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Investment in Persol Holdings	12 Months Ended
Investment in Persol Holdings	Dec. 30, 2018
Investment in Persol Holdings [Abstract]
Investment in Persol Holdings	Investment in Persol Holdings The Company has a yen-denominated investment in the common stock of Persol Holdings, the Company’s joint venture partner in PersolKelly Asia Pacific. As our investment is a noncontrolling interest in Persol Holdings, this investment is recorded at fair value based on the quoted market price of Persol Holdings stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of the period end (see Fair Value Measurements footnote). The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01 and as a result, effective January 1, 2018, all changes in fair value on the investment are recognized in net earnings which previously were recorded in other comprehensive income. Accordingly, for the year ended 2018, a loss on the investment of $96.2 million was recorded entirely in the loss on investment in Persol Holdings in the consolidated statements of earnings. During 2017, an unrealized gain, net of tax, of $56.2 million was recorded in other comprehensive income, and in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity. A cumulative catch-up adjustment of the prior net unrealized gains previously recorded in other comprehensive income, and in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity, was recorded in earnings invested in the business as of January 1, 2018 for $140.0 million, net of $69.9 million of taxes.