DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018
Document and Entity Information Abstract
Entity Registrant Name	StarTek, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001031029
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,216,297
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1