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NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | May 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Businesses Acquired |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 76,010 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 26,408 |
Amendment Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 40,000 |  |  |  |  |
Personnel Management Systems, Inc ("PMSI") [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  | $ 3,875 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | $ 1,125 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 2,646 |
Corporate Payroll, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares) | shares |  |  | 112,166 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition Equity Interests Issued or Issuable, Lock-Up Agreement |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 1,563 |
Payroll Specialities NW ("PSNW") [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  | $ 3,010 |  | $ 3,010 |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | $ 600 |  | $ 600 |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  | 3,610 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 1,879 |
iSystems Intermediate Holdco, Inc.(iSystems) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 55,000 |  |  |  | 55,000 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in Shares) | shares |  | 1,526,332 |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions |  | $ 18,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment |  | two installments |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 15,070 |
iSystems Intermediate Holdco, Inc.(iSystems) [Member] | Amendment Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |  |
Compass HRM, Inc. (Compass) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  | 4,500 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  | 6,000 |
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment |  | five annual installments |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 3,470 |
Compass HRM, Inc. (Compass) [Member] | Amendment Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit |  | $ 4,500 |  |  |  |  |
Associated Data Services ("ADS") [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ 1,778 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred | $ 1,122 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares) | shares | 44,624 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned | $ 528,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 3,400 |  |  |  |  | 3,400 |
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment | two annual installments |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date | Oct. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 1,780 |
Associated Data Services ("ADS") [Member] | First Installment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment | $ 370 |  |  |  |  |  |
Associated Data Services ("ADS") [Member] | Second Installment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment | $ 752 |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 26,408 |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 3,112 |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 23,085 |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,621 |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.70%
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,010 |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 692 |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Relationships and Developed Technology [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 14.00% |
The 2017 Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Relationships and Developed Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 17.00% |
Mangrove Employer Services, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  | $ 11,348 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  |  | 706 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  | 11,348 |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  | 1,036 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | 8,700 |  | $ 8,700 |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  | 18.10% |  |  |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 600 |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  | 18.10% |  |  |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Payroll Division [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  | 1.20% |  |  |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Benefits Administration Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Mangrove COBRASource, Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 6,900 |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  | 18.10% |  |  |

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