Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 07, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	KNOLL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001011570
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		48,810,901
Restricted Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,044,434