Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Basis of Presentation The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) of PRGX Global, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, “PRGX,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to PRGX Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Beginning with the first quarter of 2014, we present the former New Services segment as two separate segments: Adjacent Services, which were formerly referred to as Profit Optimization services, and Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit Services. We have revised the presentation of our operating segments and related information in Note D - Operating Segments and Related Information. Beginning with the third quarter of 2013, we present fair value adjustments to acquisition-related contingent consideration as an adjustment to our segment measure—earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") as presented in Note D - Operating Segments and Related Information. We now include these fair value adjustments in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation in the "Acquisition-related charges (benefits)" line, which we renamed from "Acquisition transaction costs and acquisition obligations classified as compensation." Accordingly, we have revised the presentation of our Adjusted EBITDA calculation for all relevant prior periods. Unbilled Receivables A significant portion of the unbilled receivables presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) relate to our Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit Services as we generally cannot invoice the prime contractors for whom we operate as a subcontractor under the Medicare RAC program until cash is collected by the prime contractors. These unbilled receivables, net of the related reserves, were $3.5 million and $5.6 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. As of May 2, 2014, we billed $2.5 million of the unbilled receivables relating to the Medicare RAC program that were outstanding as of March 31, 2014. New Accounting Standards A summary of the new accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and included in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) that applies to PRGX is set forth below: FASB ASC Update No. 2014-08. In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360)—Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-08”). ASU 2014-08 raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. ASU 2014-08 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-08 to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) of PRGX Global, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, “PRGX,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to PRGX Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Beginning with the first quarter of 2014, we present the former New Services segment as two separate segments: Adjacent Services, which were formerly referred to as Profit Optimization services, and Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit Services. We have revised the presentation of our operating segments and related information in Note D - Operating Segments and Related Information.

Beginning with the third quarter of 2013, we present fair value adjustments to acquisition-related contingent consideration as an adjustment to our segment measure—earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") as presented in Note D - Operating Segments and Related Information. We now include these fair value adjustments in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation in the "Acquisition-related charges (benefits)" line, which we renamed from "Acquisition transaction costs and acquisition obligations classified as compensation." Accordingly, we have revised the presentation of our Adjusted EBITDA calculation for all relevant prior periods.

Unbilled Receivables

A significant portion of the unbilled receivables presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) relate to our Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit Services as we generally cannot invoice the prime contractors for whom we operate as a subcontractor under the Medicare RAC program until cash is collected by the prime contractors. These unbilled receivables, net of the related reserves, were $3.5 million and $5.6 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. As of May 2, 2014, we billed $2.5 million of the unbilled receivables relating to the Medicare RAC program that were outstanding as of March 31, 2014.

New Accounting Standards

A summary of the new accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and included in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) that applies to PRGX is set forth below:

FASB ASC Update No. 2014-08. In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360)—Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-08”). ASU 2014-08 raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. ASU 2014-08 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-08 to have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.