)	$	(1,260	)
	The amounts of revenue and net income related to the acquisition that are included in our consolidated statements of operations and the pro forma financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013, are presented in the following table. This pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our actual results of operations would have been had the acquisition happened at such time.
	Pro forma unaudited total revenues and net income of the combined entity had the acquisition date been January 1, 2013 are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014(1)		2013(2)
	Total Revenues	$	46,553		$	35,765		$	135,282	$	106,375
	Net Income	$	1,301		$	902		$	5,380	$	(2,821	)
	(1) Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.6 million of acquisition costs.
	(2) Pro forma net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.6 million million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.

Goodwill_and_Intangibles_Asset1

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of goodwill	'
	Changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 3014 are as follows:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	5,811
	Additions	5,834
	Exchange rate fluctuation	(340		)
	Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	11,305
Summary of intangible assets	'
	The following is a summary of intangible assets at September 30, 2014:
			Amortizable Lives		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
	Amortized Intangible assets
	Customer relationships		10 years		$	3,394	$	724	$	2,670
	Developed technology		10 years		1,508		198		1,310
	Trade names		1 year		494		274		220
	Other		3 years		83		39		44
					$	5,479	$	1,235	$	4,244
	Unamortized Intangible Assets
	Trademarks								68
	Total Intangible Assets								$	4,312
Summary of estimated aggregate future amortization expense	'
	Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for the following five years and thereafter is as follows:
	Years ending December 31,		Estimated Aggregate
			Future Amortization
			Expense
	2014		$	166
	2015		661
	2016		535
	2017		488
	2018		488
	Thereafter		1,906
			$	4,244

Basic_and_Diluted_Earnings_Per1

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of the amounts used in the basic and diluted earnings per share	'
	A reconciliation of the amounts used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation is shown in the following table.
		Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
		2014		20131		2014		20131
	Numerator
	Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company	$	1,301	$	658	$	4,563	$	(1,757	)
	Denominator
	Basic weighted-average common shares	7,258,241		7,070,180		7,196,123		7,041,631
	Effect of stock options and restricted stock	515,833		406,296		531,257		—
	Diluted weighted-average common shares	7,774,074		7,476,476		7,727,380		7,041,631
	Basic income/(loss) per common share	$	0.18	$	0.09	$	0.63	$	(0.25	)
	Diluted income/(loss) per common share	$	0.17	$	0.09	$	0.59	$	(0.25	)
	-1	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 101,499 stock options are excluded as the strike price is below the market price at September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 233,418 restricted shares and 158,373 stock options are excluded, as they are anti-dilutive to the net loss per common share.

Leasehold_Improvements_and_Equ1

Leasehold Improvements and Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Leasehold improvements and equipment	'
	The components of the leasehold improvements and equipment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
		September 30,			31-Dec-13
		2014
	Leasehold improvements	$	3,507		$	3,222
	Office furniture, fixtures and equipment	3,262			3,050
	Computer equipment and software	7,458			6,066
		14,227			12,338
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(9,240		)	(8,189		)
		$	4,987		$	4,149

LongTerm_Debt_Tables

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]	'
Schedule of long-term debt instruments	'
	Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		30-Sep-14		31-Dec-13
	Notes payable - redemption of members’ units	$	200	$	310
	Notes payable - seller financed acquisitions	7,645		5,637
	Notes payable - other	135		110
		7,980		6,057
	Less current portion of long-term debt	4,712		4,762
		$	3,268	$	1,295

ShareBased_Compensation_Tables

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Non-Vested Common Stock	'
	A summary of the Company’s common stock subject to vesting provisions as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-
				Average
				Grant-Date
	Non-Vested Common Stock	Stock		Fair Value
	Non-vested common stock at December 31, 2013	227,159		$	5.11
	Granted	8,548		$	9.36
	Vested	(101,349	)	$	6.48
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	134,358		$	4.43
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options Subject to Recapture, Activity	'
	A summary of the Company’s common stock subject to recapture provisions as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-Average Grant-Date
	Common Stock Subject to Recapture	Stock		Fair Value
	Common stock subject to recapture at December 31, 2013	7,019		$	4.7
	Granted	—		$	—
	Expiration of recapture provision	(2,340	)	$	4.7
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Common stock subject to recapture at September 30, 2014	4,679		$	4.7
Non-qualified stock option activity	'
	A summary of the Company's employee stock purchase program as of September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Common		Weighted-Average Grant-Date
	Employee Stock Purchase Program	Stock		Fair Value
	Non-vested purchased employee stock at December 31, 2013	128,429		$	4.09
	Granted	—		$	—
	Vested	(50,962	)	$	4.25
	Forfeited	—		$	—
	Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	77,467		$	3.98
	A summary of the Company’s non-qualified stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, is presented below:
		Number of		Weighted		Weighted	Aggregate
		Non-		Average		Average	Intrinsic
		qualified		Exercise		Remaining	Value
		Stock		Price		Contractual
		Options		Per Share		Term (in
						years)
	Outstanding on December 31, 2013	195,600		$	4.34	8.6	$	247
	Granted	105,500		$	10.4	9.5	$	—
	Exercised	(2,000	)	$	5	—	$	—
	Expired	—		$	—	—	$	—
	Forfeited	(1,500	)	$	4.65	—	$	—
	Outstanding on September 30, 2014	297,600		$	6.48	8.4	$	2,711
	Exercisable on September 30, 2014	96,200		$	4.68	—	$	—

Enterprise_Geographic_Concentr1

Enterprise Geographic Concentrations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Summary of revenue, operating income (loss), depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures	'
	The revenue by region, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, is as follows:
		Three Months ended September 30, 2014		Three Months ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months ended September 30, 2013
	Revenue
	North America	$	25,895	$	18,687	$	77,127	$	57,845
	EMEA	11,457		8,596		32,062		23,626
	Asia Pacific	3,733		1,627		8,960		4,535
	Latin America	4,354		3,643		12,273		9,953
	Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	45,439		32,553		130,422		95,959
	Reimbursable expenses	1,114		1,088		3,458		3,030
	Total	$	46,553	$	33,641	$	133,880	$	98,989
Identifiable assets by geographic concentrations	'
	Identifiable assets by geographic concentrations are as follows:
		30-Sep-14		December 31,
				2013
	Identifiable Assets
	North America	$	35,149	$	34,006
	EMEA	18,971		13,979
	Asia Pacific	8,078		3,562
	Latin America	12,004		6,322
	Global Operations Support	1,414		1,316
	Total	$	75,616	$	59,185
	Goodwill and other intangible assets, net:
	Latin America	$	2,166	$	2,553
	EMEA	7,028		7,004
	Asia Pacific	6,424		—
	Total	$	15,618	$	9,557

Reorganization_Tables

Reorganization (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost	'
	Changes in reorganization reserves related to the plan described above for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, are as follows:
		Severance and other
		employee related costs
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	153
	Reorganization charges	782
	Cash payments	(728		)
	Non-cash charges	(48		)
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	159
	Reorganization charges	—
	Cash payments	(159		)
	Non-cash charges	—
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	—

Basis_of_Presentation_Narrativ

Basis of Presentation Narrative (Details)	2-May-13
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'
Ownership percentage, right to call remaining interest	49.00%
Augmentum [Member]	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'
Controlling interest, ownership percentage by parent	51.00%
Ownership percentage, shareholders right to put remaining interest for limited amount of time	49.00%

Basis_of_Presentation_Accumula

Basis of Presentation Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	($2,291)	($1,088)
Other	-187	-187
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	($2,478)	($1,275)

Basis_of_Presentation_Foreign_

Basis of Presentation Foreign Currency Translation (Details) (VEB)	Sep. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation	'	6.3	4.3	5.3
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation, SICAD 1	12	'	'	'
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation, SICAD 2	49.99	'	'	'
Assets	2.7	'	'	'
Liabilities	0.9	'	'	'

Acquisitions_Park_Brown_Intern

Acquisitions Park Brown International (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Jul. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jul. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Jul. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jul. 01, 2014

Jul. 01, 2014

Jul. 01, 2014

Jul. 01, 2014

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Excluded Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Excluded Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Excluded Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Amortization Expense [Member]

Amortization Expense [Member]

Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Trade names and trademarks [Member]

Database content [Member]

Customer relationships [Member]

General and Administrative Expense [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payment to acquire entity

'

'

'

$923,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Seller note payable for contingent consideration

'

'

1,900,000

2,096,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Note payable period

'

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue target period

'

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total

'

'

'

3,019,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts receivable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

328,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

823,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

67,000

141,000

402,000

Property and equipment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-465,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total identifiable net assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,314,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

11,305,000

5,811,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,705,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,019,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average life of total amortizable intangible assets

'

'

'

'9 years 1 month 0 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assumed fair value inputs discount rate

'

'

'

20.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4.80%

'

'

'

Assumed fair value expected volatility rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

Acquisition costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net Income

'

'

'

'

1,613,000

[1]

750,000

5,071,000

[2]

100,743,000

[3]

'

300,000

300,000

'

-100,000

-100,000

-300,000

'

'

'

'

Total Revenues

'

'

'

'

1,177,000

'

1,177,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net Income/(Loss)

'

'

'

'

-152,000

'

-152,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Revenues

'

'

'

'

$46,553,000

[1]

$34,394,000

$135,527,000

[2]

$100,743,000

[3]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

[1]

Pro forma net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs.

[2]

Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.3 million of acquisition costs and to include $0.1 million of amortization costs.

[3]

Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.3 million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.

Acquisitions_Johnson_Executive

Acquisitions Johnson Executive Search (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Mar. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 01, 2014

Mar. 01, 2014

Mar. 01, 2014

Mar. 01, 2014

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Excluded Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Acquisition-related Costs [Member]

Amortization Expense [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Trade names and trademarks [Member]

Database content [Member]

Customer relationships [Member]

General and Administrative Expense [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payment to acquire entity

'

'

'

$2,336,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Seller note payable for contingent consideration

'

'

2,400,000

2,523,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Note payable period

'

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue target period

'

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total

'

'

'

4,859,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts receivable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

380,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

53,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, finite-lived intangibles

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

189,000

321,000

227,000

Property and equipment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

187,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-251,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total identifiable net assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,106,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

11,305,000

5,811,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,753,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,859,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average life of total amortizable intangible assets

'

'

'

'8 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assumed fair value inputs discount rate

'

'

'

13.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.50%

'

'

'

Assumed fair value expected volatility rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

Net Income

'

'

'

'

1,301,000

902,000

5,380,000

[1]

-2,821,000

[2]

'

'

600,000

100,000

'

'

'

'

Acquisition costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Revenues

'

'

'

'

761,000

'

2,240,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net Income

'

'

'

'

-1,058,000

'

-1,260,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Revenues

'

'

'

'

$46,553,000

$35,765,000

$135,282,000

[1]

$106,375,000

[2]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

[1]

Pro forma net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is adjusted to exclude $0.6 million of acquisition costs.

[2]

Pro forma net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is adjusted to include $0.6 million million of acquisition costs and $0.1 million of amortization costs.

Acquisitions_Augmentum_Consult

Acquisitions Augmentum Consulting (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 04, 2014

2-May-13

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 04, 2014

2-May-13

2-May-13

2-May-13

2-May-13

2-May-13

2-May-13

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

installment_payment

installment_payment

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of voting interests acquired

'

'

'

'

49.00%

49.00%

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

Payment to acquire entity

'

'

$1,600,000

$1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Seller note payable for contingent consideration

'

'

'

2,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of installment payments

'

'

'

'

2

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue target period

'

'

'3 years

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate maximum purchase price

'

'

'

8,462,399.12

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Controlling interest, ownership percentage remaining

'

'

'

'

'

'

49.00%

'

'

'

'

'

Business acquisition purchase price

'

'

3,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payment period

'

'

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Controlling ownership amount by parent

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

3,600,000

'

Assumed fair value inputs discount rate

'

'

'

18.50%

'

'

'

6.50%

'

'

'

'

Assumed fair value expected volatility rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

12.50%

Goodwill

$11,305,000

$5,811,000

'

'

'

'

$5,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisitions_Cheverny_CEO_Sear

Acquisitions Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. and Latin America (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 10, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Oct. 10, 2012	Jan. 02, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 02, 2012
	Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. [Member]	Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. [Member]	Cheverny CEO Search, S.A. [Member]	Ctpartners Latin America Inc [Member]	Ctpartners Latin America Inc [Member]	Ctpartners Latin America Inc [Member]
			installment_payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payment to acquire entity	$500,000	'	'	$5,300,000	'	'
Number of installment payments	'	'	2	'	'	'
Installment payment	'	'	500,000	'	'	2,600,000
Non-recurring expense	'	800,000	'	'	'	'
Independent licensee operating period	'	'	'	'5 years	'	'
Business acquisition purchase price	'	'	'	10,500,000	'	'
Range of outcomes value high	'	'	'	'	'	7,200,000
Requisite service period	'	'	'	'36 months	'	'
Purchase price recognized period	'	'	'	'3 years	'	'
Total identifiable net assets	'	'	'	'	'	3,000,000
Termination of employment contingencies	'	'	'	'	$1,100,000	'

Goodwill_and_Intangibles_Asset2

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets Goodwill and Intangibles Assets (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$5,811
Additions	5,834
Exchange rate fluctuation	-340
Balance as of September 30, 2014	$11,305

Goodwill_and_Intangibles_Asset3

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	$5,479,000	'	$5,479,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	1,235,000	'	1,235,000	'	'
Net Carrying Amount	4,244,000	'	4,244,000	'	'
Trademarks	68,000	'	68,000	'	'
Total Intangible Assets	4,312,000	'	4,312,000	'	3,746,000
Amortization expense	200,000	200,000	600,000	400,000	'
Customer relationships [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Summary of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'
Amortizable Lives	'	'	'10 years	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	3,394,000	'	3,394,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	724,000	'	724,000	'	'
Net Carrying Amount	2,670,000	'	2,670,000	'	'
Developed technology [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Summary of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'
Amortizable Lives	'	'	'10 years	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	1,508,000	'	1,508,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	198,000	'	198,000	'	'
Net Carrying Amount	1,310,000	'	1,310,000	'	'
Trade Names [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Summary of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'
Amortizable Lives	'	'	'1 year	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	494,000	'	494,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	274,000	'	274,000	'	'
Net Carrying Amount	220,000	'	220,000	'	'
Other Intangible Assets [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Summary of intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'
Amortizable Lives	'	'	'3 years	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	83,000	'	83,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	39,000	'	39,000	'	'
Net Carrying Amount	$44,000	'	$44,000	'	'

Goodwill_and_Intangibles_Asset4

Goodwill and Intangibles Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Summary of estimated aggregate future amortization expense	'
2014	$166
2015	661
2016	535
2017	488
2018	488
Thereafter	1,906
Net Carrying Amount	$4,244

Accounts_Receivable_Details

Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Receivables [Abstract]	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$2.10	$1.50

Basic_and_Diluted_Earnings_Per2

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Numerator	'	'		'	'
Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company	$1,301	$658	[1]	$4,563	($1,757)	[1]
Denominator	'	'		'	'
Basic weighted-average common shares	7,258,241	7,070,180	[1]	7,196,123	7,041,631	[1]
Effect of stock options and restricted stock	515,833	406,296	[1]	531,257	0	[1]
Diluted weighted-average common shares	7,774,074	7,476,476	[1]	7,727,380	7,041,631	[1]
Basic income/(loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.18	$0.09	[1]	$0.63	($0.25)	[1]
Diluted income/(loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.17	$0.09	[1]	$0.59	($0.25)	[1]
[1]	For the three months ended September 30, 2013, 101,499 stock options are excluded as the strike price is below the market price at September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 233,418 restricted shares and 158,373 stock options are excluded, as they are anti-dilutive to the net loss per common share.

Basic_and_Diluted_Earnings_Per3

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Stock Options [Member]	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'
Anti-dilutive securities excluded	101,499	158,373
Restricted Stock [Member]	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'
Anti-dilutive securities excluded	'	233,418

Leasehold_Improvements_and_Equ2

Leasehold Improvements and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Leasehold improvements and equipment	'	'	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$14,227	'	$14,227	'	$12,338
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	-9,240	'	-9,240	'	-8,189
Leasehold improvements and equipment, net	4,987	'	4,987	'	4,149
Depreciation	'	'	1,762	1,435	'
Leasehold improvements [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Leasehold improvements and equipment	'	'	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	3,507	'	3,507	'	3,222
Depreciation	400	300	1,200	1,000	'
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Leasehold improvements and equipment	'	'	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	3,262	'	3,262	'	3,050
Computer equipment and software [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Leasehold improvements and equipment	'	'	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$7,458	'	$7,458	'	$6,066

LongTerm_Debt_Line_of_Credit_T

Long-Term Debt Line of Credit - Textual (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 04, 2014

2-May-13

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

acquisition

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Augmentum [Member]

Johnson [Member]

Park Brown International [Member]

Line of Credit [Member]

Capital Units [Member]

Capital Units [Member]

Convertible Notes Payable [Member]

installment_payment

installment_payment

installment_payment

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity

'

$20,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis spread on variable rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

325.00%

'

'

'

Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end

'

2.90%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit

'

14,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of credit outstanding amount

'

4,000,000

3,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity

'

5,500,000

14,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument payment period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

Notes payable

'

7,980,000

6,057,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000

310,000

'

Stated percentage interest rate range minimum

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.66%

Stated percentage interest rate range maximum

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.00%

Number of businesses acquired

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of voting interests acquired

'

'

'

49.00%

49.00%

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cost of acquired entity, amount outstanding

'

'

'

$3,200,000

'

'

$2,400,000

$1,900,000

'

'

'

'

Number of installment payments

'

'

'

2

'

2

3

'

'

'

'

'

LongTerm_Debt_Long_Term_Debt_D

Long-Term Debt Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable	$7,980	$6,057
Less current portion of long-term debt	4,712	4,762
Notes payable long-term	3,268	1,295
Seller Financed Acquisition [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable	7,645	5,637
Capital Units [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable	200	310
Other payable [Member]	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Notes payable	$135	$110

ShareBased_Compensation_Detail

Share-Based Compensation (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restricted Stock [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'
Non-vested common stock at December 31, 2013	227,159
Granted (in shares)	8,548
Vested (in shares)	-101,349
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	134,358
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 common stock at December 31, 2013	$5.11
Granted (dollars per share)	$9.36
Vested (dollars per share)	$6.48
Forfeited (dollars per share)	$0
Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	$4.43

ShareBased_Compensation_Recapt

Share-Based Compensation, Recapture (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	195,600
Granted (in shares)	105,500
Expiration of recapture provision (in shares)	0
Forfeited (in shares)	-1,500
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	297,600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	$4.34
Granted (dollars per share)	$10.40
Expiration of recapture provision (dollars per share)	$0
Forfeited (dollars per share)	$4.65
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	$6.48
Common Stock Subject to Recapture [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	7,019
Granted (in shares)	0
Expiration of recapture provision (in shares)	-2,340
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	4,679
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	$4.70
Granted (dollars per share)	$0
Expiration of recapture provision (dollars per share)	$4.70
Forfeited (dollars per share)	$0
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	$4.70

ShareBased_Compensation_Option

Share-Based Compensation, Options (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	195,600	'
Granted (in shares)	105,500	'
Exercised (in shares)	-2,000	'
Expired (in shares)	0	'
Forfeited (in shares)	-1,500	'
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	297,600	195,600
Exercisable on September 30, 2014	96,200	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]	'	'
Outstanding on December 31, 2013	$4.34	'
Granted (dollars per share)	$10.40	'
Exercised (dollars per share)	$5	'
Expired (dollars per share)	$0	'
Forfeited (dollars per share)	$4.65	'
Outstanding on September 30, 2014	$6.48	$4.34
Exercisable on September 30, 2014	$4.68	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Beginning Balance	'8 years 4 months 25 days	'8 years 7 months 5 days
Granted	'9 years 6 months 1 day	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term, Ending Balance	'8 years 4 months 25 days	'8 years 7 months 5 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, Beginning Balance	$247	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, Ending Balance	$2,711	$247

ShareBased_Compensation_Employ

Share-Based Compensation, Employee Stock Purchase Program (Details) (Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member], Employee Stock [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member] | Employee Stock [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'
Non-vested common stock at December 31, 2013	128,429
Granted (in shares)	0
Vested (in shares)	-50,962
Forfeited (in shares)	0
Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	77,467
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 common stock at December 31, 2013	$4.09
Granted (dollars per share)	$0
Vested (dollars per share)	$4.25
Forfeited (dollars per share)	$0
Non-vested common stock at September 30, 2014	$3.98

ShareBased_Compensation_Detail1

Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Restricted Shares [Member]

Restricted Shares [Member]

Restricted Shares [Member]

Restricted Shares [Member]

Restricted Shares [Member]

Common Stock Subject to Recapture [Member]

Common Stock Subject to Recapture [Member]

Common Stock Subject to Recapture [Member]

Common Stock Subject to Recapture [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Options [Member]

Employee Stock [Member]

Employee Stock [Member]

Employee Stock [Member]

Employee Stock [Member]

2010 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]

2010 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]

2010 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]

2010 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]

Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member]

Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member]

Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member]

Employee Stock Purchase Program [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maximum aggregate number of shares of our common stock

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

105,500

94,100

102,500

'

'

'

'

Compensation expense

$182,086

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$500,000

'

$2,782

$2,761

$8,466

$8,234

$76,172

$31,448

'

$81,994

'

'

'

$9,559

$9,559

$28,677

$21,936

Unrecognized compensation expense

'

700,000

'

700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted-average period of expense to be recognized

'

'

'

'2 years 5 months 0 days

'

'

'

'

'1 year 2 months 1 day

'

'

'

'2 years 4 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year 3 months 19 days

'

Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested non-qualified stock options

500,000

'

'

'

'

'

13,539

'

13,539

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate intrinsic value closing price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$15.59

'

$15.59

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock purchase discount program amount allowed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

'

100,000

'

Discount from market price, purchase date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15.00%

'

Stock purchase discount program vest period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 years

'

Unrecognized compensation expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$41,666

'

$41,666

'

Enterprise_Geographic_Concentr2

Enterprise Geographic Concentrations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
	geographic_region		geographic_region
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Number of geographic regions	4	'	4	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	$45,439	$32,553	$130,422	$95,959
Reimbursable expenses	1,114	1,088	3,458	3,030
Total revenue	46,553	33,641	133,880	98,989
North America [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	25,895	18,687	77,127	57,845
EMEA [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	11,457	8,596	32,062	23,626
Asia Pacific [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	3,733	1,627	8,960	4,535
Latin America [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net revenue before reimbursable expenses	$4,354	$3,643	$12,273	$9,953

Enterprise_Geographic_Concentr3

Enterprise Geographic Concentrations (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	$75,616	$59,185
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	15,618	9,557
North America [Member]	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	35,149	34,006
EMEA [Member]	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	18,971	13,979
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	7,028	7,004
Asia Pacific [Member]	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	8,078	3,562
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	6,424	0
Latin America [Member]	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	12,004	6,322
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	2,166	2,553
Global Operations Support [Member]	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Identifiable Assets	$1,414	$1,316

Reorganization_Details_1

Reorganization (Details 1) (Severance and Other Employee Related [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Severance and Other Employee Related [Member]	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning Balance	$159	$153
Reorganization charges	0	782
Cash payments	-159	-728
Non-cash charges	0	-48
Ending Balance	$0	$159