Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies During the fourth quarter of 2013, a Louisiana jury rendered an award of $4.4 million, pursuant to litigation brought by Robert and Margaret Ward against the Jefferson Parish School Board and Kelly Services. Under the verdict, Kelly’s share of the liability consists of $2.7 million plus a portion of pre- and post-judgment interest. During April 2014, Kelly reached an agreement with the plaintiffs pursuant to which Kelly and its primary insurer agreed to pay $1.0 million to the plaintiffs to satisfy the judgment against the primary insurer and Kelly, however, Kelly's umbrella/excess insurer elected to continue to appeal the decision. In April 2014, Kelly paid $0.25 million of the settlement amount, which was previously accrued, and our primary insurer paid $0.75 million. Per the terms of the settlement with Kelly and its primary insurer, Plaintiffs must first exhaust all legal remedies to collect from our umbrella/excess insurer and its surety before pursuing Kelly for any remaining verdict amount that may be owed at the conclusion of the appellate process. Kelly’s umbrella/excess insurer recently reached a tentative settlement agreement with the plaintiffs under which Kelly would bear no additional financial obligations. However, until such time as that agreement is finalized and entered into judgment by the court, Kelly remains a nominal defendant with respect to the portion covered by the umbrella/excess insurer. Should the tentative settlement agreement with the umbrella/excess insurer not be finalized, Kelly's umbrella/excess insurer would remain responsible for any remaining verdict amounts owed plus related costs and interest. The Company is continuously engaged in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, typically matters alleging employment discrimination, alleging wage and hour violations or enforcing the restrictive covenants in the Company’s employment agreements. While there is no expectation that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is always subject to inherent uncertainty and the Company is not able to reasonably predict if any matter will be resolved in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company.

Contingencies

During the fourth quarter of 2013, a Louisiana jury rendered an award of $4.4 million, pursuant to litigation brought by Robert and Margaret Ward against the Jefferson Parish School Board and Kelly Services. Under the verdict, Kelly’s share of the liability consists of $2.7 million plus a portion of pre- and post-judgment interest. During April 2014, Kelly reached an agreement with the plaintiffs pursuant to which Kelly and its primary insurer agreed to pay $1.0 million to the plaintiffs to satisfy the judgment against the primary insurer and Kelly, however, Kelly's umbrella/excess insurer elected to continue to appeal the decision. In April 2014, Kelly paid $0.25 million of the settlement amount, which was previously accrued, and our primary insurer paid $0.75 million. Per the terms of the settlement with Kelly and its primary insurer, Plaintiffs must first exhaust all legal remedies to collect from our umbrella/excess insurer and its surety before pursuing Kelly for any remaining verdict amount that may be owed at the conclusion of the appellate process. Kelly’s umbrella/excess insurer recently reached a tentative settlement agreement with the plaintiffs under which Kelly would bear no additional financial obligations. However, until such time as that agreement is finalized and entered into judgment by the court, Kelly remains a nominal defendant with respect to the portion covered by the umbrella/excess insurer. Should the tentative settlement agreement with the umbrella/excess insurer not be finalized, Kelly's umbrella/excess insurer would remain responsible for any remaining verdict amounts owed plus related costs and interest.

The Company is continuously engaged in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, typically matters alleging employment discrimination, alleging wage and hour violations or enforcing the restrictive covenants in the Company’s employment agreements. While there is no expectation that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is always subject to inherent uncertainty and the Company is not able to reasonably predict if any matter will be resolved in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company.