Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 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. In January 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the Court, pursuant to an agreement reached with the excess insurer, thereby resolving this matter and foreclosing any further financial risk to Kelly. In light of this settlement, during the first quarter of 2015 Kelly expects to reduce its accrual for litigation costs, and the offsetting insurance receivable, by $1.7 million. 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. At year-end 2014 and 2013, the gross accrual for litigation costs amounted to $5.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively, and related insurance recoveries totaled $1.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

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. In January 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the Court, pursuant to an agreement reached with the excess insurer, thereby resolving this matter and foreclosing any further financial risk to Kelly. In light of this settlement, during the first quarter of 2015 Kelly expects to reduce its accrual for litigation costs, and the offsetting insurance receivable, by $1.7 million.

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. At year-end 2014 and 2013, the gross accrual for litigation costs amounted to $5.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively, and related insurance recoveries totaled $1.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.