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	Mar. 02, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		617,000			305,000
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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		187,415
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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		187,415
SPAR Shanghai [Member] \| Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member] \| Unilink [Member]
Note 13 - Purchase and Sale of Interests in Subsidiaries (Details) [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				20.00%
SPAR Shanghai [Member] \| Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member] \| Shanghai Wedone Marketing Consulting Co. Ltd [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				29.00%
SPAR Shanghai [Member] \| Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member]
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SPAR Shanghai [Member]
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Majority Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				51.00%
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Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
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Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		10 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill		1,469,922
Preceptor Marketing Services Private Limited [Member] \| Investor in Shanghai [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			49.00%
Preceptor Marketing Services Private Limited [Member]
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Majority Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			51.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	21,000
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			1,300,000
Goodwill			8,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	1,300,000
Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member] \| Unilink [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				1,100,000
Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member] \| Investor in Shanghai [Member]
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Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				49.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount				720,262
Assets and Merchandising Teams of Unilink [Member]
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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				749,660
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				374,830
Total Purchase Price				1,460,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability				374,830
Minimum Operating Earnings that Must Be Contributed by Acquiree		235,000
Annual Operating Earnings, Trigger		$ 585,000
Threshold Percentage of Operating Earnings over Minimum Contribution		50.00%