Geographic And Group Information (Revenue By Service Group) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2016	Apr. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 68,778	$ 60,974
The Hackett Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	57,945	51,592
ERP Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 10,833	$ 9,382

Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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