GOODWILL (GOODWILL ROLLFORWARD) (DETAILS) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance, goodwill	$ 128,705us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisitions	68us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Impairments	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Effect of Foreign Currency	(1,185)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Ending balance, goodwill	127,588us-gaap_Goodwill
Customer Management Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance, goodwill	25,871
Acquisitions	0
Impairments	0
Effect of Foreign Currency	(461)
Ending balance, goodwill	25,410
Customer Growth Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance, goodwill	30,395
Acquisitions	0
Impairments	0
Effect of Foreign Currency	0
Ending balance, goodwill	30,395
Customer Technology Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance, goodwill	42,709
Acquisitions	0
Impairments	0
Effect of Foreign Currency	0
Ending balance, goodwill	42,709
Customer Strategy Services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance, goodwill	29,730
Acquisitions	68
Impairments	0
Effect of Foreign Currency	(724)
Ending balance, goodwill	$ 29,074

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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