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Retirement Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
8.
Retirement Plans
 
The Company offers an employee 401(k) saving plan.  Under the PDI, Inc. 401(k) Plan, employees may contribute up to 25% of their pre- or post-tax base compensation.  Effective January 1, 2004, the Company began offering a safe harbor matching contribution equal to 100% of the first 3% of the participant’s contributed base salary plus 50% of the participant’s base salary contributed exceeding 3% but not more than 5%.  Participants are not allowed to invest any of their 401(k) funds in the Company’s common stock.  The Company’s total contribution expense from continuing operations related to the 401(k) plan for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively.