10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 000-50129

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 351-7300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x    No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x     No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding on September 30, 2012
Common Stock - $0.001 par value	33,192,233

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

INDEX

		Page
	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	42
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43
	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	44
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	44
	Signatures	45
	Exhibit Index	46

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenue	$	187,873		$	245,081		$	593,301		$	710,998
Direct costs	120,207			152,089			375,359			441,341
Gross margin	67,666			92,992			217,942			269,657
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	66,074			85,305			214,070			251,517
Depreciation and amortization	1,672			1,537			4,788			4,750
Business reorganization expenses	1,520			—			7,551			747
Operating income (loss)	(1,600		)	6,150			(8,467		)	12,643
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(161		)	(328		)	(510		)	(910		)
Other income (expense), net	591			(238		)	215			244
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(1,170		)	5,584			(8,762		)	11,977
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	995			2,202			(3,770		)	4,377
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382		$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11		$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
Diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11		$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic	32,156			31,620			32,024			31,541
Diluted	32,156			32,085			32,024			31,988
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382		$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes	1,395			(5,234		)	1,834			(1,959		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	1,395			(5,234		)	1,834			(1,959		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(770	)	$	(1,852	)	$	(3,158	)	$	5,641

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	34,883		$	37,302
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,541 and $1,772, respectively	115,548			131,489
Prepaid and other	12,987			13,132
Total current assets	163,418			181,923
Property and equipment, net	20,735			17,838
Deferred tax assets, non-current	10,593			8,628
Other assets	5,080			8,157
Total assets	$	199,826		$	216,546
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	8,529		$	12,025
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	62,140			74,248
Short-term borrowings	—			3,384
Accrued business reorganization expenses	2,996			858
Total current liabilities	73,665			90,515
Other non-current liabilities	6,790			6,388
Deferred rent and tenant improvement contributions	8,564			4,479
Income tax payable, non-current	4,098			7,807
Total liabilities	93,117			109,189
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; issued 33,257 and 32,776 shares, respectively	33			33
Additional paid-in capital	473,184			470,786
Accumulated deficit	(402,282		)	(397,290		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income - currency translation adjustments	36,089			34,255
Treasury stock, 65 and 79 shares, respectively, at cost	(315		)	(427		)
Total stockholders’ equity	106,709			107,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	199,826		$	216,546

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,788			4,750
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts	46			46
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes	(1,818		)	669
Stock-based compensation	2,386			2,821
Other, net	361			38
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	17,824			(25,698		)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets	3,445			704
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(16,407		)	3,566
Increase (decrease) in accrued business reorganization expenses	3,268			(1,511		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	8,901			(7,015		)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(7,793		)	(5,175		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	—			248
Net cash  provided by (used in) investing activities	(7,793		)	(4,927		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under credit agreements	72,544			161,261
Repayments under credit agreements	(75,775		)	(155,771		)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(332		)	—
Purchase of restricted stock from employees	(542		)	(352		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,105		)	5,138
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	578			(237		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,419		)	(7,041		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	37,302			29,523
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	$	34,883		$	22,482
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	268		$	827
Cash payments during the period for income taxes, net of refunds	$	2,394		$	3,349

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Common stock				Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Treasury stock			Total
	Shares		Value
Balance at December 31, 2011	32,697		$	33	$	470,786	$	(397,290	)	$	34,255	$	(427	)	$	107,357
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		(4,992		)	—		—			(4,992		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), translation adjustments	—		—		—		—			1,834		—			1,834
Purchase of restricted stock from employees	(111	)	—		—		—			—		(542		)	(542		)
Issuance of shares for 401(k) plan contribution	124		—		12		—			—		654			666
Stock-based compensation	482		—		2,386		—			—		—			2,386
Balance at September 30, 2012	33,192		$	33	$	473,184	$	(402,282	)	$	36,089	$	(315	)	$	106,709

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge and judgments. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intra-entity balances and transactions between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

NOTE 2 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

The Company is comprised of the operations, assets and liabilities of the three Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe (“Hudson regional businesses” or “Hudson”). The Company provides specialized professional-level recruitment and related talent solutions worldwide. The Company’s core service offerings include Permanent Recruitment, Contract Consulting, Legal eDiscovery, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) and Talent Management Solutions.

The Company has operated as an independent publicly-held company since April 1, 2003 when the eResourcing division of Monster Worldwide, Inc., formerly TMP Worldwide, Inc., composed of 67 acquisitions made between 1999 and 2001, was spun off. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately 2,000 employees operating in 20 countries with three reportable geographic business segments: Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the amounts and percentage of total of the Company’s gross margins from the three reportable segments were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	9,587	14	%	$	13,662	15	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	29,852		44	%	41,201		44	%
Hudson Europe	28,227		42	%	38,129		41	%
Total	$	67,666	100	%	$	92,992	100	%

	For The Nine Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	33,776	15	%	$	37,040	14	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	91,067		42	%	113,323		42	%
Hudson Europe	93,099		43	%	119,294		44	%
Total	$	217,942	100	%	$	269,657	100	%

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company’s core service offerings include those services described below.

Permanent Recruitment: Offered on both a retained and contingent basis, Hudson’s Permanent Recruitment services leverage its consultants, psychologists and other professionals in the development and delivery of its proprietary methods to identify, select and engage the best-fit talent for critical client roles.

Contract Consulting: In Contract Consulting, Hudson provides a range of project management, interim management and professional contract staffing services. These services draw upon a combination of specialized recruiting and project management competencies to deliver a wide range of solutions. Hudson-employed professionals – either individually or as a team – are placed with client organizations for a defined period of time based on a client's specific business need.

Legal eDiscovery: Hudson’s Legal eDiscovery services are composed of eDiscovery solutions, managed document review (encompassing logistical deployment, project management, process design and productivity management), and contract attorney staffing. The most comprehensive of these is the Company’s full-service eDiscovery solution, providing an integrated system of discovery management and review technology deployment for both corporate and law firm clients. 

RPO: Hudson RPO delivers outsourced recruitment solutions tailored to the individual needs of mid- to large-cap multinational companies. Hudson RPO’s delivery teams utilize state-of-the-art recruitment process methodologies and project management expertise in their flexible, turnkey solutions to meet clients’ ongoing business needs. Hudson RPO services include complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions and recruitment consulting.

Talent Management Solutions: Featuring embedded proprietary talent assessment and selection methodologies, Hudson’s Talent Management capability encompasses services such as talent assessment (utilizing a variety of competency, attitude and experiential testing), interview training, executive coaching, employee development and outplacement.

Reporting Segments

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company reorganized its leadership team to align the Company’s operations with its business strategy to run its global operations in three regions. As a result, the Company revised its reportable segments by aggregating the segments of Hudson Australia New Zealand and Hudson Asia into one segment, Hudson Asia Pacific. The Company has reclassified information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 to reflect this change to the segment reporting in accordance with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280-10-50-1 to 9 “Operating Segments” and ASC 280-10-50-10 “Reportable Segments.” See Note 15 for further details.

Corporate expenses are reported separately from the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, tax and treasury. A portion of these expenses are attributed to the reportable segments for providing the above services to them and have been allocated to the segments as management service fees and are included in the segments’ non-operating other income (expense).

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 3 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU 2011-12 deferred certain aspects of ASU 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ” Among the new provisions in ASU 2011-05 is a requirement for entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement in which net income is presented and the other comprehensive income is presented. This requirement is indefinitely deferred by ASU 2011-12 and will be further deliberated by the FASB at a future date. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2011-05 as of January 1, 2012, and presented the components of other comprehensive income in a single continuous Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company’s adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

NOTE 4 – REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN

 The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows: 

	For The Three Months Ended						For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	142,418	$	45,455	$	187,873	$	182,867	$	62,214	$	245,081
Direct costs (1)	117,419		2,788		120,207		148,513		3,576		152,089
Gross margin	$	24,999	$	42,667	$	67,666	$	34,354	$	58,638	$	92,992

	For The Nine Months Ended						For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	442,484	$	150,817	$	593,301	$	526,734	$	184,264	$	710,998
Direct costs (1)	364,675		10,684		375,359		430,338		11,003		441,341
Gross margin	$	77,809	$	140,133	$	217,942	$	96,396	$	173,261	$	269,657

(1) Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 5 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718 "Compensation – Stock Compensation," as interpreted by the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and No. 110. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant, which is recognized over the related service period, net of estimated forfeitures. For awards with graded vesting conditions, the values of the awards are determined by valuing each tranche separately and expensing each tranche over the required service period. The service period is the period over which the related service is performed, which is generally the same as the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the compensation expense related to stock options.

Incentive Compensation Plan

The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “ISAP”) pursuant to which it can issue equity-based compensation incentives to eligible participants. The ISAP permits the granting of stock options and restricted stock as well as other types of equity-based awards. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) will establish such conditions as it deems appropriate on the granting or vesting of stock options or restricted stock. While the Company historically granted both stock options and restricted stock to its employees, since 2008 the Company has granted primarily restricted stock to its employees.

The Compensation Committee administers the ISAP and may designate any of the following as a participant under the ISAP: any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates or individuals engaged to become an officer or employee, consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its affiliates and non-employee directors of the Company. On April 26, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the ISAP to, among other things, increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that are reserved for issuance to participants by 2,500,000 shares. As of September 30, 2012, there were 2,575,123 shares of the Company’s common stock available for future issuance.

The Company also maintains the Director Deferred Share Plan (the “Director Plan”) pursuant to which it can issue restricted stock units to its non-employee directors. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock issued under the ISAP upon a director ceasing service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock options	$	149	$	151	$	542	$	367
Restricted stock	305		793		1,299		2,209
Restricted stock units	52		52		545		245
Total	$	506	$	996	$	2,386	$	2,821

Stock Options

Stock options granted under the ISAP generally expire ten years after the date of grant and have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant and generally vest ratably over a four year period.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $593 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested stock options. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.25 years.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Changes in the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30,2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
Options outstanding at January 1,	1,396,350		$	11.36	1,548,300		$	12.64
Granted	—		—		400,000		5.18
Expired	(59,700	)	12.62		(547,950	)	10.50
Options outstanding at September 30,	1,336,650		11.31		1,400,350		11.35
Options exercisable at September 30,	924,150		$	14.04	975,350		$	14.04

Restricted Stock

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted
Performance and service conditions (1) (2)	566,830
Vest 50% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	35,000
Immediately vested	1,400
Vest 2/3 on the second anniversary of the grant date and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the grant date with service conditions only	20,000
Vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	15,000
Total shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012	638,230

(1) The performance conditions with respect to the restricted stock may be satisfied as follows: 

(a) 50% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “Take-out Ratio,” defined as the percentage of the direct, front line costs incurred for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by the gross margin for the year ending December 31, 2012;

(b) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by an employee engagement score for the year ending December 31, 2012 based on an employee survey to be conducted by a global human resources consulting firm;

(c) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by “Cash Efficiency,” defined as (1) cash flow from operations for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by (2) gross margin minus selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ending December 31, 2012.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

(2) To the extent shares are earned on the basis of performance, such shares will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a) 33% of the shares vest on the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the determination that the performance conditions have been satisfied;

(b) 33% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date;

(c) 34% of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the named executive officer remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $2,699 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested restricted stock. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.45 years.

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock at January 1,	1,166,082		$	5.12	953,037		$	3.64
Granted	638,230		4.59		743,625		6.22
Vested	(429,950	)	4.90		(271,540	)	3.90
Forfeited	(156,568	)	5.37		(89,263	)	2.80
Non-vested restricted stock at September 30,	1,217,794		$	4.88	1,335,859		$	5.08

Restricted Stock Units

 As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $234 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested restricted stock units. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.6 years.

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at January 1,	100,000		$	5.18	—		$	—
Granted	76,023		5.13		127,376		5.37
Vested	(76,023	)	5.13		(27,376	)	6.05
Non-vested restricted stock units at September 30,	100,000		$	5.18	100,000		$	5.18

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Defined Contribution Plan and Non-cash Employer-matching contributions

The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) plan”). The 401(k) plan allows eligible employees to contribute up to 15% of their earnings to the 401(k) plan. The Company has the discretion to match employees’ contributions up to 3% of the employees' earnings through a contribution of the Company’s common stock. Vesting of the Company’s contribution occurs over a five-year period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s expenses and contributions to satisfy the prior years’ employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
($ in thousands, except otherwise stated)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan	$	144	$	176	$	511	$	584
Contributions to satisfy prior years' employer-matching liability
Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands)	—		—		124		92
Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars)	$	—	$	—	$	5.35	$	6.55
Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability	$	—	$	—	$	666	$	602

NOTE 6 – INCOME TAXES

Under ASC 270, “Interim Reporting”, and ASC 740-270, “Income Taxes – Intra Tax Allocation”, the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. Applying the provisions of ASC 270 and ASC 740-270 could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon the mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections.

Effective Tax Rate

The benefit from income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $3,770 on a pre-tax loss of $8,762, compared with a provision for income taxes of $4,377 on pre-tax income of $11,977 for the same period in 2011. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 43.0% and 36.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to the Company's reduction of reserves of approximately $3,600 for uncertain tax positions principally in connection with the settlement of an appeal with the State of Pennsylvania, partially offset by the inability to benefit from losses in certain foreign jurisdictions in 2012.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $4,098 and $7,807, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, which if recognized in the future, would lower the Company’s annual effective income tax rate. Accrued interest and penalties were $729 and $1,644 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Estimated interest and penalties are classified as part of the provision for income taxes in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and totaled to a benefit of$881 and $58 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

In many cases, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. Tax years with net operating losses remain open until the losses expire or the statutes of limitations for those years when the losses are used expire. The Company's open tax years are 2008 through 2011 for the U.S. Federal and 2005 through 2011 for most state and local jurisdictions, 2010 through 2011 for the U.K., 2007 through 2011 for Australia and 2006 through 2011 for most other jurisdictions. The Company is currently under income tax examination in New Zealand (2009). The Company believes that its tax reserves are adequate for all years subject to examination.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Based on information available as of September 30, 2012, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease approximately $347 over the next 12 months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and controversies and potential lapses of the applicable statutes of limitations.

NOTE 7 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. When the effects are not anti-dilutive, diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the impact of all dilutive potential common shares, primarily stock options “in-the-money” and unvested restricted stock. The dilutive impact of stock options and unvested restricted stock is determined by applying the “treasury stock” method. Performance-based restricted stock awards are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions: (i) are satisfied prior to the end of the reporting period, or (ii) would be satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. Stock awards subject to vesting or exercisability based on the achievement of market conditions are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only when the market conditions are met.

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Earnings (loss) per share ("EPS"):
Basic	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
Diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382	$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	32,156			31,620		32,024			31,541
Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a)	—			465		—			447
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	32,156			32,085		32,024			31,988

(a) For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 5 for further details on outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 did not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unvested restricted stock	1,217,794	317,000	1,217,794	317,000
Unvested restricted stock units	100,000	—	100,000	—
Stock options	1,336,650	1,400,350	1,336,650	1,400,350
Total	2,654,444	1,717,350	2,654,444	1,717,350

NOTE 8 – RESTRICTED CASH

A summary of the Company’s restricted cash included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Included under the caption "Other assets":
Collateral accounts	$	619	$	3,120
Rental deposits	279		268
Total amount under the caption "Other assets":	$	898	$	3,388
Included under the caption "Prepaid and other":
Other	$	2	$	3
Client guarantees	126		$	133
Collateral accounts	117		117
Total amount under the caption "Prepaid and other"	$	245	$	253
Total restricted cash	$	1,143	$	3,641

Collateral accounts primarily include deposits held under a collateral trust agreement, which supports the Company’s workers’ compensation policy. The rental deposits with banks were held as guarantees for the rent on the Company’s offices in the Netherlands and Spain. Other includes social tax payment reserves, which were held with banks for employee social tax payments required by law in the Netherlands. The client guarantees were held in banks in Belgium as deposits for various client projects.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 9 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, property and equipment, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Computer equipment	$	12,894	$	13,666
Furniture and equipment	8,980		9,692
Capitalized software costs	33,345		30,920
Leasehold and building improvements	24,694		21,650
	79,913		75,928
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	59,178		58,090
Property and equipment, net	$	20,735	$	17,838

The Company had expenditures of approximately $270 and $1,137 for acquired property and equipment, mainly consisting of software development, fixtures, computer equipment and leasehold improvements, which had not been placed in service as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Depreciation expense is not recorded for such assets until they are placed in service.

Non-Cash Capital Expenditures

The Company has acquired certain computer equipment under capital lease agreements. The current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the non-current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption “Other non-current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. A summary of the Company’s equipment acquired under capital lease agreements were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Capital lease obligation, current	$	459	$	420
Capital lease obligation, non-current	$	443	$	720

The Company acquired $61 and $0 of property and equipment under capital lease agreements for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $3,949 of landlord-funded tenant improvements for the Company's leased property in Sydney, Australia.

NOTE 10 – GOODWILL

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The goodwill related to the earn-out payment made in 2010 for the Company’s 2007 acquisition of the businesses of Tong Zhi (Beijing) Consulting Service Ltd and Guangzhou Dong Li Consulting Service Ltd.

	Carrying Value
	2012		2011
Goodwill, January 1,	$	1,992	$	1,909
Additions	—		—
Impairments	—		—
Currency translation	10		58
Goodwill, September 30,	$	2,002	$	1,967

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 11 – BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES

In January 2012, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer approved a $1,000 plan of reorganization (“2012 Plan”) to streamline the Company’s support operations in each of Hudson’s regional businesses to match the aggregated operating segments and to improve support services to the Company’s regional and global professional business practices. The 2012 Plan primarily includes costs for actions to reduce support functions to match them to the revised operating structure. In April 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved an addition to the 2012 Plan up to $10,000 for additional actions to accelerate the Company’s plans for increased global alignment and redirection of resources from support to client facing activities. The Company expects to substantially complete the 2012 Plan in 2012.

The Company’s Board approved other reorganization plans in 2009 (“2009 Plan”), 2008 (“2008 Plan”), and 2006 (“2006 Plan”) to streamline the Company’s support operations and included actions to reduce support functions to match them to the scale of the business, to exit underutilized properties and to eliminate contracts for certain discontinued services. These actions resulted in costs for lease termination payments, employee termination benefits and contract cancellations. Business reorganization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 by plan were as follows:  

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
2006 Plan	$	71		$	—	$	1,879		$	766
2008 Plan	—			—		—			—
2009 Plan	(77		)	—		(48		)	(19		)
2012 Plan	1,526			—		5,720			—
Total	$	1,520		$	—	$	7,551		$	747

The following table contains amounts for Changes in Estimate, Additional Charges, and Payments related to prior restructuring plans that were incurred or recovered during the nine months ended September 30,2012. The amounts for Changes in Estimate and Additional Charges are classified as business reorganization expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Amounts in the “Payments” column represent primarily the cash payments associated with the reorganization plans. Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the nine months ended September 30,2012 were as follows:

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	December 31, 2011		Changes in Estimate		Additional Charges		Payments			September 30, 2012
Lease termination payments	$	1,309	$	1,831	$	1,032	$	(1,094	)	$	3,078
Employee termination benefits	75		—		4,524		(2,918		)	1,681
Other associated costs	5		—		164		(139		)	30
Total	$	1,389	$	1,831	$	5,720	$	(4,151	)	$	4,789

NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Consulting, Employment and Non-compete Agreements

The Company has entered into various consulting, employment and non-compete agreements with certain key management personnel and former owners of acquired businesses. Agreements with key members of management are generally one year in length, on an at-will basis, provide for compensation and severance payments under certain circumstances and are automatically renewed annually unless either party gives sufficient notice of termination. Agreements with certain consultants and former owners of acquired businesses are generally two to five years in length.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Litigation and Complaints

The Company is subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits, contracts disputes and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company routinely monitors claims such as these, and records provisions for losses when the claim becomes probable and the amount due is estimable. Although the outcome of these claims cannot be determined, the Company believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

For matters that have reached the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company has established reserves for legal, regulatory and other contingent liabilities. The Company’s reserves were not significant as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company has certain asset retirement obligations that are primarily the result of legal obligations for the removal of leasehold improvements and restoration of premises to their original condition upon termination of leases. The current portion of asset retirement obligations are included under the caption “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The non-current portion of asset retirement obligations are included under the caption “Other non-current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s asset retirement obligations that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	$	153	$	301
Non-current portion of asset retirement obligations	2,634		2,507
Total asset retirement obligations	$	2,787	$	2,808

NOTE 13 – CREDIT AGREEMENTS

Credit Agreement with RBS Citizens Business Capital

On August 5, 2010, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS Citizens Business Capital, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (“RBS”), and on February 22, 2012, and June 26, 2012, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, respectively, to the senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS (as amended, the “Revolver Agreement”). The Revolver Agreement provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $40,000, including the issuance of letters of credit. The Company may increase the maximum borrowing amount to $50,000, subject to certain conditions including lender acceptance. Extensions of credit are based on a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the U.K. and North America operations, less required reserves. In connection with the Revolver Agreement, the Company incurred and capitalized approximately $1,457 of deferred financing costs, which are being amortized over the term of the agreement. The maturity date of the Revolver Agreement is August 5, 2014. Borrowings under the Revolver Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and can be made with an interest rate based on a base rate plus an applicable margin or on the LIBOR rate for the applicable period plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for each rate is based on the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) and is determined as follows:

Level	Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	Base Rate Revolving Loans		LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations
I	Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	1.25	%	2.25	%
II	Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	1.50	%	2.50	%
III	Less than 1.10:1.0	1.75	%	2.75	%

Amendment No. 2, which was deemed to be effective on June 26, 2012, effects the following key changes to the Revolver Agreement: (1) includes non-cash stock compensation expense in the calculation of EBITDA; (2) defines “Special 2012/2013

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Restructuring Charges” as restructuring charges incurred in the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013; (3) includes 50% of up to $10,000 of the “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” (i.e., up to $5,000) in the numerator of the calculation of the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; and (4) increases the Company’s required minimum excess availability to $7,500 until such time after December 31, 2012 that, for two consecutive fiscal quarters, the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated without including “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” in the numerator) is at least 1.1x, at which time the Company’s required minimum excess availability will be reduced to $5,000.

The details of the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Borrowing base	$	30,934
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
Minimum availability	(7,500		)
Outstanding letters of credits	(2,326		)
Adjusted borrowing base	21,108
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	21,108
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	4.50		%

The Revolver Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants including: (1) a requirement to maintain a minimum excess availability of $7,500, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.1x and EBITDA (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) for the Company’s North American and U.K. operations of at least $1,000; (2) a limit on the payment of dividends of not more than $5,000 per year and subject to certain conditions; (3) restrictions on the ability of the Company to make additional borrowings, acquire, merge or otherwise fundamentally change the ownership of the Company or repurchase the Company’s stock; (4) a limit on investments, and a limit on acquisitions of not more than $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in non-cash consideration per year, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Revolver Agreement; and (5) a limit on dispositions of assets of not more than $4,000 per year. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

Credit Agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation

On November 29, 2011, certain Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Facility Agreement, dated November 29, 2011 (the “Facility Agreement”), with Westpac Banking Corporation and Westpac New Zealand Limited (collectively, “Westpac”). 

The Facility Agreement provides three tranches: (a) an invoice discounting facility of up to $20,758 (AUD20,000) (“Tranche A”) for an Australian subsidiary of the Company, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable; (b) an overdraft facility of up to $2,906 (NZD3,500) (“Tranche B”) for a New Zealand subsidiary of the Company; and (c) a financial guarantee facility of up to $5,190 (AUD5,000) (“Tranche C”) for the Australian subsidiary.   

The Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Westpac upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under Tranche A may be made with an interest rate based on the Invoice Finance 30-day Bank Bill Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.75%. Borrowings under Tranche B may be made with an interest rate based on the Commercial Lending Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.83%. Each of Tranche A and Tranche B bears a fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.65% of the size of Westpac’s commitment under such tranche. Borrowings under Tranche C may be made incurring a fee equal to 1.10% of the face value of the financial guarantee requested. Amounts owing under the Facility Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian subsidiary, its Australian parent company and the New Zealand subsidiary (collectively, the “Obligors”) and certain of their subsidiaries.

The details of the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	September 30, 2012
Tranche A:
Borrowing capacity	$	20,758
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	20,758
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	5.42		%
Tranche B:
Borrowing capacity	$	2,906
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	2,906
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	6.03		%
Tranche C:
Financial guarantee capacity	$	5,190
Less: outstanding financial guarantee requested	(2,930		)
Additional availability for financial guarantee	$	2,260
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested	1.10		%

The Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants applicable to the Obligors and certain of their subsidiaries, including (a) a requirement that the Obligors maintain (1) a minimum Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not less than the higher of 85% of the Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of the previous calendar year and $18,163 (AUD17,500); (2) at all times, a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) of 1.5x for the trailing twelve month period; and (3) a maximum Borrowing Base Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not more than 0.8; and (b) a limitation on certain intercompany payments with permitted payments outside the Obligor group restricted to a defined amount derived from the net profits of the Obligors and their subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

Other Credit Agreements

The Company also has lending arrangements with local banks through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore and Mainland China. As of September 30, 2012, the Netherlands subsidiary could borrow up to $2,035 (€1,582) based on an agreed percentage of accounts receivable related to its operations. The Belgium subsidiary has a $1,286 (€1,000) overdraft facility. Borrowings under the Belgium and the Netherlands lending arrangements may be made using an interest rate based on the one month EURIBOR plus a margin, and the interest rate under each of these arrangements was 2.62% as of September 30, 2012. The lending arrangement in the Netherlands expires annually each June, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. The lending arrangement in Belgium has no expiration date and can be terminated with a 15 day notice period. In Singapore, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $815 (SGD1,000) for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the Singapore Prime Rate plus a margin of 1.75%, and it was 6.0% on September 30, 2012. The Singapore overdraft facility expires annually each August, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. In Mainland China, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $1,000 for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the People’s Republic of China’s six month rate plus 200 basis points, and it was 7.6% on September 30, 2012. This overdraft facility expires annually each September, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. There were $0 of outstanding borrowings under the Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China lending agreements as of September 30, 2012.

The average monthly outstanding borrowings for the Revolver Agreement, Facility Agreement and the various credit agreements in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China was $1,519 for the nine months ended September 30,2012. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2012 was 4.90%.  

The Company continues to use the aforementioned credit to support its ongoing global working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Letters of credit and bank guarantees are used primarily to support office leases.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 14 – SHELF REGISTRATIONS

Acquisition Shelf Registration Statement

The Company has a shelf registration on file with the SEC to enable it to issue up to 1,350,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in connection with acquisitions of businesses, assets or securities of other companies, whether by purchase, merger or any other form of acquisition or business combination. If any shares are issued using this shelf registration, the Company will not receive any proceeds from these offerings other than the assets, businesses or securities acquired. As of September 30, 2012, all of the 1,350,000 shares were available for issuance.

Shelf Registration and Common Stock Offering

In December 2009, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (the “2009 Shelf Registration”) with the SEC to enable it to issue up to $30,000 equivalent of securities or combinations of securities. The types of securities permitted for issuance under the 2009 Shelf Registration are debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units.

As a result of a 2010 public offering of common stock, the Company may issue up to $8,990 equivalent of securities or combinations of securities under the 2009 Shelf Registration.

NOTE 15 – SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Segment Reporting

The Company operates in three reportable segments: the Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. Corporate expenses are reported separately from the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, administration, tax and treasury, the majority of which are attributable to and have been allocated to the reportable segments. Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, “Segments Reporting.” This standard is based on a management approach that requires segmentation based upon the Company’s internal organization and disclosure of revenue and certain expenses based upon internal accounting methods. The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accounts receivable, net and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	39,102		$	73,437		$	75,334		$	—		$	—		$	187,873
Inter-segment revenue	—			17			33			—			(50		)	—
Total revenue	$	39,102		$	73,454		$	75,367		$	—		$	(50	)	$	187,873
Gross margin, from external customers	$	9,587		$	29,852		$	28,227		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Inter-segment gross margin	(1		)	(1		)	2			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	9,586		$	29,851		$	28,229		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	282		$	190		$	1,048		$	—		$	—		$	1,520
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(389	)	$	3,388		$	(2,165	)	$	(171	)	$	—		$	663
Depreciation and amortization	255			864			392			161			—			1,672
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(747		)	(109		)	856			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(13		)	(55		)	10			(103		)	—			(161		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(657	)	$	1,722		$	(2,656	)	$	421		$	—		$	(1,170	)
As of September 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net	$	25,570		$	38,171		$	51,807		$	—		$	—		$	115,548
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,164		$	13,631		$	4,949		$	2,106		$	—		$	22,850
Total assets	$	30,691		$	79,747		$	73,892		$	15,496		$	—		$	199,826

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	47,691		$	100,637		$	96,753		$	—		$	—		$	245,081
Inter-segment revenue	—			(4		)	24			—			(20		)	—
Total revenue	$	47,691		$	100,633		$	96,777		$	—		$	(20	)	$	245,081
Gross margin, from external customers	$	13,662		$	41,201		$	38,129		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Inter-segment gross margin	(2		)	(35		)	37			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	13,660		$	41,166		$	38,166		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	1,459		$	5,223		$	2,020		$	(1,253	)				$	7,449
Depreciation and amortization	267			777			356			137						1,537
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(1,851		)	(131		)	1,982						—
Interest income (expense), net	(12		)	(209		)	15			(122		)				(328		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,180		$	2,386		$	1,548		$	470					$	5,584
As of September 30, 2011
Accounts receivable, net	$	33,270		$	56,805		$	61,442		$	—		$	—		$	151,517
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,574		$	9,297		$	4,918		$	2,540		$	—		$	19,329
Total assets	$	38,558		$	85,765		$	89,746		$	6,118		$	—		$	220,187

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	129,758		$	224,627		$	238,916		$	—		$	—		$	593,301
Inter-segment revenue	—			47			70			—			(117		)	—
Total revenue	$	129,758		$	224,674		$	238,986		$	—		$	(117	)	$	593,301
Gross margin, from external customers	$	33,776		$	91,067		$	93,099		$	—		$	—		$	217,942
Inter-segment gross margin	(9		)	(14		)	24			—			(1		)	—
Total gross margin	$	33,767		$	91,053		$	93,123		$	—		$	(1	)	$	217,942
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	1,051		$	1,264		$	4,917		$	319		$	—		$	7,551
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(122	)	$	4,017		$	(5,556	)	$	(1,803	)	$	—		$	(3,464	)
Depreciation and amortization	850			2,351			1,108			479			—			4,788
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(3,264		)	(326		)	3,590			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(46		)	(197		)	32			(299		)	—			(510		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(1,018	)	$	(1,795	)	$	(6,958	)	$	1,009		$	—		$	(8,762	)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	144,415		$	275,927		$	290,656		$	—		$	—		$	710,998
Inter-segment revenue	(2		)	5			102			—			(105		)	—
Total revenue	$	144,413		$	275,932		$	290,758		$	—		$	(105	)	$	710,998
Gross margin, from external customers	$	37,040		$	113,323		$	119,294		$	—		$	—		$	269,657
Inter-segment gross margin	(12		)	(90		)	96			—			6			—
Total gross margin	$	37,028		$	113,233		$	119,390		$	—		$	6		$	269,657
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	747		$	—		$	—		$	747
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	2,242		$	11,045		$	6,930		$	(2,580	)	$	—		$	17,637
Depreciation and amortization	770			2,289			1,243			448			—			4,750
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(5,541		)	(370		)	5,912			(1		)	—
Interest income (expense), net	(14		)	(521		)	15			(390		)	—			(910		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,458		$	2,694		$	5,332		$	2,494		$	(1	)	$	11,977

(a) SEC Regulation S-K 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Geographic Data Reporting

A summary of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and long-lived assets and net assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

Information by geographic region	United Kingdom		Australia		United States		Continental Europe		Other Asia Pacific		Other Americas		Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	$	52,097	$	55,449	$	38,461	$	23,237	$	17,988	$	641	$	187,873
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	$	67,890	$	76,882	$	46,952	$	28,368	$	24,250	$	739	$	245,081
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	157,749		172,096		128,033		80,963		52,735		1,725		593,301
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	199,373		213,130		142,759		89,981		64,099		1,656		710,998
As of September 30, 2012
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,413	$	9,550	$	4,217	$	1,528	$	4,081	$	61	$	22,850
Net assets	$	23,931	$	30,073	$	27,030	$	8,075	$	17,088	$	512	$	106,709
As of September 30, 2011
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,181	$	5,406	$	5,122	$	1,724	$	3,896	$	—	$	19,329
Net assets	$	31,099	$	27,357	$	16,255	$	12,490	$	14,376	$	413	$	101,990

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment and intangibles. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. Please see “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. This MD&A also uses the non-generally accepted accounting principle measure of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). See Note 15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for EBITDA segment reconciliation information.

This MD&A includes the following sections:

• Executive Overview

• Results of Operations

• Liquidity and Capital Resources

• Contingencies

• Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Executive Overview

The Company has expertise in recruiting mid-level professional talent across all management disciplines in a wide range of industries. We match clients and candidates to address client needs on a part time, full time, and interim basis. Part of that expertise is derived from research on hiring trends and clients’ current successes and challenges with their staff. This research has helped enhance our understanding about the number of new hires that do not meet our clients’ long term goals, the reasons why, and the resulting costs to our clients. With approximately 2,000 people in 20 countries, and relationships withspecialized professionals around the globe, the Company brings a unique ability to match talent with opportunities by assessing, recruiting, developing and engaging the best and brightest people for the Company's clients. The Company combines broad geographic presence, world-class talent solutions and a tailored, consultative approach to help businesses and professionals achieve maximum performance. Hudson's focus is to continually upgrade its service offerings, delivery capability and assessment tools to make candidates more successful in achieving its clients' business requirements.

Over the past year, the Company has shifted and refined its focus from a traditional staffing vendor to providing solutions as a trusted business advisor and partner to both clients and candidates. The Company’s proprietary frameworks, assessment tools and leadership development programs, coupled with our broad geographic footprint, has allowed us to design and implement regional and global recruitment solutions that greatly enhance the quality of hiring.

The Company’s strategic initiatives for the near term include:

• Leveraging the value of our global business as exemplified by the launch of the global practices in Legal eDiscovery and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”).

• Attracting, developing and retaining the right people to increase productivity and profitability.

• Focusing on selected clients and services to provide higher value recruitment solutions to their businesses.

• Creating a compelling digital presence to help attract both highly skilled candidates and new clients to grow our business.

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In 2012, the Company took steps to accelerate its strategic initiatives and in May announced the 2012 plan of reorganization ("2012 Plan"). The 2012 Plan is focused on:

• Redirecting resources to high potential strategic businesses, RPO and Legal eDiscovery, and growth markets of the world.

• Optimizing its operations in under-performing sectors and markets to deliver improved performance, re-engineering of its delivery model, and consolidating operations globally.

• Streamlining its back office support areas and business processes, establishing a shared services operation and global centers of excellence, to gain efficiencies of operation.

Current Market Conditions

Economic conditions in most parts of the world are not improving. The persistence of the European debt crisis slowed or reversed growth in several European markets and continued to depress the banking sector worldwide. Lower growth in China and its impact throughout the greater Asia Pacific region resulted in reduced demand for corporate hiring. In virtually all markets, clients are focused on reducing expenses.

These market conditions contributed to a decline in the Company’s third quarter revenues of 23% as compared to the same period in 2011 and affected nearly all of the major markets in which we operate. If the current conditions persist, we may experience extended periods of lower revenues, which could negatively impact our business, operating results and financial condition. We may also see an increasing trend among clients to re-tender contracts rather than renewing them. At this time, we are unable to accurately predict the outcome of these events or changes in general economic conditions and their effect on the demand for our services. 

Financial Performance

The following is a summary of the highlights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. These should be considered in the context of the additional disclosures in this MD&A.

• Revenue was $187.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $245.1 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $57.2 million, or 23.3%. On a constant currency basis, the Company's revenue decreased$49.8 million or 21.0% . Of this decrease, $35.7 million, was in contracting revenue (down 20.0% compared to the same period in 2011) and $14.3 million was in permanent recruitment revenue (down 29.2% compared to the same period in 2011.)

Revenue was $593.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $711.0 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $117.7 million, or 16.6%. On a constant currency basis, the Company's revenue decreased$102.2 million or 14.7%. Of this decrease, $75.0 million was in contracting revenue (down 14.5% compared to the same period in 2011) and $28.5 million was in permanent recruitment revenue (down 20.1% compared to the same period in 2011.)

• Gross margin was $67.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $93.0 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $25.3 million, or 27.2%. On a constant currency basis, gross margin decreased$22.0 million, or 24.5%. Of this decrease, $14.0 million was in permanent recruitment gross margin (down 29.1% compared to the same period in 2011) and $8.4 million was in contracting gross margin (down 25.3% compared to the same period in 2011.)

Gross margin was $217.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $269.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $51.7 million, or 19.2%. On a constant currency basis, gross margin decreased$44.2 million, or 16.8%. Of this decrease, $28.2 million was in permanent recruitment gross margin (down 20.3% compared to the same period in 2011) and $16.8 million was in contracting gross margin (down 17.7% compared to the same period in 2011.)

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• Selling, general and administrative expenses and other non-operating income (expense) (“SG&A and Non-Op”) were $65.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $85.5 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $20.1 million, or 23.5%. On a constant currency basis, SG&A and Non-Op decreased$16.6 million, or 20.2%. SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 34.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 34.5% for the same period in 2011.

SG&A and Non-Op were $213.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $251.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $37.4 million, or 14.9%. On a constant currency basis, SG&A and Non-Op decreased$30.2 million, or 12.4%. SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 36.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 35.1% for the same period in 2011.

• Business reorganization expenses were $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $0.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $1.5 million on both a reported and constant currency basis.

Business reorganization expenses were $7.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $0.7 million in for the same period in 2011, an increase of $6.8 million on both a reported and constant currency basis.

• EBITDA was $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to EBITDA of $7.4 million for the same period in 2011. On a constant currency basis, EBITDAdecreased$6.8 million.

EBITDA loss was $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to EBITDA of $17.6 million for the same period in 2011. On a constant currency basis, EBITDAdecreased$20.7 million.

• Net loss was $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to net income of $3.4 million for the same period in 2011. On a constant currency basis, net incomedecreased$5.8 million.

Net loss was $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to net income of $7.6 million for the same period in 2011. On a constant currency basis, net incomedecreased$12.6 million.

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Constant Currency

The Company operates on a global basis, with the majority of its gross margin generated outside of the U.S. Accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can affect our results of operations. For the discussion of reportable segment results of operations, the Company uses constant currency information. Constant currency compares financial results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period-over-period. The Company defines the term “constant currency” to mean that financial data for a previously reported period are translated into U.S. dollars using the same foreign currency exchange rates that were used to translate financial data for the current period. The Company’s management reviews and analyzes business results in constant currency and believes these results better represent the Company’s underlying business trends. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates generally impact only reported earnings.

Changes in revenue, gross margin, SG&A and Non-Op, business reorganization expenses, operating income (loss), net income (loss) and EBITDA (loss) include the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The tables below summarize the impact of foreign currency exchange adjustments on the Company’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
	September 30,												September 30,
	2012			2011									2012			2011
	As			As			Currency			Constant			As			As			Currency			Constant
$ in thousands	reported			reported			translation			currency			reported			reported			translation			currency
Revenue:
Hudson Americas	$	39,102		$	47,691		$	(18	)	$	47,673		$	129,758		$	144,415		$	(43	)	$	144,372
Hudson Asia Pacific	73,437			100,637			(2,169		)	98,468			224,627			275,927			(2,153		)	273,774
Hudson Europe	75,334			96,753			(5,226		)	91,527			238,916			290,656			(13,254		)	277,402
Total	$	187,873		$	245,081		$	(7,413	)	$	237,668		$	593,301		$	710,998		$	(15,450	)	$	695,548
Gross margin:
Hudson Americas	$	9,587		$	13,662		$	(17	)	$	13,645		$	33,776		$	37,040		$	(42	)	$	36,998
Hudson Asia Pacific	29,852			41,201			(718		)	40,483			91,067			113,323			(723		)	112,600
Hudson Europe	28,227			38,129			(2,633		)	35,496			93,099			119,294			(6,793		)	112,501
Total	$	67,666		$	92,992		$	(3,368	)	$	89,624		$	217,942		$	269,657		$	(7,558	)	$	262,099
SG&A and Non-Op (a):
Hudson Americas	$	9,692		$	12,200		$	(14	)	$	12,186		$	32,838		$	34,788		$	(46	)	$	34,742
Hudson Asia Pacific	26,272			35,943			(673		)	35,270			85,770			102,194			(479		)	101,715
Hudson Europe	29,345			36,147			(2,745		)	33,402			93,763			111,712			(6,681		)	105,031
Corporate	174			1,253			(2		)	1,251			1,484			2,579			(2		)	2,577
Total	$	65,483		$	85,543		$	(3,434	)	$	82,109		$	213,855		$	251,273		$	(7,208	)	$	244,065
Business reorganization expenses:
Hudson Americas	$	282		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,051		$	—		$	—		$	—
Hudson Asia Pacific	190			—			—			—			1,264			—			—			—
Hudson Europe	1,048			—			—			—			4,917			747			(23		)	724
Corporate	—			—			—			—			319			—			—			—
Total	$	1,520		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	7,551		$	747		$	(23	)	$	724
Operating income (loss):
Hudson Americas	$	221		$	1,689		$	(2	)	$	1,687		$	1,583		$	3,229		$	(1	)	$	3,228
Hudson Asia Pacific	3,746			6,293			(47		)	6,246			6,521			14,035			(221		)	13,814
Hudson Europe	(791		)	3,537			(77		)	3,460			(1,520		)	11,561			(488		)	11,073
Corporate	(4,776		)	(5,369		)	—			(5,369		)	(15,051		)	(16,182		)	6			(16,176		)
Total	$	(1,600	)	$	6,150		$	(126	)	$	6,024		$	(8,467	)	$	12,643		$	(704	)	$	11,939
Net income (loss), consolidated	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382		$	206		$	3,588		$	(4,992	)	$	7,600		$	—		$	7,600
EBITDA (loss) (b):
Hudson Americas	$	(389	)	$	1,459		$	(26	)	$	1,433		$	(122	)	$	2,242		$	(26	)	$	2,216
Hudson Asia Pacific	3,388			5,223			(47		)	5,176			4,017			11,045			(247		)	10,798
Hudson Europe	(2,165		)	2,020			112			2,132			(5,555		)	6,930			(90		)	6,840
Corporate	(171		)	(1,253		)	5			(1,248		)	(1,804		)	(2,580		)	9			(2,571		)
Total	$	663		$	7,449		$	44		$	7,493		$	(3,464	)	$	17,637		$	(354	)	$	17,283

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(a) SG&A and Non-Op is a measure that management uses to evaluate the segments’ expenses, which include the following captions on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): Selling, general and administrative expenses, and other income (expense), net. Corporate management service allocations are included in the segments’ other income (expense).

(b) See EBITDA reconciliation in the following section.

Use of EBITDA (Non-GAAP measure)

Management believes EBITDA is a meaningful indicator of the Company’s performance that provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. EBITDA is also considered by management as the best indicator of operating performance and most comparable measure across the regions in which we operate. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate capital needs and working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, or net income prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) or as a measure of the Company’s profitability. EBITDA is derived from net income (loss) adjusted for the provision for (benefit from) for income taxes, interest expense (income), and depreciation and amortization.

The reconciliation of EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the table below:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
$ in thousands	2012			2011		2012			2011
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382	$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
Adjustments to net income (loss)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	995			2,202		(3,770		)	4,377
Interest expense, net	161			328		510			910
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,672			1,537		4,788			4,750
Total adjustments from net income (loss) to EBITDA (loss)	2,828			4,067		1,528			10,037
EBITDA (loss)	$	663		$	7,449	$	(3,464	)	$	17,637

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Temporary Contracting Data

The following table sets forth the Company’s temporary contracting revenue, gross margin, and gross margin as a percent of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. 

	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
	September 30,												September 30,
	2012			2011									2012			2011
$ in thousands	As reported			As reported			Currency translation			Constant currency			As reported			As reported			Currency translation			Constant currency
TEMPORARY CONTRACTING DATA (a):
Temporary contracting revenue:
Hudson Americas	$	36,611		$	44,442		$	—		$	44,442		$	120,064		$	136,893		$	—		$	136,893
Hudson Asia Pacific	50,243			68,673			(1,685		)	66,988			153,303			187,509			(1,642		)	185,867
Hudson Europe	55,564			69,752			(3,103		)	66,649			169,117			202,332			(7,606		)	194,726
Total	$	142,418		$	182,867		$	(4,788	)	$	178,079		$	442,484		$	526,734		$	(9,248	)	$	517,486
Temporary contracting gross margin:
Hudson Americas	$	7,207		$	10,583		$	1		$	10,584		$	24,415		$	29,728		$	(3	)	$	29,725
Hudson Asia Pacific	8,026			10,784			(264		)	10,520			24,076			28,956			(258		)	28,698
Hudson Europe	9,766			12,987			(647		)	12,340			29,318			37,712			(1,547		)	36,165
Total	$	24,999		$	34,354		$	(910	)	$	33,444		$	77,809		$	96,396		$	(1,808	)	$	94,588
Temporary contracting gross margin as a percent of temporary contracting revenue:
Hudson Americas	19.69		%	23.81		%	N/A			23.82		%	20.33		%	21.72		%	N/A			21.71		%
Hudson Asia Pacific	15.97		%	15.70		%	N/A			15.70		%	15.70		%	15.44		%	N/A			15.44		%
Hudson Europe	17.58		%	18.62		%	N/A			18.51		%	17.34		%	18.64		%	N/A			18.57		%
Total	17.55		%	18.79		%	N/A			18.78		%	17.58		%	18.30		%	N/A			18.28		%

(a) Temporary contracting gross margin and gross margin as a percent of revenue are shown to provide additional information regarding the Company’s ability to manage its cost structure and to provide further comparability relative to the Company’s peers. Temporary contracting gross margin is derived by deducting the direct costs of temporary contracting from temporary contracting revenue. The Company’s calculation of gross margin may differ from those of other companies.

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Results of Operations

Hudson Americas(reported currency)

Revenue

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		Change in amount			Change in %		2012		2011		Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		As reported							As reported		As reported
Hudson Americas
Revenue	$	39.1	$	47.7	$	(8.6	)	(18.0	)%	$	129.8	$	144.4	$	(14.7	)	(10.1	)%

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue decreased $7.8 million, or 17.6%, and $0.8 million, or 23.3%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment revenue increased $2.2 million, or 28.9%, and was offset by a decrease in contracting revenue of $16.8 million, or 12.3%, as compared to the same period in 2011.

For both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, the decline in contracting revenue was in Legal and resulted principally from a less complex M&A environment and to a lesser degree, the non-recurrence of certain large projects present in 2011. For the three month period ended September 30, 2012, the decline in permanent recruitment revenue was principally in IT as the Company exited certain unprofitable lines of business. RPO was flat for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 after several quarters of growth. For the nine month period, RPO revenue accounted for all of the growth in permanent recruitment revenue.

Gross margin

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported								As reported			As reported
Hudson Americas
Gross margin	$	9.6		$	13.7		$	(4.1	)	(29.8	)%	$	33.8		$	37.0		$	(3.3	)	(8.8	)%
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue	24.5		%	28.6		%	N/A			N/A		26.0		%	25.6		%	N/A			N/A
Contracting gross margin as a percentage of contracting revenue	19.7		%	23.8		%	N/A			N/A		20.3		%	21.7		%	N/A			N/A

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment gross margin decreased $3.4 million, or 31.9%, and $0.7 million, or 22.7%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment gross margin increased $2.1 million, or 28.0%, and was offset by a decrease in contracting gross margin of $5.3 million, or 17.9%, as compared to the same period in 2011.

The changes in gross margin were attributable to the same factors as described above for revenue.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 19.7%, as compared to 23.8% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 20.3%, as compared to 21.7% for the same period in 2011. The change was due to a stronger mix of projects in the prior year.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, total gross margin as a percentage of revenue decreased to 24.5% from 28.6% for the same period in 2011. The decline was due to the mix of projects in Legal eDiscovery and the effects of reduced focus on less profitable lines of business, partly offset by growth in RPO. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, total gross margin as a percentage of revenue increased to 26.0% from 25.6% for the same period in 2011.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses and non-operating income (expense) (“SG&A and Non-Op”)

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported								As reported			As reported
Hudson Americas
SG&A and Non-Op	$	9.7		$	12.2		$	(2.5	)	(20.6	)%	$	32.8		$	34.8		$	(2.0	)	(5.6	)%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	24.8		%	25.6		%	N/A			N/A		25.3		%	24.1		%	N/A			N/A

Actions taken to streamline business processes as well as lower gross margin-related compensation resulted in lower SG&A and Non-Op for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 24.8% as compared to 25.6% for the same period in 2011. The improvement was due to actions described above. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 25.3% as compared to 24.1% for the same period in 2011. The increase in SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was principally a result of the lower revenue in the current period.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, business reorganization expenses were approximately $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as compared to none for the same periods in 2011. Business reorganization expenses incurred in 2012 were attributable to the reduced focus on unprofitable lines of business and the reduction of back-office support functions.

Operating Income and EBITDA

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported								As reported			As reported
Hudson Americas
Operating income (loss):	$	0.2		$	1.7		$	(1.5	)	(86.9	)%	$	1.6		$	3.2		$	(1.6	)	(51.0	)%
EBITDA (loss)	$	(0.4	)	$	1.5		$	(1.8	)	(126.7	)%	$	(0.1	)	$	2.2		$	(2.4	)	(105.4	)%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	(1.0		)%	3.1		%	N/A					(0.1		)%	1.6		%	N/A			N/A

For the three months ended September 30,2012, EBITDA loss was $0.4 million, or 1.0% of revenue, as compared to EBITDA of $1.5 million, or 3.1% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, EBITDA loss was $0.1 million, or 0.1% of revenue, as compared to EBITDA of $2.2 million, or 1.6% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. The decrease in EBITDA in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was due to lower gross margin, business reorganization expenses, and a revised mix in the allocation of corporate management fees.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, operating income was $0.2 million as compared to $1.7 million for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, operating income was $1.6 million as compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2011. The difference between operating income and EBITDA in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the inclusion of corporate management fees and depreciation

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Hudson Asia Pacific(constant currency)

Revenue

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		Change in amount			Change in %		2012	2011	Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		Constant currency							As reported	Constant currency
Hudson Asia Pacific
Revenue	$	73.4	$	98.5	$	(25.0	)	(25.4	)%	224.6	273.8	$	(49.1	)	(18.0	)%

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue decreased $16.7 million and $9.2 million, or 25.0% and 33.0%, respectively, and were partially offset by talent management revenue, which increased $1.1 million, or 39.8%, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue decreased $32.6 million and $19.6 million, or 17.5% and 25.4%, respectively, and were partially offset by talent management revenue, which increased $3.7 million, or 42.0%, as compared to the same period in 2011.

In Australia, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue declined $14.1 million and $6.4 million, or 25.4% and 38.6%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30,2012, and were partially offset by talent management revenue, which increased $1.1 million, or 48.1%, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue in Australia declined $26.9 million and $14.0 million, or 17.3% and 30.7%, respectively, and were partially offset by talent management revenue, which increased $3.2 million, or 42.2%, as compared to the same period in 2011. In Asia, revenue decreased $2.0 million, or 19.5%, for the three months ended September 30,2012 and decreased $4.2 million, or 14.6%, for the nine months ended September 30,2012, as compared to the same periods in 2011.

The decline in both contracting and permanent recruitment revenue across the region was attributable to increasingly cautious client hiring activities, particularly in management level roles, and cost controls implemented in response to the economic environment.

Gross margin

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Asia Pacific
Gross margin	$	29.9		$	40.5		$	(10.6	)	(26.3	)%	$	91.1		$	112.6		$	(21.5	)	(19.1	)%
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue	40.6		%	41.1		%	N/A			N/A		40.5		%	41.1		%	N/A			N/A
Contracting gross margin as a percentage of contracting revenue	16.0		%	15.7		%	N/A			N/A		15.7		%	15.4		%	N/A			N/A

For the three months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment and contracting gross margins decreased $8.9 million and $2.5 million, or 32.5% and 23.7%, respectively, and were partially offset by an increase in talent management of $0.7 million, or 31.0%, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment and contracting gross margins decreased $19.1 million and $4.6 million, or 25.0% and 16.1%, respectively, and were partially offset by an increase in talent management of $2.4 million, or 33.9%, as compared to the same period in 2011.

The changes in gross margin were attributable to the same factors as described above for revenue.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 16.0%, and remained consistent as compared to 15.7% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 15.7%, and remained consistent as compared to 15.4% for the same period in 2011.

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Total gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 40.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 41.1% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, total gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 40.5% as compared to 41.1% for the same period in 2011. The decline in total gross margin as a percentage of revenue in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to lower permanent recruitment revenue.

SG&A and Non-Op

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Asia Pacific
SG&A and Non-Op	$	26.3		$	35.3		$	(9.0	)	(25.5	)%	$	85.8		$	101.7		$	(15.9	)	(15.7	)%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	35.8		%	35.8		%	N/A			N/A		38.2		%	37.2		%	N/A			N/A

Actions taken to streamline business processes as well as lower gross margin related compensation resulted in lower compensation and an overall decrease in SG&A and Non-Op for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was flat at 35.8% as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 38.2% as compared to 37.2% for the same period in 2011. The increases in SG&A and Non-OP, as a percentage of revenue, were primarily due to proportionally lower revenue in the current year periods.

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30,2012, business reorganization expenses were $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, primarily for employee termination benefits for the reduction of back-office support functions and lease exit costs associated with the relocation of our Sydney, Australia office.

Operating Income and EBITDA

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Asia Pacific
Operating income (loss):	$	3.7		$	6.2		$	(2.5	)	(40.0	)%	$	6.5		$	13.8		$	(7.3	)	(52.8	)%
EBITDA (loss)	$	3.4		$	5.2		$	(1.8	)	(34.5	)%	$	4.0		$	10.8		$	(6.8	)	(62.8	)%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	4.6		%	5.3		%	N/A			N/A		1.8		%	3.9		%	N/A			N/A

For the three months ended September 30,2012, EBITDA was $3.4 million, or 4.6% of revenue, as compared to $5.2 million, or 5.3% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, EBITDA was $4.0 million, or 1.8% of revenue, as compared to $10.8 million, or 3.9% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. The decrease in EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the decline in gross margin and business reorganization expenses.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, operating loss was $3.7 million as compared to operating income of $6.2 million for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, operating loss was $6.5 million as compared to operating income of $13.8 million for the same period in 2011. The difference between operating income and EBITDA in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the inclusion of corporate management fees and depreciation.

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Hudson Europe(constant currency)

Revenue

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		Change in amount			Change in %		2012		2011		Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		Constant currency							As reported		Constant currency
Hudson Europe
Revenue	$	75.3	$	91.5	$	(16.2	)	(17.7	)%	$	238.9	$	277.4	$	(38.5	)	(13.9	)%

For the three months ended September 30,2012, contracting, permanent recruitment and talent management revenue decreased $11.1 million, $4.4 million and $0.8 million, or 16.6%, 24.6% and 12.6% , respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting, permanent recruitment, and talent management revenue decreased $25.6 million, $11.2 million and $1.6 million, or 13.2%, 19.5% and 6.8%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011.

In the U.K., contracting and permanent recruitment revenue declined $11.9 million and $1.7 million, or 21.2% and 18.9%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment revenue in the U.K. declined $31.7 million and $4.9 million, or 19.4% and 17.4%, respectively, and were partially offset by an increase in talent management revenue of $0.2 million, or 7.0%, as compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease was due to retrenchment generally across permanent recruitment and contracting, with the single largest decline in the banking and financial services sector.

In Continental Europe, revenue was approximately $23.2 million for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to $25.1 million for the same period in 2011. The revenue decrease was principally in permanent recruitment and talent management, which decreased $2.2 million and $0.5 million, or 26.0% and 10.1%, respectively. The decline in permanent revenue was principally in France and Belgium as well as deemphasis on less profitable lines of business.

For the nine months ended September 30,2012, revenue in Continental Europe was essentially flat at $81.0 million as compared to $82.0 million for the same period in 2011. Contracting revenue increased $6.1 million, or 19.3%, and was offset by decreases in permanent recruitment and talent management revenue of $5.1 million and $1.6 million, or 18.3% and 8.1%, respectively. Consultative practices in the Netherlands and Belgium accounted for the most of the increase in contracting revenue. The decline in permanent recruitment and talent management revenue occurred principally in France and Belgium, respectively.

Gross margin

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Europe
Gross margin	$	28.2		$	35.5		$	(7.3	)	(20.5	)%	$	93.1		$	112.5		$	(19.4	)	(17.2	)%
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue	37.5		%	38.8		%	N/A			N/A		39.0		%	40.6		%	N/A			N/A
Contracting gross margin as a percentage of contracting revenue	17.6		%	18.5		%	N/A			N/A		17.3		%	18.6		%	N/A			N/A

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For the three months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment, contracting, and talent management gross margins decreased $4.4 million, $2.6 million, and $0.4 million, or 25.0%, 20.9%, and 8.1% respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment, contracting, and talent management gross margins decreased $11.2 million, $6.8 million, and $1.2 million, or 20.3%, 18.9%, and 6.0%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011.

In the U.K., contracting and permanent recruitment gross margin declined $2.4 million and $1.7 million, or 25.0% and 19.3%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30,2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting and permanent recruitment gross margin declined $7.5 million and $5.0 million, or 26.3% and 18.7%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease for both periods were attributable to the same factor as described above for revenue in the U.K.

In Continental Europe, permanent recruitment and talent management gross margin decreased $2.2 million and $0.4 million, or 26.7% and 8.3%, respectively, for three months ended September 30,2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, permanent recruitment and talent management gross margin decreased $5.2 million and $1.2 million, or 18.8% and 6.4%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011. The changes in gross margin in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to the same factors as described above for revenue.

In Europe, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 17.6% for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to 18.5% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, contracting gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 17.3%, as compared to 18.6% for the same period in 2011. The decline in contracting margin as a percentage of revenue was attributable to a lower proportion of high margin transactional projects in the current year period.

In Europe, total gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 37.5% for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to 38.8% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, total gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 39.0% as compared to 40.6% for the same period in 2011. The change in total gross margin as a percentage of revenue in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was primarily related to a lower proportion of permanent recruitment gross margin.

SG&A and Non-Op

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Europe
SG&A and Non-Op	$	29.3		$	33.4		$	(4.1	)	(12.1	)%	$	93.8		$	105.0		$	(11.3	)	(10.7	)%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	39.0		%	36.5		%	N/A			N/A		39.2		%	37.9		%	N/A			N/A

Actions taken to streamline business processes as well as lower gross margin-related compensation resulted in lower SG&A and Non-Op expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 39.0% as compared to 36.5% for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, was 39.2% as compared to 37.9% for the same period in 2011. The increases in SG&A and Non-Op, as a percentage of revenue, were primarily due to the lower revenue in the current year periods.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, business reorganization expenses were $1.0 million as compared to none for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, business reorganization expenses were $4.9 million as compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2011 and were attributable to employee termination benefits and lease exit costs in the current year period.

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Operating Income and EBITDA

	Three Months Ended September 30,											Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %		2012			2011			Change in amount			Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency								As reported			Constant currency
Hudson Europe
Operating income (loss):	$	(0.8	)	$	3.5		$	(4.3	)	(122.9	)%	$	(1.5	)	$	11.1		$	(12.6	)	(113.7	)%
EBITDA (loss)	$	(2.2	)	$	2.1		$	(4.3	)	(201.5	)%	$	(5.6	)	$	6.8		$	(12.4	)	(181.2	)%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	(2.9		)%	2.3		%	N/A			N/A		(2.3		)%	2.5		%	N/A			N/A

For the three months ended September 30,2012, EBITDA loss was $2.2 million, or 2.9% of revenue, as compared to EBITDA of $2.1 million, or 2.3% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, EBITDA loss was $5.6 million, or 2.3% of revenue, as compared to EBITDA of $6.8 million, or 2.5% of revenue, for the same period in 2011. The decrease in EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the decline in gross margin and business reorganization expenses.

For the three months ended September 30,2012, operating loss was $0.8 million as compared to operating income of $3.5 million for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, operating loss was $1.5 million as compared to operating income of $11.1 million for the same period in 2011. The difference between operating income (loss) and EBITDA (loss) in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the inclusion of corporate management fees and depreciation.

The following are discussed in reported currency

Corporate expenses, net of corporate management fee allocations

Corporate expenses were $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $1.1 million or 86.1%. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, corporate expenses were $1.5 million, as compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $1.1 million or 42.5%. The decrease in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was principally due to the move toward shared services as well as lower incentive compensation.

There were no reorganization expenses for three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, business reorganization expenses were $0.3 million primarily for employee termination benefits.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

For the three months ended September 30,2012, depreciation and amortization expense was $1.7 million as compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $0.2 million, or 8.8%. The increase was due to the capital expenditures for the new office in Sydney, Australia. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, depreciation and amortization expense was essentially flat at $4.8 million as compared to the same period in 2011.

Interest Expense, net of interest income

Interest expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, interest expense was $0.5 million, as compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease in interest expense in each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 was due to the Company’s lower borrowings under its credit facilities.

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Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30,2012 was $1.0 million on $1.2 million of pre-tax loss, as compared to a provision for income taxes of $2.2 million on $5.6 million of pre-tax income for the same period in 2011. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30,2012 was negative 85.0%, as compared to 39.4% for the same period in 2011. The benefit from income taxes for the nine months ended September 30,2012 was $3.8 million on $8.8 million of pre-tax loss, as compared to a provision for income taxes of $4.4 million on $12.0 million of pre-tax income for the same period in 2011. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30,2012 was 43.0%, as compared to 36.5% for the same period in 2011.

The change in the Company's effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods in 2011 was primarily attributable to the Company's reduction of reserves of approximately $3.6 million for uncertain tax positions, principally in connection with the settlement of an appeal with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, partially offset by the inability to benefit from losses in certain foreign jurisdictions in 2012. The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to a reduction in reserves for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by the inability to recognize tax benefits on net losses in certain foreign jurisdictions, state taxes, non-deductible expenses and foreign tax rates that vary from that in the U.S.

Net Income (Loss)

Net loss was $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to net income of $3.4 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease in net income of $5.6 million. Basic and diluted loss per share were $0.07 for the three months ended September 30,2012, as compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.11 for the same period in 2011.

Net loss was $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,2012, as compared to net income of $7.6 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease in net income of $12.6 million. Basic and diluted loss per share were $0.16 for the nine months ended September 30,2012, as compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.24 for the same period in 2011.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents totaled $34.9 million, as compared to $37.3 million as of December 31, 2011. The following table summarizes the cash flow activities for the nine months ended September 30,2012 and 2011:

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2012			2011
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	8.9		$	(7.0	)
Net cash  provided by (used in) investing activities	(7.8		)	(4.9		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4.1		)	5.1
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0.6			(0.2		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2.4		)	(7.0		)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

For the nine months ended September 30,2012, net cash provided by operating activities was $8.9 million compared to net cash used by operating activities of $7.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $15.9 million. The increase was primarily attributable to $3.9 million of landlord-funded leasehold improvements in Asia Pacific and a balanced management of working capital.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

For the nine months ended September 30,2012, net cash used in investing activities was $7.8 million compared to $4.9 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $2.9 million. The increase was primarily attributable to landlord funded leasehold improvements in connection with a newly leased property in 2012.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

For the nine months ended September 30,2012, net cash used in financing activities was $4.1 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $5.1 million for the same period in 2011, an increase in cash used in financing activities of $9.2 million. The increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to repayments under the Company's credit agreements.

Credit Agreements

Credit Agreement with RBS Citizens Business Capital

On August 5, 2010, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS Citizens Business Capital, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (“RBS”), and on February 22, 2012 and June 26, 2012, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, respectively, to the senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS (as amended, the “Revolver Agreement”). The Revolver Agreement provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $40 million, including the issuance of letters of credit. The Company may increase the maximum borrowing amount to $50 million, subject to certain conditions including lender acceptance. Extensions of credit are based on a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the U.K. and North America operations, less required reserves. In connection with the Revolver Agreement, the Company incurred and capitalized approximately $1.5 million of deferred financing costs, which are being amortized over the term of the agreement. The maturity date of the Revolver Agreement is August 5, 2014. Borrowings under the Revolver Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and can be made with an interest rate based on a base rate plus an applicable margin or on the LIBOR rate for the applicable period plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for each rate is based on the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) and is determined as follows: 

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Level	Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	Base Rate Revolving Loans		LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations
I	Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	1.25	%	2.25	%
II	Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	1.50	%	2.50	%
III	Less than 1.10:1.0	1.75	%	2.75	%

Amendment No. 2, which was deemed to be effective on June 26, 2012, effects the following key changes to the Revolver Agreement: (1) includes non-cash stock compensation expenses in the calculation of EBITDA; (2) defines “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” as restructuring charges incurred in the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013; (3) includes 50% of up to $10.0 million of the “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” (i.e., up to $5.0 million) in the numerator of the calculation of the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; and (4) increases the Company’s required minimum excess availability to $7.5 million until such time after December 31, 2012 that, for two consecutive fiscal quarters, the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated without including “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” in the numerator) is at least 1.1x, at which time the Company’s required minimum excess availability will be reduced to $5.0 million.

The details of the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

(In millions)	September 30, 2012
Borrowing base	$	30.9
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
Minimum availability	(7.5		)
Outstanding letters of credits	(2.3		)
Adjusted borrowing base	21.1
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	21.1
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	4.50		%

The Revolver Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants including: (1) a requirement to maintain a minimum excess availability of $7.5 million, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.1x and EBITDA (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) for the Company’s North American and U.K. operations of at least $1 million; (2) a limit on the payment of dividends of not more than $5 million per year and subject to certain conditions; (3) restrictions on the ability of the Company to make additional borrowings, acquire, merge or otherwise fundamentally change the ownership of the Company or repurchase the Company’s stock; (4) a limit on investments, and a limit on acquisitions of not more than $25 million in cash and $25 million in non-cash consideration per year, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Revolver Agreement; and (5) a limit on dispositions of assets of not more than $4 million per year. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

Credit Agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation

On November 29, 2011, certain Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Facility Agreement, dated November 29, 2011 (the “Facility Agreement”), with Westpac Banking Corporation and Westpac New Zealand Limited (collectively, “Westpac”).

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The Facility Agreement provides three tranches: (a) an invoice discounting facility of up to $20.8 million (AUD20 million) (“Tranche A”) for an Australian subsidiary of the Company, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable; (b) an overdraft facility of up to $2.9 million (NZD3.5 million) (“Tranche B”) for a New Zealand subsidiary of the Company; and (c) a financial guarantee facility of up to $5.2 million (AUD5 million) (“Tranche C”) for the Australian subsidiary.

The Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Westpac upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under Tranche A may be made with an interest rate based on the Invoice Finance 30-day Bank Bill Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.75%. Borrowings under Tranche B may be made with an interest rate based on the Commercial Lending Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.83%. Each of Tranche A and Tranche B bears a fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.65% of the size of Westpac’s commitment under such tranche. Borrowings under Tranche C may be made incurring a fee equal to 1.10% of the face value of the financial guarantee requested. Amounts owing under the Facility Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian subsidiary, its Australian parent company and the New Zealand subsidiary (collectively, the “Obligors”) and certain of their subsidiaries.

The details of the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

(In millions)	September 30, 2012
Tranche A:
Borrowing capacity	$	20.8
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	20.8
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	5.42		%
Tranche B:
Borrowing capacity	$	2.9
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	2.9
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	6.03		%
Tranche C:
Borrowing capacity	$	5.2
Less: outstanding borrowing	(2.9		)
Additional borrowing availability	$	2.3
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	1.10		%

The Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants applicable to the Obligors and certain of their subsidiaries, including (a) a requirement that the Obligors maintain (1) a minimum Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not less than the higher of 85% of the Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of the previous calendar year and $18.2 million (AUD17.5 million); (2) at all times, a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) of 1.5x for the trailing twelve month period; and (3) a maximum Borrowing Base Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not more than 0.8; and (b) a limitation on certain intercompany payments with permitted payments outside the Obligor group restricted to a defined amount derived from the net profits of the Obligors and their subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

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Other Credit Agreements

The Company also has lending arrangements with local banks through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore and Mainland China. As of September 30, 2012, the Netherlands subsidiary could borrow up to $2.0 million (€$1.6 million) based on an agreed percentage of accounts receivable related to its operations. In May 2011, the Belgium has a $1.3 million (€1 million) overdraft facility. Borrowings under the Belgium and the Netherlands lending arrangements may be made with an interest rate based on the one month EURIBOR plus a margin, and were 2.62% as of September 30, 2012. The lending arrangement in the Netherlands expires annually each June, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. The lending arrangement in Belgium has no expiration date and can be terminated with a 15 day notice period. In Singapore, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $0.8 million (SGD1 million) for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the Singapore Prime Rate plus 1.75%, and it was 6.00% on September 30, 2012. The Singapore overdraft facility expires annually each August, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. In Mainland China, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $1 million for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the People’s Republic of China’s six month rate plus 200 basis points, and it was 7.60% on September 30, 2012. This overdraft facility expires annually each September, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. There were $0.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China lending agreements as of September 30, 2012.

The average monthly outstanding borrowings for the Revolver Agreement, Facility Agreement and the various credit agreements in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30,2012. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2012 was 4.90%.

The Company continues to use the aforementioned credit to support its ongoing global working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Letters of credit and bank guarantees are used primarily to support office leases.

Shelf Registration and Common Stock Offering

In December 2009, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (the “2009 Shelf Registration”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to enable it to issue up to $30.0 million equivalent of securities or combinations of securities. The types of securities permitted for issuance under the 2009 Shelf Registration are debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units. 

As a result of a 2010 public offering of common stock, the Company may issue up to $9 million equivalent of securities or combinations of securities under the 2009 Shelf Registration.

Liquidity Outlook

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents on hand of $34.9 million supplemented by additional borrowing availability of $21.1 million under the Revolver Agreement, and $28.8 million of additional borrowing availability under the Facility Agreement and other lending arrangements in Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Mainland China. The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its needs through at least the next 12 months, based on the Company's total liquidity as of September 30, 2012. The Company's near-term cash requirements during 2012 are primarily related to funding operations, restructuring actions and capital expenditures. For the full year 2012, the Company expects to make capital expenditures of approximately $8.0 million to $9.0 million, which includes $3.9 million of landlord-funded leasehold improvement in Asia Pacific, and payments in connection with the 2012 business reorganization plan of $5.0 million to $8.0 million. The Company is closely managing its capital spending and will perform capital additions where economically prudent, while continuing to invest strategically for future growth.

As of September 30, 2012, $10.2 million of the Company's cash and cash equivalents noted above were held in the United States and the remainder were held internationally, primarily in Australia for $6.9 million, Mainland China for $5.1 million, and the United Kingdom for $3.4 million. The majority of the Company's offshore cash is available to it as a source of funds, net of any tax obligations or assessments. Unrepatriated cumulative earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries are considered to be invested indefinitely outside of the United States, except where the Company is able to repatriate these earnings to the United States without a material incremental tax provision.  In managing its day-to-day liquidity and its capital structure, the Company does not rely on the unrepatriated earnings as a source of funds.  The Company has not provided for federal income or foreign withholding taxes on these undistributed foreign earnings.  The Company has not done so because a distribution of these foreign earnings with material incremental tax provision is unlikely to occur in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, it is not practicable to determine the amount of tax associated with such undistributed earnings.

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For the nine months ended September 30,2012, the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the slowing of other major economies continued to negatively impact the markets where the Company operates. The Company believes that future external market conditions remain uncertain, particularly the access to credit, rates of near-term projected economic growth and levels of unemployment in the markets in which it operates. Due to these uncertain external market conditions, the Company cannot provide assurance that its actual cash requirements will not be greater in the future than those currently expected, especially if market conditions deteriorate substantially. If sources of liquidity are not available or if the Company cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations, the Company could be required to obtain additional sources of funds through additional operating improvements, capital market transactions, asset sales or financing from third parties, or a combination of those sources. The Company cannot provide assurance that these additional sources of funds will be available or, if available, would have reasonable terms.

Contingencies

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to compliance audits by federal, state, local and foreign government regulatory, tax, and other authorities relating to a variety of regulations, including wage and hour laws, unemployment taxes, workers’ compensation, immigration, and income, value-added and sales taxes. The Company is also subject to, from time to time in the ordinary course of business, various claims, lawsuits, and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities. Periodic events and management actions such as business reorganization initiatives can change the number and type of audits, claims, lawsuits, contract disputes or complaints asserted against the Company. Events can also change the likelihood of assertion and the behavior of third parties to reach resolution regarding such matters.

The economic circumstances in the recent past have given rise to many news reports and bulletins from clients, tax authorities and other parties about changes in their procedures for audits, payment, plans to challenge existing contracts and other such matters aimed at being more aggressive in the resolution of such matters in their own favor. The Company believes that it has appropriate procedures in place for identifying and communicating any matters of this type, whether asserted or likely to be asserted, and it evaluates its liabilities in light of the prevailing circumstances. Changes in the behavior of third parties could cause the Company to change its view of the likelihood of a claim and what might constitute a trend. In the last twelve months, the Company has not seen a marked difference in employee or client disputes.

For matters that have reached the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company has established reserves for legal, regulatory and other contingent liabilities. The Company’s reserves were not significant as of September 30, 2012. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be determined, the Company believes that none of the currently pending matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU 2011-12 deferred certain aspects of ASU 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ” Among the new provisions in ASU 2011-05 is a requirement for entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement in which net income is presented and the other comprehensive income is presented. This requirement is indefinitely deferred by ASU 2011-12 and will be further deliberated by the FASB at a future date. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2011-05 as of January 1, 2012, and presented the components of other comprehensive income in a single continuous Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company’s adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

Critical Accounting Policies

See “Critical Accounting Policies” under Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein. There were no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe” and similar words, expressions and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, (1) global economic fluctuations, (2) risks related to fluctuations in the Company’s operating results from quarter to quarter, (3) the ability of clients to terminate their relationship with the Company at any time, (4) competition in the Company’s markets, (5) risks associated with the Company’s investment strategy, (6) risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations, (7) the Company’s dependence on key management personnel, (8) the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, (9) the Company’s ability to collect its accounts receivable, (10) the negative cash flows and operating losses that the Company has experienced from time to time, (11) restrictions on the Company’s operating flexibility due to the terms of its credit facilities, (12) the Company’s ability to achieve anticipated cost savings through the Company’s cost reduction initiatives, (13) the Company’s heavy reliance on information systems and the impact of potentially losing or failing to develop technology, (14) risks related to providing uninterrupted service to clients, (15) the Company’s exposure to employment-related claims from clients, employers and regulatory authorities and limits on related insurance coverage, (16) the Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carry-forwards, (17) volatility of the Company’s stock price, (18) the impact of government regulations, and (19) restrictions imposed by blocking arrangements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company conducts operations in various countries and faces both translation and transaction risks related to foreign currency exchange. For the nine months ended September 30,2012, the Company earned approximately 85% of its gross margin outside the United States (“U.S.”), and it collected payments in local currency and paid related operating expenses in such corresponding local currency. Revenues and expenses in foreign currencies translate into higher or lower revenues and expenses in U.S. dollars as the U.S. dollar weakens or strengthens against other currencies. Therefore, changes in exchange rates may affect our consolidated revenues and expenses (as expressed in U.S. dollars) from foreign operations.

Amounts invested in our foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the stockholders’ equity section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The translation of the foreign currency into U.S. dollars is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity and does not impact our operating results.

As more fully described in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” the Company has credit agreements with RBS Citizens Business Capital, Westpac Banking Corporation and other credit agreements with lenders in Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Mainland China. The Company does not hedge the interest risk on borrowings under the credit agreements, and accordingly, it is exposed to interest rate risk on the borrowings under such credit agreements. Based on our annual average borrowings, a 1% increase or decrease in interest rates on our borrowings would not have a material impact on our earnings.

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that are incidental to the conduct of its business. The Company is not involved in any pending or threatened legal proceeding that it believes could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

 As of September 30, 2012, there had not been any material changes to the information set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table summarizes purchases of common stock by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar  Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (a)
July 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012 (b)	3,963	$	4.51	—	$	6,792,000
August 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012 (b)	650	$	4.63	—	$	6,792,000
September 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012	—	$	—	—	$	6,792,000
Total	4,613	$	4.53	—	$	6,792,000

(a) On February 4, 2008, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of a maximum of $15 million of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had repurchased 1,491,772 shares for a total cost of approximately $8.2 million under this authorization. Repurchases of common stock are restricted under the Company’s Revolver Agreement entered into on August 5, 2010, as amended on February 22, 2012 and June 26, 2012.

(b) Consisted of restricted stock withheld from employees upon the vesting of such shares to satisfy employees’ income tax withholding requirements.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

 The exhibits to this Form 10-Q are listed in the Exhibit Index included elsewhere herein. 

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SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ MANUEL MARQUEZ DORSCH
			Manuel Marquez Dorsch
			Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated:	November 1, 2012
		By:	/s/ MARY JANE RAYMOND
			Mary Jane Raymond
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated:	November 1, 2012

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Form of Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan Stock Option Agreement (Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Hudson Global Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated August 1, 2012 (Reg. No. 333-182973)).
10.2	Form of Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan Stock Option Agreement (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Hudson Global Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated August 1, 2012 (Reg. No. 333-182973)).
10.3	Form of Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Hudson Global Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated August 1, 2012 (Reg. No. 333-182973)).
10.4	Form of Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan Restricted Stock Award Agreement for EBITDA and gross margin growth performance vesting awards (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Hudson Global Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated August 1, 2012 (Reg. No. 333-182973)).
31.1	Certification by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
31.2	Certification by the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
32.1	Certification of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2	Certification of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101	The following materials from Hudson Global, Inc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 are furnished herewith, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Manuel Marquez Dorsch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hudson Global, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	November 1, 2012	/s/ MANUEL MARQUEZ DORSCH
		Manuel MarquezDorsch
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mary Jane Raymond, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hudson Global, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	November 1, 2012	/s/ MARY JANE RAYMOND
		Mary Jane Raymond
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Written Statement of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MANUEL MARQUEZ DORSCH

Manuel Marquez Dorsch

November 1, 2012

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Written Statement of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MARY JANE RAYMOND

Mary Jane Raymond

November 1, 2012

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Defined contribution plan and non-cash employer-matching contributions (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Discolusre of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period			5 years
Defined contribution pan, maximum annual contribution per employee percent			15.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution percent			3.00%
Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan	$ 144	$ 176	$ 511	$ 584
Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued	0	0	124	92
Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 5.35	$ 6.55
Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability	$ 0	$ 0	$ 666	$ 602

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Key members of management	Sep. 30, 2012 Consultants and former owners of acquired businesses Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Consultants and former owners of acquired businesses Maximum
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Usual length of consulting, employment and non-compete agreements			1 year	2 years	5 years
Income taxes appeal matters:
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	$ 3,600
Asset retirement obligation:
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	153	301
Non-current portion of asset retirement obligations	2,634	2,507
Total asset retirement obligations	$ 2,787	$ 2,808

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BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Reorganization expenses by Plan) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012 2012 initial approval	Apr. 26, 2012 2012 subsequent approval	Sep. 30, 2012 2006 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2006 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2006 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2006 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2008 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2008 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2008 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2008 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2009 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2009 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2012 Plan	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 Plan	Sep. 30, 2011 2012 Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Board approved reorganization plan, amount					$ 1,000	$ 10,000
Business reorganization expenses	$ 1,520	$ 0	$ 7,551	$ 747			$ 71	$ 0	$ 1,879	$ 766	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (77)	$ 0	$ (48)	$ (19)	$ 1,526	$ 0	$ 5,720	$ 0

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 countries	Dec. 31, 2011 region	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 segments countries	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2001 acquisition
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment, Gross Margin [Line Items]
Gross margin, from external customer	$ 67,666		$ 92,992	$ 217,942	$ 269,657
Number of acquisitions (in acquisitions)						67
Number of countries in which entity operates (in countries)	20			20
Number of reportable segments (in segments)		3		3
Gross margin, percent of total	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Minimum
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment, Gross Margin [Line Items]
Number of employees (in employees)	2,000			2,000
Hudson Americas
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment, Gross Margin [Line Items]
Gross margin, from external customer	9,587		13,662	33,776	37,040
Gross margin, percent of total	14.00%		15.00%	15.00%	14.00%
Hudson Asia Pacific
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment, Gross Margin [Line Items]
Gross margin, from external customer	29,852		41,201	91,067	113,323
Gross margin, percent of total	44.00%		44.00%	42.00%	42.00%
Hudson Europe
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment, Gross Margin [Line Items]
Gross margin, from external customer	$ 28,227		$ 38,129	$ 93,099	$ 119,294
Gross margin, percent of total	42.00%		41.00%	43.00%	44.00%

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Earnings (loss) per share ("EPS"):
Basic	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
Diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382	$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	32,156			31,620		32,024			31,541
Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a)	—			465		—			447
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	32,156			32,085		32,024			31,988

(a) For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 5 for further details on outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 did not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unvested restricted stock	1,217,794	317,000	1,217,794	317,000
Unvested restricted stock units	100,000	—	100,000	—
Stock options	1,336,650	1,400,350	1,336,650	1,400,350
Total	2,654,444	1,717,350	2,654,444	1,717,350

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SHELF REGISTRATIONS (Details) (Common Stock, USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Acquisition shelf registration statement
Shelf Registration Statements [Abstract]
Number of shares authorized under current statement	1,350,000
Number of shares remaining under current registration	1,350,000
2009 shelf registration statement
Shelf Registration Statements [Abstract]
Value of capital raising authorized under shelf registration	30,000
Value of capital raising remaining under shelf registration	8,990

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of earnings (loss) per share) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	2,654,444	1,717,350	2,654,444	1,717,350
Unvested restricted stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	1,217,794	317,000	1,217,794	317,000
Unvested restricted stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	100,000	0	100,000	0
Stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	1,336,650	1,400,350	1,336,650	1,400,350

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted stock (Details) (Restricted stock, USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average service period	1 year 5 months 11 days
Performance and service conditions	566,830	[1]
Vest 50% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	35,000
Immediately vested	1,400
Vest 2/3 on the second anniversary of the grant date and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the grant date with service conditions only	20,000
Vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	15,000
Total shares of restricted stock granted for the six months ended September 30, 2012	638,230
Fifty percent of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance				50.00%
Twenty five percent of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by an employee engagement score				25.00%
Twenty five percent of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by Cash Efficiency				25.00%
Thirty three percent of the shares vest on the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the determination that the performance conditions have been satisfied				33.00%
Thirty three percent of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date				33.00%
Thirty four percent of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date				34.00%
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 2,699
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at January 1, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.12		$ 3.64
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 4.59		$ 6.22
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 4.90		$ 3.90
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.37		$ 2.80
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at September 30, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 4.88		$ 5.08
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at January 1, number of shares of restricted stock (unit)	1,166,082		953,037
Granted, number of share of restricted stock (units)	638,230		743,625
Vested, number of share of restricted stock (units)	(429,950)		(271,540)
Forfeited, number of share of restricted stock	(156,568)		(89,263)
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at September 30, number of shares of restricted stock (unit)	1,217,794		1,335,859

[1] (1)The performance conditions with respect to the restricted stock may be satisfied as follows: (a)50% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “Take-out Ratio,” defined as the percentage of the direct, front line costs incurred for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by the gross margin for the year ending December 31, 2012;(b)25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by an employee engagement score for the year ending December 31, 2012 based on an employee survey to be conducted by a global human resources consulting firm;(c)25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by “Cash Efficiency,” defined as (1) cash flow from operations for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by (2) gross margin minus selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ending December 31, 2012.(2)To the extent shares are earned on the basis of performance, such shares will vest on the basis of service as follows:(a)33% of the shares vest on the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the determination that the performance conditions have been satisfied;(b)33% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date;(c)34% of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the named executive officer remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Geographic Data Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 187,873	[1]	$ 245,081	[1]	$ 593,301	[1]	$ 710,998	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	22,850	[2]	19,329	[2]	22,850	[2]	19,329	[2]
Net assets	106,709		101,990		106,709		101,990		107,357
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	52,097	[1]	67,890	[1]	157,749	[1]	199,373	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,413	[2]	3,181	[2]	3,413	[2]	3,181	[2]
Net assets	23,931		31,099		23,931		31,099
Australia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	55,449	[1]	76,882	[1]	172,096	[1]	213,130	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	9,550	[2]	5,406	[2]	9,550	[2]	5,406	[2]
Net assets	30,073		27,357		30,073		27,357
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	38,461	[1]	46,952	[1]	128,033	[1]	142,759	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,217	[2]	5,122	[2]	4,217	[2]	5,122	[2]
Net assets	27,030		16,255		27,030		16,255
Continental Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	23,237	[1]	28,368	[1]	80,963	[1]	89,981	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,528	[2]	1,724	[2]	1,528	[2]	1,724	[2]
Net assets	8,075		12,490		8,075		12,490
Other Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	17,988	[1]	24,250	[1]	52,735	[1]	64,099	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,081	[2]	3,896	[2]	4,081	[2]	3,896	[2]
Net assets	17,088		14,376		17,088		14,376
Other Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	641	[1]	739	[1]	1,725	[1]	1,656	[1]
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	61	[2]	0	[2]	61	[2]	0	[2]
Net assets	$ 512		$ 413		$ 512		$ 413

[1] Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

[2] Comprised of property and equipment and intangibles. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

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BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Changes in accrued business reorganization expenses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 1,389
Changes in estimate	1,831
Additional charges	5,720
Payments	(4,151)
Balance, end of period	4,789
Lease termination payments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	1,309
Changes in estimate	1,831
Additional charges	1,032
Payments	(1,094)
Balance, end of period	3,078
Employee termination benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	75
Changes in estimate	0
Additional charges	4,524
Payments	(2,918)
Balance, end of period	1,681
Other associated costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	5
Changes in estimate	0
Additional charges	164
Payments	(139)
Balance, end of period	$ 30

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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-12 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05.” ASU 2011-12 deferred certain aspects of ASU 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ” Among the new provisions in ASU 2011-05 is a requirement for entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement in which net income is presented and the other comprehensive income is presented. This requirement is indefinitely deferred by ASU 2011-12 and will be further deliberated by the FASB at a future date. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2011-05 as of January 1, 2012, and presented the components of other comprehensive income in a single continuous Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Company’s adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not have any impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

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RESTRICTED CASH (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 1,143	$ 3,641
Other assets
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	898	3,388
Other assets | Collateral accounts
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	619	3,120
Other assets | Rental deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	279	268
Prepaid and other
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	245	253
Prepaid and other | Collateral accounts
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	117	117
Prepaid and other | Others
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	2	3
Prepaid and other | Client guarantees
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 126	$ 133

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BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Business reorganization expenses

Business reorganization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 by plan were as follows:  

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
2006 Plan	$	71		$	—	$	1,879		$	766
2008 Plan	—			—		—			—
2009 Plan	(77		)	—		(48		)	(19		)
2012 Plan	1,526			—		5,720			—
Total	$	1,520		$	—	$	7,551		$	747

Changes in accrued business reorganization expenses

Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the nine months ended September 30,2012 were as follows:

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	December 31, 2011		Changes in Estimate		Additional Charges		Payments			September 30, 2012
Lease termination payments	$	1,309	$	1,831	$	1,032	$	(1,094	)	$	3,078
Employee termination benefits	75		—		4,524		(2,918		)	1,681
Other associated costs	5		—		164		(139		)	30
Total	$	1,389	$	1,831	$	5,720	$	(4,151	)	$	4,789

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GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill

The goodwill related to the earn-out payment made in 2010 for the Company’s 2007 acquisition of the businesses of Tong Zhi (Beijing) Consulting Service Ltd and Guangzhou Dong Li Consulting Service Ltd.

	Carrying Value
	2012		2011
Goodwill, January 1,	$	1,992	$	1,909
Additions	—		—
Impairments	—		—
Currency translation	10		58
Goodwill, September 30,	$	2,002	$	1,967

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and Equipment, Net (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 79,913		$ 75,928
Less: acccumulated depreciation and amortization	59,178		58,090
Property and equipment, net	20,735		17,838
Property Plant and Equipment, Capital Expenditure Not Yet Placed in Service	270		1,137
Capital lease obligation, current	459		420
Capital lease obligation, non-current	443		720
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred	61	0
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Fixed Assets Acquired	3,949
Computer equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	12,894		13,666
Furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	8,980		9,692
Capitalized software costs
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	33,345		30,920
Leasehold and building improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 24,694		$ 21,650

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of asset retirement obligations

The Company’s asset retirement obligations that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	$	153	$	301
Non-current portion of asset retirement obligations	2,634		2,507
Total asset retirement obligations	$	2,787	$	2,808

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CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

Interest rate based on fixed charge coverage ratio

is determined as follows:

Level	Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	Base Rate Revolving Loans		LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations
I	Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	1.25	%	2.25	%
II	Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	1.50	%	2.50	%
III	Less than 1.10:1.0	1.75	%	2.75	%

Amendment No. 2, which was deemed to be effective on June 26, 2012, effects the following key changes to the Revolver Agreement: (1) includes non-cash stock compensation expense in th

RBS Citizens Business Capital

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

The details of the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Borrowing base	$	30,934
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
Minimum availability	(7,500		)
Outstanding letters of credits	(2,326		)
Adjusted borrowing base	21,108
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	21,108
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	4.50		%

Westpac Bank

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

The details of the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Tranche A:
Borrowing capacity	$	20,758
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	20,758
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	5.42		%
Tranche B:
Borrowing capacity	$	2,906
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	2,906
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	6.03		%
Tranche C:
Financial guarantee capacity	$	5,190
Less: outstanding financial guarantee requested	(2,930		)
Additional availability for financial guarantee	$	2,260
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested	1.10		%

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Description of Business [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

The Company is comprised of the operations, assets and liabilities of the three Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe (“Hudson regional businesses” or “Hudson”). The Company provides specialized professional-level recruitment and related talent solutions worldwide. The Company’s core service offerings include Permanent Recruitment, Contract Consulting, Legal eDiscovery, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) and Talent Management Solutions.

The Company has operated as an independent publicly-held company since April 1, 2003 when the eResourcing division of Monster Worldwide, Inc., formerly TMP Worldwide, Inc., composed of 67 acquisitions made between 1999 and 2001, was spun off. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately 2,000 employees operating in 20 countries with three reportable geographic business segments: Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the amounts and percentage of total of the Company’s gross margins from the three reportable segments were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	9,587	14	%	$	13,662	15	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	29,852		44	%	41,201		44	%
Hudson Europe	28,227		42	%	38,129		41	%
Total	$	67,666	100	%	$	92,992	100	%

	For The Nine Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	33,776	15	%	$	37,040	14	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	91,067		42	%	113,323		42	%
Hudson Europe	93,099		43	%	119,294		44	%
Total	$	217,942	100	%	$	269,657	100	%

The Company’s core service offerings include those services described below.

Permanent Recruitment: Offered on both a retained and contingent basis, Hudson’s Permanent Recruitment services leverage its consultants, psychologists and other professionals in the development and delivery of its proprietary methods to identify, select and engage the best-fit talent for critical client roles.

Contract Consulting: In Contract Consulting, Hudson provides a range of project management, interim management and professional contract staffing services. These services draw upon a combination of specialized recruiting and project management competencies to deliver a wide range of solutions. Hudson-employed professionals – either individually or as a team – are placed with client organizations for a defined period of time based on a client's specific business need.

Legal eDiscovery: Hudson’s Legal eDiscovery services are composed of eDiscovery solutions, managed document review (encompassing logistical deployment, project management, process design and productivity management), and contract attorney staffing. The most comprehensive of these is the Company’s full-service eDiscovery solution, providing an integrated system of discovery management and review technology deployment for both corporate and law firm clients. 

RPO: Hudson RPO delivers outsourced recruitment solutions tailored to the individual needs of mid- to large-cap multinational companies. Hudson RPO’s delivery teams utilize state-of-the-art recruitment process methodologies and project management expertise in their flexible, turnkey solutions to meet clients’ ongoing business needs. Hudson RPO services include complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions and recruitment consulting.

Talent Management Solutions: Featuring embedded proprietary talent assessment and selection methodologies, Hudson’s Talent Management capability encompasses services such as talent assessment (utilizing a variety of competency, attitude and experiential testing), interview training, executive coaching, employee development and outplacement.

Reporting Segments

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company reorganized its leadership team to align the Company’s operations with its business strategy to run its global operations in three regions. As a result, the Company revised its reportable segments by aggregating the segments of Hudson Australia New Zealand and Hudson Asia into one segment, Hudson Asia Pacific. The Company has reclassified information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 to reflect this change to the segment reporting in accordance with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280-10-50-1 to 9 “Operating Segments” and ASC 280-10-50-10 “Reportable Segments.” See Note 15 for further details.

Corporate expenses are reported separately from the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, tax and treasury. A portion of these expenses are attributed to the reportable segments for providing the above services to them and have been allocated to the segments as management service fees and are included in the segments’ non-operating other income (expense).

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the amounts and percentage of total of the Company’s gross margins from the three reportable segments were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	9,587	14	%	$	13,662	15	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	29,852		44	%	41,201		44	%
Hudson Europe	28,227		42	%	38,129		41	%
Total	$	67,666	100	%	$	92,992	100	%

	For The Nine Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	33,776	15	%	$	37,040	14	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	91,067		42	%	113,323		42	%
Hudson Europe	93,099		43	%	119,294		44	%
Total	$	217,942	100	%	$	269,657	100	%

Accounts receivable, net and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	39,102		$	73,437		$	75,334		$	—		$	—		$	187,873
Inter-segment revenue	—			17			33			—			(50		)	—
Total revenue	$	39,102		$	73,454		$	75,367		$	—		$	(50	)	$	187,873
Gross margin, from external customers	$	9,587		$	29,852		$	28,227		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Inter-segment gross margin	(1		)	(1		)	2			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	9,586		$	29,851		$	28,229		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	282		$	190		$	1,048		$	—		$	—		$	1,520
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(389	)	$	3,388		$	(2,165	)	$	(171	)	$	—		$	663
Depreciation and amortization	255			864			392			161			—			1,672
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(747		)	(109		)	856			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(13		)	(55		)	10			(103		)	—			(161		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(657	)	$	1,722		$	(2,656	)	$	421		$	—		$	(1,170	)
As of September 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net	$	25,570		$	38,171		$	51,807		$	—		$	—		$	115,548
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,164		$	13,631		$	4,949		$	2,106		$	—		$	22,850
Total assets	$	30,691		$	79,747		$	73,892		$	15,496		$	—		$	199,826

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	47,691		$	100,637		$	96,753		$	—		$	—		$	245,081
Inter-segment revenue	—			(4		)	24			—			(20		)	—
Total revenue	$	47,691		$	100,633		$	96,777		$	—		$	(20	)	$	245,081
Gross margin, from external customers	$	13,662		$	41,201		$	38,129		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Inter-segment gross margin	(2		)	(35		)	37			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	13,660		$	41,166		$	38,166		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	1,459		$	5,223		$	2,020		$	(1,253	)				$	7,449
Depreciation and amortization	267			777			356			137						1,537
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(1,851		)	(131		)	1,982						—
Interest income (expense), net	(12		)	(209		)	15			(122		)				(328		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,180		$	2,386		$	1,548		$	470					$	5,584
As of September 30, 2011
Accounts receivable, net	$	33,270		$	56,805		$	61,442		$	—		$	—		$	151,517
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,574		$	9,297		$	4,918		$	2,540		$	—		$	19,329
Total assets	$	38,558		$	85,765		$	89,746		$	6,118		$	—		$	220,187

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	129,758		$	224,627		$	238,916		$	—		$	—		$	593,301
Inter-segment revenue	—			47			70			—			(117		)	—
Total revenue	$	129,758		$	224,674		$	238,986		$	—		$	(117	)	$	593,301
Gross margin, from external customers	$	33,776		$	91,067		$	93,099		$	—		$	—		$	217,942
Inter-segment gross margin	(9		)	(14		)	24			—			(1		)	—
Total gross margin	$	33,767		$	91,053		$	93,123		$	—		$	(1	)	$	217,942
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	1,051		$	1,264		$	4,917		$	319		$	—		$	7,551
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(122	)	$	4,017		$	(5,556	)	$	(1,803	)	$	—		$	(3,464	)
Depreciation and amortization	850			2,351			1,108			479			—			4,788
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(3,264		)	(326		)	3,590			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(46		)	(197		)	32			(299		)	—			(510		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(1,018	)	$	(1,795	)	$	(6,958	)	$	1,009		$	—		$	(8,762	)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	144,415		$	275,927		$	290,656		$	—		$	—		$	710,998
Inter-segment revenue	(2		)	5			102			—			(105		)	—
Total revenue	$	144,413		$	275,932		$	290,758		$	—		$	(105	)	$	710,998
Gross margin, from external customers	$	37,040		$	113,323		$	119,294		$	—		$	—		$	269,657
Inter-segment gross margin	(12		)	(90		)	96			—			6			—
Total gross margin	$	37,028		$	113,233		$	119,390		$	—		$	6		$	269,657
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	747		$	—		$	—		$	747
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	2,242		$	11,045		$	6,930		$	(2,580	)	$	—		$	17,637
Depreciation and amortization	770			2,289			1,243			448			—			4,750
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(5,541		)	(370		)	5,912			(1		)	—
Interest income (expense), net	(14		)	(521		)	15			(390		)	—			(910		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,458		$	2,694		$	5,332		$	2,494		$	(1	)	$	11,977

(a) SEC Regulation S-K 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.

Revenue by geographic area

A summary of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and long-lived assets and net assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

Information by geographic region	United Kingdom		Australia		United States		Continental Europe		Other Asia Pacific		Other Americas		Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	$	52,097	$	55,449	$	38,461	$	23,237	$	17,988	$	641	$	187,873
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	$	67,890	$	76,882	$	46,952	$	28,368	$	24,250	$	739	$	245,081
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	157,749		172,096		128,033		80,963		52,735		1,725		593,301
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	199,373		213,130		142,759		89,981		64,099		1,656		710,998
As of September 30, 2012
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,413	$	9,550	$	4,217	$	1,528	$	4,081	$	61	$	22,850
Net assets	$	23,931	$	30,073	$	27,030	$	8,075	$	17,088	$	512	$	106,709
As of September 30, 2011
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,181	$	5,406	$	5,122	$	1,724	$	3,896	$	—	$	19,329
Net assets	$	31,099	$	27,357	$	16,255	$	12,490	$	14,376	$	413	$	101,990

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment and intangibles. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax benefit (provision)			$ (3,770)	$ 4,377
Pre-tax income (loss)	(1,170)	5,584	(8,762)	11,977
Effective income tax rate			43.00%	36.50%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions	3,600
Unrecognized tax benefits	4,098		4,098		7,807
Accrued interest and penalties	729		729		1,644
Estimated interest and penalties benefit			(881)	(58)
Significant change in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible amount of unrecorded benefits	$ 347		$ 347

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Revenue	$ 187,873	[1]	$ 245,081	[1]	$ 593,301	[1]	$ 710,998	[1]
Direct costs	120,207	[2]	152,089	[2]	375,359	[2]	441,341	[2]
Gross margin	67,666		92,992		217,942		269,657
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	66,074		85,305		214,070		251,517
Depreciation and amortization	1,672		1,537		4,788		4,750
Business reorganization expenses	1,520		0		7,551		747
Operating income (loss)	(1,600)		6,150		(8,467)		12,643
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(161)		(328)		(510)		(910)
Other income (expense), net	591		(238)		215		244
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(1,170)		5,584		(8,762)		11,977
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	995		2,202		(3,770)		4,377
Net income (loss)	(2,165)		3,382		(4,992)		7,600
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (per share)	$ (0.07)		$ 0.11		$ (0.16)		$ 0.24
Diluted (per share)	$ (0.07)		$ 0.11		$ (0.16)		$ 0.24
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	32,156		31,620		32,024		31,541
Diluted (in shares)	32,156		32,085		32,024		31,988
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	(2,165)		3,382		(4,992)		7,600
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes	1,395		(5,234)		1,834		(1,959)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	1,395		(5,234)		1,834		(1,959)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (770)		$ (1,852)		$ (3,158)		$ 5,641

[1] Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

[2] Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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GOODWILL (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, January 1,	$ 1,992	$ 1,909
Additions	0	0
Impairments	0	0
Currency translation	10	58
Goodwill, June 30,	$ 2,002	$ 1,967

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Treasury stock
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 107,357	$ 33	$ 470,786	$ (397,290)	$ 34,255	$ (427)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		32,697
Net income (loss)	(4,992)			(4,992)
Other comprehensive income (loss), translation adjustments	1,834				1,834
Purchase of restricted stock from employees (in shares)		(111)
Adjustments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	(542)					(542)
Issuance of shares for 401(k) plan contribution (in shares)	124	124
Issuance of shares for 401(k) plan contribution	666		12			654
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		482
Stock-based compensation	2,386		2,386
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 106,709	$ 33	$ 473,184	$ (402,282)	$ 36,089	$ (315)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2012		33,192

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Apr. 26, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance to participants	2,575,123		2,575,123		2,500,000
Stock-based compensation	$ 506	$ 996	$ 2,386	$ 2,821
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	149	151	542	367
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	305	793	1,299	2,209
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 52	$ 52	$ 545	$ 245

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Description of Business [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the amounts and percentage of total of the Company’s gross margins from the three reportable segments were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	9,587	14	%	$	13,662	15	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	29,852		44	%	41,201		44	%
Hudson Europe	28,227		42	%	38,129		41	%
Total	$	67,666	100	%	$	92,992	100	%

	For The Nine Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Gross Margin ($)		%		Gross Margin ($)		%
Hudson Americas	$	33,776	15	%	$	37,040	14	%
Hudson Asia Pacific	91,067		42	%	113,323		42	%
Hudson Europe	93,099		43	%	119,294		44	%
Total	$	217,942	100	%	$	269,657	100	%

Accounts receivable, net and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	39,102		$	73,437		$	75,334		$	—		$	—		$	187,873
Inter-segment revenue	—			17			33			—			(50		)	—
Total revenue	$	39,102		$	73,454		$	75,367		$	—		$	(50	)	$	187,873
Gross margin, from external customers	$	9,587		$	29,852		$	28,227		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Inter-segment gross margin	(1		)	(1		)	2			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	9,586		$	29,851		$	28,229		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	282		$	190		$	1,048		$	—		$	—		$	1,520
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(389	)	$	3,388		$	(2,165	)	$	(171	)	$	—		$	663
Depreciation and amortization	255			864			392			161			—			1,672
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(747		)	(109		)	856			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(13		)	(55		)	10			(103		)	—			(161		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(657	)	$	1,722		$	(2,656	)	$	421		$	—		$	(1,170	)
As of September 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net	$	25,570		$	38,171		$	51,807		$	—		$	—		$	115,548
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,164		$	13,631		$	4,949		$	2,106		$	—		$	22,850
Total assets	$	30,691		$	79,747		$	73,892		$	15,496		$	—		$	199,826

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	47,691		$	100,637		$	96,753		$	—		$	—		$	245,081
Inter-segment revenue	—			(4		)	24			—			(20		)	—
Total revenue	$	47,691		$	100,633		$	96,777		$	—		$	(20	)	$	245,081
Gross margin, from external customers	$	13,662		$	41,201		$	38,129		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Inter-segment gross margin	(2		)	(35		)	37			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	13,660		$	41,166		$	38,166		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	1,459		$	5,223		$	2,020		$	(1,253	)				$	7,449
Depreciation and amortization	267			777			356			137						1,537
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(1,851		)	(131		)	1,982						—
Interest income (expense), net	(12		)	(209		)	15			(122		)				(328		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,180		$	2,386		$	1,548		$	470					$	5,584
As of September 30, 2011
Accounts receivable, net	$	33,270		$	56,805		$	61,442		$	—		$	—		$	151,517
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,574		$	9,297		$	4,918		$	2,540		$	—		$	19,329
Total assets	$	38,558		$	85,765		$	89,746		$	6,118		$	—		$	220,187

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	129,758		$	224,627		$	238,916		$	—		$	—		$	593,301
Inter-segment revenue	—			47			70			—			(117		)	—
Total revenue	$	129,758		$	224,674		$	238,986		$	—		$	(117	)	$	593,301
Gross margin, from external customers	$	33,776		$	91,067		$	93,099		$	—		$	—		$	217,942
Inter-segment gross margin	(9		)	(14		)	24			—			(1		)	—
Total gross margin	$	33,767		$	91,053		$	93,123		$	—		$	(1	)	$	217,942
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	1,051		$	1,264		$	4,917		$	319		$	—		$	7,551
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(122	)	$	4,017		$	(5,556	)	$	(1,803	)	$	—		$	(3,464	)
Depreciation and amortization	850			2,351			1,108			479			—			4,788
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(3,264		)	(326		)	3,590			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(46		)	(197		)	32			(299		)	—			(510		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(1,018	)	$	(1,795	)	$	(6,958	)	$	1,009		$	—		$	(8,762	)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	144,415		$	275,927		$	290,656		$	—		$	—		$	710,998
Inter-segment revenue	(2		)	5			102			—			(105		)	—
Total revenue	$	144,413		$	275,932		$	290,758		$	—		$	(105	)	$	710,998
Gross margin, from external customers	$	37,040		$	113,323		$	119,294		$	—		$	—		$	269,657
Inter-segment gross margin	(12		)	(90		)	96			—			6			—
Total gross margin	$	37,028		$	113,233		$	119,390		$	—		$	6		$	269,657
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	747		$	—		$	—		$	747
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	2,242		$	11,045		$	6,930		$	(2,580	)	$	—		$	17,637
Depreciation and amortization	770			2,289			1,243			448			—			4,750
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(5,541		)	(370		)	5,912			(1		)	—
Interest income (expense), net	(14		)	(521		)	15			(390		)	—			(910		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,458		$	2,694		$	5,332		$	2,494		$	(1	)	$	11,977

(a) SEC Regulation S-K 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Stock options activity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement expiration period	10 years
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period	5 years
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average service period	1 year 3 months 0 days
Exercise price fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant	100.00%
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 593
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding at January 1, weighted average exercise price per share	$ 11.36	$ 12.64
Granted, weighted average exercise price per share	$ 0.00	$ 5.18
Expired, weighted average exercise price per share	$ 12.62	$ 10.50
Options outstanding at June 30, weighted average exercise price per share	$ 11.31	$ 11.35
Options exercisable at June 30, weighted average exercise price per share	$ 14.04	$ 14.04
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding at January 1, number of Options Outstanding	1,396,350	1,548,300
Granted, number of options outstanding	0	400,000
Expired, number of options outstanding	(59,700)	(547,950)
Options outstanding at June 30, number of Options Outstanding	1,336,650	1,400,350
Options exercisable at June 30, number of options outstanding	924,150	975,350

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock options	$	149	$	151	$	542	$	367
Restricted stock	305		793		1,299		2,209
Restricted stock units	52		52		545		245
Total	$	506	$	996	$	2,386	$	2,821

Changes in stock options

Changes in the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30,2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
Options outstanding at January 1,	1,396,350		$	11.36	1,548,300		$	12.64
Granted	—		—		400,000		5.18
Expired	(59,700	)	12.62		(547,950	)	10.50
Options outstanding at September 30,	1,336,650		11.31		1,400,350		11.35
Options exercisable at September 30,	924,150		$	14.04	975,350		$	14.04

Quantity and vesting conditions for shares of restricted stock granted

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted
Performance and service conditions (1) (2)	566,830
Vest 50% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	35,000
Immediately vested	1,400
Vest 2/3 on the second anniversary of the grant date and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the grant date with service conditions only	20,000
Vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	15,000
Total shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012	638,230

(1) The performance conditions with respect to the restricted stock may be satisfied as follows: 

(a) 50% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “Take-out Ratio,” defined as the percentage of the direct, front line costs incurred for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by the gross margin for the year ending December 31, 2012;

(b) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by an employee engagement score for the year ending December 31, 2012 based on an employee survey to be conducted by a global human resources consulting firm;

(c) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by “Cash Efficiency,” defined as (1) cash flow from operations for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by (2) gross margin minus selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ending December 31, 2012.

(2) To the extent shares are earned on the basis of performance, such shares will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a) 33% of the shares vest on the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the determination that the performance conditions have been satisfied;

(b) 33% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date;

(c) 34% of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the named executive officer remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

Changes in restricted stock

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock at January 1,	1,166,082		$	5.12	953,037		$	3.64
Granted	638,230		4.59		743,625		6.22
Vested	(429,950	)	4.90		(271,540	)	3.90
Forfeited	(156,568	)	5.37		(89,263	)	2.80
Non-vested restricted stock at September 30,	1,217,794		$	4.88	1,335,859		$	5.08

Changes in restricted stock units

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at January 1,	100,000		$	5.18	—		$	—
Granted	76,023		5.13		127,376		5.37
Vested	(76,023	)	5.13		(27,376	)	6.05
Non-vested restricted stock units at September 30,	100,000		$	5.18	100,000		$	5.18

Schedule of expenses and contributions for the prior years' employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s expenses and contributions to satisfy the prior years’ employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
($ in thousands, except otherwise stated)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan	$	144	$	176	$	511	$	584
Contributions to satisfy prior years' employer-matching liability
Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands)	—		—		124		92
Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars)	$	—	$	—	$	5.35	$	6.55
Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability	$	—	$	—	$	666	$	602

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge and judgments. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intra-entity balances and transactions between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 34,883	$ 37,302
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,541 and $1,772, respectively	115,548	131,489
Prepaid and other	12,987	13,132
Total current assets	163,418	181,923
Property and equipment, net	20,735	17,838
Deferred tax assets, non-current	10,593	8,628
Other assets	5,080	8,157
Total assets	199,826	216,546
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,529	12,025
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	62,140	74,248
Short-term borrowings	0	3,384
Accrued business reorganization expenses	2,996	858
Total current liabilities	73,665	90,515
Other non-current liabilities	6,790	6,388
Deferred rent and tenant improvement contributions	8,564	4,479
Income tax payable, non-current	4,098	7,807
Total liabilities	93,117	109,189
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; issued 33,257 and 32,776 shares, respectively	33	33
Additional paid-in capital	473,184	470,786
Accumulated deficit	(402,282)	(397,290)
Accumulated other comprehensive income-translation adjustments	36,089	34,255
Treasury stock, 65 and 79 shares, respectively, at cost	(315)	(427)
Total stockholders' equity	106,709	107,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 199,826	$ 216,546

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BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES

BUSINESS REORGANIZATION EXPENSES

In January 2012, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer approved a $1,000 plan of reorganization (“2012 Plan”) to streamline the Company’s support operations in each of Hudson’s regional businesses to match the aggregated operating segments and to improve support services to the Company’s regional and global professional business practices. The 2012 Plan primarily includes costs for actions to reduce support functions to match them to the revised operating structure. In April 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved an addition to the 2012 Plan up to $10,000 for additional actions to accelerate the Company’s plans for increased global alignment and redirection of resources from support to client facing activities. The Company expects to substantially complete the 2012 Plan in 2012.

The Company’s Board approved other reorganization plans in 2009 (“2009 Plan”), 2008 (“2008 Plan”), and 2006 (“2006 Plan”) to streamline the Company’s support operations and included actions to reduce support functions to match them to the scale of the business, to exit underutilized properties and to eliminate contracts for certain discontinued services. These actions resulted in costs for lease termination payments, employee termination benefits and contract cancellations. Business reorganization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 by plan were as follows:  

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
2006 Plan	$	71		$	—	$	1,879		$	766
2008 Plan	—			—		—			—
2009 Plan	(77		)	—		(48		)	(19		)
2012 Plan	1,526			—		5,720			—
Total	$	1,520		$	—	$	7,551		$	747

The following table contains amounts for Changes in Estimate, Additional Charges, and Payments related to prior restructuring plans that were incurred or recovered during the nine months ended September 30,2012. The amounts for Changes in Estimate and Additional Charges are classified as business reorganization expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Amounts in the “Payments” column represent primarily the cash payments associated with the reorganization plans. Changes in the accrued business reorganization expenses for the nine months ended September 30,2012 were as follows:

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	December 31, 2011		Changes in Estimate		Additional Charges		Payments			September 30, 2012
Lease termination payments	$	1,309	$	1,831	$	1,032	$	(1,094	)	$	3,078
Employee termination benefits	75		—		4,524		(2,918		)	1,681
Other associated costs	5		—		164		(139		)	30
Total	$	1,389	$	1,831	$	5,720	$	(4,151	)	$	4,789

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	Hudson Global, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001210708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	33,192,233

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Consulting, Employment and Non-compete Agreements

The Company has entered into various consulting, employment and non-compete agreements with certain key management personnel and former owners of acquired businesses. Agreements with key members of management are generally one year in length, on an at-will basis, provide for compensation and severance payments under certain circumstances and are automatically renewed annually unless either party gives sufficient notice of termination. Agreements with certain consultants and former owners of acquired businesses are generally two to five years in length.

Litigation and Complaints

The Company is subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits, contracts disputes and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company routinely monitors claims such as these, and records provisions for losses when the claim becomes probable and the amount due is estimable. Although the outcome of these claims cannot be determined, the Company believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

For matters that have reached the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company has established reserves for legal, regulatory and other contingent liabilities. The Company’s reserves were not significant as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company has certain asset retirement obligations that are primarily the result of legal obligations for the removal of leasehold improvements and restoration of premises to their original condition upon termination of leases. The current portion of asset retirement obligations are included under the caption “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The non-current portion of asset retirement obligations are included under the caption “Other non-current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s asset retirement obligations that are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	$	153	$	301
Non-current portion of asset retirement obligations	2,634		2,507
Total asset retirement obligations	$	2,787	$	2,808

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,541	$ 1,772
Preferred stock, par value (per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000	10,000
Preferred stock, issued
Preferred stock, outstanding
Common stock, par value (per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000	100,000
Common stock, issued	33,257	32,776
Treasury stock, shares	65	79

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INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure

INCOME TAXES

Under ASC 270, “Interim Reporting”, and ASC 740-270, “Income Taxes – Intra Tax Allocation”, the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. Applying the provisions of ASC 270 and ASC 740-270 could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon the mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections.

Effective Tax Rate

The benefit from income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $3,770 on a pre-tax loss of $8,762, compared with a provision for income taxes of $4,377 on pre-tax income of $11,977 for the same period in 2011. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 43.0% and 36.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to the Company's reduction of reserves of approximately $3,600 for uncertain tax positions principally in connection with the settlement of an appeal with the State of Pennsylvania, partially offset by the inability to benefit from losses in certain foreign jurisdictions in 2012.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $4,098 and $7,807, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, which if recognized in the future, would lower the Company’s annual effective income tax rate. Accrued interest and penalties were $729 and $1,644 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Estimated interest and penalties are classified as part of the provision for income taxes in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and totaled to a benefit of$881 and $58 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

In many cases, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. Tax years with net operating losses remain open until the losses expire or the statutes of limitations for those years when the losses are used expire. The Company's open tax years are 2008 through 2011 for the U.S. Federal and 2005 through 2011 for most state and local jurisdictions, 2010 through 2011 for the U.K., 2007 through 2011 for Australia and 2006 through 2011 for most other jurisdictions. The Company is currently under income tax examination in New Zealand (2009). The Company believes that its tax reserves are adequate for all years subject to examination.

Based on information available as of September 30, 2012, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease approximately $347 over the next 12 months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and controversies and potential lapses of the applicable statutes of limitations.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718 "Compensation – Stock Compensation," as interpreted by the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and No. 110. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant, which is recognized over the related service period, net of estimated forfeitures. For awards with graded vesting conditions, the values of the awards are determined by valuing each tranche separately and expensing each tranche over the required service period. The service period is the period over which the related service is performed, which is generally the same as the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the compensation expense related to stock options.

Incentive Compensation Plan

The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “ISAP”) pursuant to which it can issue equity-based compensation incentives to eligible participants. The ISAP permits the granting of stock options and restricted stock as well as other types of equity-based awards. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) will establish such conditions as it deems appropriate on the granting or vesting of stock options or restricted stock. While the Company historically granted both stock options and restricted stock to its employees, since 2008 the Company has granted primarily restricted stock to its employees.

The Compensation Committee administers the ISAP and may designate any of the following as a participant under the ISAP: any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates or individuals engaged to become an officer or employee, consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its affiliates and non-employee directors of the Company. On April 26, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the ISAP to, among other things, increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that are reserved for issuance to participants by 2,500,000 shares. As of September 30, 2012, there were 2,575,123 shares of the Company’s common stock available for future issuance.

The Company also maintains the Director Deferred Share Plan (the “Director Plan”) pursuant to which it can issue restricted stock units to its non-employee directors. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock issued under the ISAP upon a director ceasing service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock options	$	149	$	151	$	542	$	367
Restricted stock	305		793		1,299		2,209
Restricted stock units	52		52		545		245
Total	$	506	$	996	$	2,386	$	2,821

Stock Options

Stock options granted under the ISAP generally expire ten years after the date of grant and have an exercise price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant and generally vest ratably over a four year period.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $593 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested stock options. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.25 years.

Changes in the Company’s stock options for the nine months ended September 30,2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
Options outstanding at January 1,	1,396,350		$	11.36	1,548,300		$	12.64
Granted	—		—		400,000		5.18
Expired	(59,700	)	12.62		(547,950	)	10.50
Options outstanding at September 30,	1,336,650		11.31		1,400,350		11.35
Options exercisable at September 30,	924,150		$	14.04	975,350		$	14.04

Restricted Stock

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted
Performance and service conditions (1) (2)	566,830
Vest 50% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	35,000
Immediately vested	1,400
Vest 2/3 on the second anniversary of the grant date and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the grant date with service conditions only	20,000
Vest one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date with service conditions only	15,000
Total shares of restricted stock granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2012	638,230

(1) The performance conditions with respect to the restricted stock may be satisfied as follows: 

(a) 50% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “Take-out Ratio,” defined as the percentage of the direct, front line costs incurred for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by the gross margin for the year ending December 31, 2012;

(b) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by an employee engagement score for the year ending December 31, 2012 based on an employee survey to be conducted by a global human resources consulting firm;

(c) 25% of the shares of restricted stock may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by “Cash Efficiency,” defined as (1) cash flow from operations for the year ending December 31, 2012 divided by (2) gross margin minus selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ending December 31, 2012.

(2) To the extent shares are earned on the basis of performance, such shares will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a) 33% of the shares vest on the later of the first anniversary of the grant date or the determination that the performance conditions have been satisfied;

(b) 33% of the shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date;

(c) 34% of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the named executive officer remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $2,699 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested restricted stock. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.45 years.

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock at January 1,	1,166,082		$	5.12	953,037		$	3.64
Granted	638,230		4.59		743,625		6.22
Vested	(429,950	)	4.90		(271,540	)	3.90
Forfeited	(156,568	)	5.37		(89,263	)	2.80
Non-vested restricted stock at September 30,	1,217,794		$	4.88	1,335,859		$	5.08

Restricted Stock Units

 As of September 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $234 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested restricted stock units. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 1.6 years.

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

	For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	2012				2011
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Unit		Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at January 1,	100,000		$	5.18	—		$	—
Granted	76,023		5.13		127,376		5.37
Vested	(76,023	)	5.13		(27,376	)	6.05
Non-vested restricted stock units at September 30,	100,000		$	5.18	100,000		$	5.18

Defined Contribution Plan and Non-cash Employer-matching contributions

The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) plan”). The 401(k) plan allows eligible employees to contribute up to 15% of their earnings to the 401(k) plan. The Company has the discretion to match employees’ contributions up to 3% of the employees' earnings through a contribution of the Company’s common stock. Vesting of the Company’s contribution occurs over a five-year period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s expenses and contributions to satisfy the prior years’ employer-matching liability for the 401(k) plan were as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended				For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
($ in thousands, except otherwise stated)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Expense recognized for the 401(k) plan	$	144	$	176	$	511	$	584
Contributions to satisfy prior years' employer-matching liability
Number of shares of the Company's common stock issued (in thousands)	—		—		124		92
Market value per share of the Company's common stock on contribution date (in dollars)	$	—	$	—	$	5.35	$	6.55
Non-cash contribution made for employer matching liability	$	—	$	—	$	666	$	602

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REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin [Abstract]

Revenue, direct costs and gross margin

The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows: 

	For The Three Months Ended						For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	142,418	$	45,455	$	187,873	$	182,867	$	62,214	$	245,081
Direct costs (1)	117,419		2,788		120,207		148,513		3,576		152,089
Gross margin	$	24,999	$	42,667	$	67,666	$	34,354	$	58,638	$	92,992

	For The Nine Months Ended						For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	442,484	$	150,817	$	593,301	$	526,734	$	184,264	$	710,998
Direct costs (1)	364,675		10,684		375,359		430,338		11,003		441,341
Gross margin	$	77,809	$	140,133	$	217,942	$	96,396	$	173,261	$	269,657

(1) Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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CREDIT AGREEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

CREDIT AGREEMENTS

CREDIT AGREEMENTS

Credit Agreement with RBS Citizens Business Capital

On August 5, 2010, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS Citizens Business Capital, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (“RBS”), and on February 22, 2012, and June 26, 2012, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, respectively, to the senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS (as amended, the “Revolver Agreement”). The Revolver Agreement provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $40,000, including the issuance of letters of credit. The Company may increase the maximum borrowing amount to $50,000, subject to certain conditions including lender acceptance. Extensions of credit are based on a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the U.K. and North America operations, less required reserves. In connection with the Revolver Agreement, the Company incurred and capitalized approximately $1,457 of deferred financing costs, which are being amortized over the term of the agreement. The maturity date of the Revolver Agreement is August 5, 2014. Borrowings under the Revolver Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and can be made with an interest rate based on a base rate plus an applicable margin or on the LIBOR rate for the applicable period plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for each rate is based on the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) and is determined as follows:

Level	Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	Base Rate Revolving Loans		LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations
I	Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	1.25	%	2.25	%
II	Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	1.50	%	2.50	%
III	Less than 1.10:1.0	1.75	%	2.75	%

Amendment No. 2, which was deemed to be effective on June 26, 2012, effects the following key changes to the Revolver Agreement: (1) includes non-cash stock compensation expense in the calculation of EBITDA; (2) defines “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” as restructuring charges incurred in the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013; (3) includes 50% of up to $10,000 of the “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” (i.e., up to $5,000) in the numerator of the calculation of the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; and (4) increases the Company’s required minimum excess availability to $7,500 until such time after December 31, 2012 that, for two consecutive fiscal quarters, the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated without including “Special 2012/2013 Restructuring Charges” in the numerator) is at least 1.1x, at which time the Company’s required minimum excess availability will be reduced to $5,000.

The details of the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Borrowing base	$	30,934
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
Minimum availability	(7,500		)
Outstanding letters of credits	(2,326		)
Adjusted borrowing base	21,108
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	21,108
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	4.50		%

The Revolver Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants including: (1) a requirement to maintain a minimum excess availability of $7,500, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.1x and EBITDA (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) for the Company’s North American and U.K. operations of at least $1,000; (2) a limit on the payment of dividends of not more than $5,000 per year and subject to certain conditions; (3) restrictions on the ability of the Company to make additional borrowings, acquire, merge or otherwise fundamentally change the ownership of the Company or repurchase the Company’s stock; (4) a limit on investments, and a limit on acquisitions of not more than $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in non-cash consideration per year, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Revolver Agreement; and (5) a limit on dispositions of assets of not more than $4,000 per year. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Revolver Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

Credit Agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation

On November 29, 2011, certain Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Facility Agreement, dated November 29, 2011 (the “Facility Agreement”), with Westpac Banking Corporation and Westpac New Zealand Limited (collectively, “Westpac”). 

The Facility Agreement provides three tranches: (a) an invoice discounting facility of up to $20,758 (AUD20,000) (“Tranche A”) for an Australian subsidiary of the Company, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable; (b) an overdraft facility of up to $2,906 (NZD3,500) (“Tranche B”) for a New Zealand subsidiary of the Company; and (c) a financial guarantee facility of up to $5,190 (AUD5,000) (“Tranche C”) for the Australian subsidiary.   

The Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Westpac upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under Tranche A may be made with an interest rate based on the Invoice Finance 30-day Bank Bill Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.75%. Borrowings under Tranche B may be made with an interest rate based on the Commercial Lending Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.83%. Each of Tranche A and Tranche B bears a fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.65% of the size of Westpac’s commitment under such tranche. Borrowings under Tranche C may be made incurring a fee equal to 1.10% of the face value of the financial guarantee requested. Amounts owing under the Facility Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian subsidiary, its Australian parent company and the New Zealand subsidiary (collectively, the “Obligors”) and certain of their subsidiaries.

The details of the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Tranche A:
Borrowing capacity	$	20,758
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	20,758
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	5.42		%
Tranche B:
Borrowing capacity	$	2,906
Less: outstanding borrowing	—
Additional borrowing availability	$	2,906
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing	6.03		%
Tranche C:
Financial guarantee capacity	$	5,190
Less: outstanding financial guarantee requested	(2,930		)
Additional availability for financial guarantee	$	2,260
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested	1.10		%

The Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants applicable to the Obligors and certain of their subsidiaries, including (a) a requirement that the Obligors maintain (1) a minimum Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not less than the higher of 85% of the Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of the previous calendar year and $18,163 (AUD17,500); (2) at all times, a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) of 1.5x for the trailing twelve month period; and (3) a maximum Borrowing Base Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not more than 0.8; and (b) a limitation on certain intercompany payments with permitted payments outside the Obligor group restricted to a defined amount derived from the net profits of the Obligors and their subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Facility Agreement as of September 30, 2012.

Other Credit Agreements

The Company also has lending arrangements with local banks through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore and Mainland China. As of September 30, 2012, the Netherlands subsidiary could borrow up to $2,035 (€1,582) based on an agreed percentage of accounts receivable related to its operations. The Belgium subsidiary has a $1,286 (€1,000) overdraft facility. Borrowings under the Belgium and the Netherlands lending arrangements may be made using an interest rate based on the one month EURIBOR plus a margin, and the interest rate under each of these arrangements was 2.62% as of September 30, 2012. The lending arrangement in the Netherlands expires annually each June, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. The lending arrangement in Belgium has no expiration date and can be terminated with a 15 day notice period. In Singapore, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $815 (SGD1,000) for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the Singapore Prime Rate plus a margin of 1.75%, and it was 6.0% on September 30, 2012. The Singapore overdraft facility expires annually each August, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. In Mainland China, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $1,000 for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the People’s Republic of China’s six month rate plus 200 basis points, and it was 7.6% on September 30, 2012. This overdraft facility expires annually each September, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. There were $0 of outstanding borrowings under the Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China lending agreements as of September 30, 2012.

The average monthly outstanding borrowings for the Revolver Agreement, Facility Agreement and the various credit agreements in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China was $1,519 for the nine months ended September 30,2012. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings as of September 30, 2012 was 4.90%.  

The Company continues to use the aforementioned credit to support its ongoing global working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Letters of credit and bank guarantees are used primarily to support office leases.

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, property and equipment, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Computer equipment	$	12,894	$	13,666
Furniture and equipment	8,980		9,692
Capitalized software costs	33,345		30,920
Leasehold and building improvements	24,694		21,650
	79,913		75,928
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	59,178		58,090
Property and equipment, net	$	20,735	$	17,838

The Company had expenditures of approximately $270 and $1,137 for acquired property and equipment, mainly consisting of software development, fixtures, computer equipment and leasehold improvements, which had not been placed in service as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Depreciation expense is not recorded for such assets until they are placed in service.

Non-Cash Capital Expenditures

The Company has acquired certain computer equipment under capital lease agreements. The current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the non-current portion of the capital lease obligations are included under the caption “Other non-current liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. A summary of the Company’s equipment acquired under capital lease agreements were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Capital lease obligation, current	$	459	$	420
Capital lease obligation, non-current	$	443	$	720

The Company acquired $61 and $0 of property and equipment under capital lease agreements for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $3,949 of landlord-funded tenant improvements for the Company's leased property in Sydney, Australia.

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. When the effects are not anti-dilutive, diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the impact of all dilutive potential common shares, primarily stock options “in-the-money” and unvested restricted stock. The dilutive impact of stock options and unvested restricted stock is determined by applying the “treasury stock” method. Performance-based restricted stock awards are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions: (i) are satisfied prior to the end of the reporting period, or (ii) would be satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. Stock awards subject to vesting or exercisability based on the achievement of market conditions are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only when the market conditions are met.

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Earnings (loss) per share ("EPS"):
Basic	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
Diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	0.11	$	(0.16	)	$	0.24
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss)	$	(2,165	)	$	3,382	$	(4,992	)	$	7,600
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	32,156			31,620		32,024			31,541
Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a)	—			465		—			447
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	32,156			32,085		32,024			31,988

(a) For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 5 for further details on outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 did not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Unvested restricted stock	1,217,794	317,000	1,217,794	317,000
Unvested restricted stock units	100,000	—	100,000	—
Stock options	1,336,650	1,400,350	1,336,650	1,400,350
Total	2,654,444	1,717,350	2,654,444	1,717,350

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RESTRICTED CASH

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

RESTRICTED CASH

RESTRICTED CASH

A summary of the Company’s restricted cash included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Included under the caption "Other assets":
Collateral accounts	$	619	$	3,120
Rental deposits	279		268
Total amount under the caption "Other assets":	$	898	$	3,388
Included under the caption "Prepaid and other":
Other	$	2	$	3
Client guarantees	126		$	133
Collateral accounts	117		117
Total amount under the caption "Prepaid and other"	$	245	$	253
Total restricted cash	$	1,143	$	3,641

Collateral accounts primarily include deposits held under a collateral trust agreement, which supports the Company’s workers’ compensation policy. The rental deposits with banks were held as guarantees for the rent on the Company’s offices in the Netherlands and Spain. Other includes social tax payment reserves, which were held with banks for employee social tax payments required by law in the Netherlands. The client guarantees were held in banks in Belgium as deposits for various client projects.

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GOODWILL

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL

GOODWILL

The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The goodwill related to the earn-out payment made in 2010 for the Company’s 2007 acquisition of the businesses of Tong Zhi (Beijing) Consulting Service Ltd and Guangzhou Dong Li Consulting Service Ltd.

	Carrying Value
	2012		2011
Goodwill, January 1,	$	1,992	$	1,909
Additions	—		—
Impairments	—		—
Currency translation	10		58
Goodwill, September 30,	$	2,002	$	1,967

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REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 187,873	[1]	$ 245,081	[1]	$ 593,301	[1]	$ 710,998	[1]
Direct costs	120,207	[2]	152,089	[2]	375,359	[2]	441,341	[2]
Gross margin	67,666		92,992		217,942		269,657
Temporary Contracting
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	142,418		182,867		442,484		526,734
Direct costs	117,419	[2]	148,513	[2]	364,675	[2]	430,338	[2]
Gross margin	24,999		34,354		77,809		96,396
Other
Revenue Direct Costs And Gross Margin Line Items [Line Items]
Revenue	45,455		62,214		150,817		184,264
Direct costs	2,788	[2]	3,576	[2]	10,684	[2]	11,003	[2]
Gross margin	$ 42,667		$ 58,638		$ 140,133		$ 173,261

[1] Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

[2] Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011 region	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012 segments		Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments (in segments)			3			3
Revenue, from external customers	$ 187,873			$ 245,081		$ 593,301		$ 710,998
Inter-segment revenue	0			0		0		0
Total revenue	187,873	[1]		245,081	[1]	593,301	[1]	710,998	[1]
Gross margin, from external customer	67,666			92,992		217,942		269,657
Inter-segment gross margin	0			0		0		0
Gross margin	67,666			92,992		217,942		269,657
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	1,520			0		7,551		747
EBITDA (loss)	663	[2]		7,449	[2]	(3,464)	[2]	17,637	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	1,672			1,537		4,788		4,750
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0			0		0		0
Interest income (expense), net	(161)			(328)		(510)		(910)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(1,170)			5,584		(8,762)		11,977
Accounts receivable, net	115,548		131,489	151,517		115,548		151,517
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	22,850	[3]		19,329	[3]	22,850	[3]	19,329	[3]
Total assets	199,826		216,546	220,187		199,826		220,187
Hudson Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	39,102			47,691		129,758		144,415
Inter-segment revenue	0			0		0		(2)
Total revenue	39,102			47,691		129,758		144,413
Gross margin, from external customer	9,587			13,662		33,776		37,040
Inter-segment gross margin	(1)			(2)		(9)		(12)
Gross margin	9,586			13,660		33,767		37,028
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	282			0		1,051		0
EBITDA (loss)	(389)	[2]		1,459	[2]	(122)	[2]	2,242	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	255			267		850		770
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0			0		0		0
Interest income (expense), net	(13)			(12)		(46)		(14)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(657)			1,180		(1,018)		1,458
Accounts receivable, net	25,570			33,270		25,570		33,270
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,164			2,574		2,164		2,574
Total assets	30,691			38,558		30,691		38,558
Hudson Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	73,437			100,637		224,627		275,927
Inter-segment revenue	17			(4)		47		5
Total revenue	73,454			100,633		224,674		275,932
Gross margin, from external customer	29,852			41,201		91,067		113,323
Inter-segment gross margin	(1)			(35)		(14)		(90)
Gross margin	29,851			41,166		91,053		113,233
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	190			0		1,264		0
EBITDA (loss)	3,388	[2]		5,223	[2]	4,017	[2]	11,045	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	864			777		2,351		2,289
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	(747)			(1,851)		(3,264)		(5,541)
Interest income (expense), net	(55)			(209)		(197)		(521)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	1,722			2,386		(1,795)		2,694
Accounts receivable, net	38,171			56,805		38,171		56,805
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	13,631			9,297		13,631		9,297
Total assets	79,747			85,765		79,747		85,765
Hudson Europe
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	75,334			96,753		238,916		290,656
Inter-segment revenue	33			24		70		102
Total revenue	75,367			96,777		238,986		290,758
Gross margin, from external customer	28,227			38,129		93,099		119,294
Inter-segment gross margin	2			37		24		96
Gross margin	28,229			38,166		93,123		119,390
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	1,048			0		4,917		747
EBITDA (loss)	(2,165)	[2]		2,020	[2]	(5,556)	[2]	6,930	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	392			356		1,108		1,243
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	(109)			(131)		(326)		(370)
Interest income (expense), net	10			15		32		15
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(2,656)			1,548		(6,958)		5,332
Accounts receivable, net	51,807			61,442		51,807		61,442
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,949			4,918		4,949		4,918
Total assets	73,892			89,746		73,892		89,746
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0			0		0		0
Inter-segment revenue	0			0		0		0
Total revenue	0			0		0		0
Gross margin, from external customer	0			0		0		0
Inter-segment gross margin	0			0		0		0
Gross margin	0			0		0		0
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	0			0		319		0
EBITDA (loss)	(171)	[2]		(1,253)	[2]	(1,803)	[2]	(2,580)	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	161			137		479		448
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	856			1,982		3,590		5,912
Interest income (expense), net	(103)			(122)		(299)		(390)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	421			470		1,009		2,494
Accounts receivable, net	0			0		0		0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,106			2,540		2,106		2,540
Total assets	15,496			6,118		15,496		6,118
Inter-segment elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0			0		0		0
Inter-segment revenue	(50)			(20)		(117)		(105)
Total revenue	(50)			(20)		(117)		(105)
Gross margin, from external customer	0			0		0		0
Inter-segment gross margin	0			0		(1)		6
Gross margin	0			0		(1)		6
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	0			0		0		0
EBITDA (loss)	0	[2]			[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	0					0		0
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0					0		(1)
Interest income (expense), net	0					0		0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	0					0		(1)
Accounts receivable, net	0			0		0		0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	0			0		0		0
Total assets	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

[2] SEC Regulation S-K 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.

[3] Comprised of property and equipment and intangibles. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Segment Reporting

The Company operates in three reportable segments: the Hudson regional businesses of Hudson Americas, Hudson Asia Pacific, and Hudson Europe. Corporate expenses are reported separately from the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, human resources, accounting, administration, tax and treasury, the majority of which are attributable to and have been allocated to the reportable segments. Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, “Segments Reporting.” This standard is based on a management approach that requires segmentation based upon the Company’s internal organization and disclosure of revenue and certain expenses based upon internal accounting methods. The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accounts receivable, net and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	39,102		$	73,437		$	75,334		$	—		$	—		$	187,873
Inter-segment revenue	—			17			33			—			(50		)	—
Total revenue	$	39,102		$	73,454		$	75,367		$	—		$	(50	)	$	187,873
Gross margin, from external customers	$	9,587		$	29,852		$	28,227		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Inter-segment gross margin	(1		)	(1		)	2			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	9,586		$	29,851		$	28,229		$	—		$	—		$	67,666
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	282		$	190		$	1,048		$	—		$	—		$	1,520
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(389	)	$	3,388		$	(2,165	)	$	(171	)	$	—		$	663
Depreciation and amortization	255			864			392			161			—			1,672
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(747		)	(109		)	856			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(13		)	(55		)	10			(103		)	—			(161		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(657	)	$	1,722		$	(2,656	)	$	421		$	—		$	(1,170	)
As of September 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net	$	25,570		$	38,171		$	51,807		$	—		$	—		$	115,548
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,164		$	13,631		$	4,949		$	2,106		$	—		$	22,850
Total assets	$	30,691		$	79,747		$	73,892		$	15,496		$	—		$	199,826

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	47,691		$	100,637		$	96,753		$	—		$	—		$	245,081
Inter-segment revenue	—			(4		)	24			—			(20		)	—
Total revenue	$	47,691		$	100,633		$	96,777		$	—		$	(20	)	$	245,081
Gross margin, from external customers	$	13,662		$	41,201		$	38,129		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Inter-segment gross margin	(2		)	(35		)	37			—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	13,660		$	41,166		$	38,166		$	—		$	—		$	92,992
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	1,459		$	5,223		$	2,020		$	(1,253	)				$	7,449
Depreciation and amortization	267			777			356			137						1,537
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(1,851		)	(131		)	1,982						—
Interest income (expense), net	(12		)	(209		)	15			(122		)				(328		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,180		$	2,386		$	1,548		$	470					$	5,584
As of September 30, 2011
Accounts receivable, net	$	33,270		$	56,805		$	61,442		$	—		$	—		$	151,517
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	2,574		$	9,297		$	4,918		$	2,540		$	—		$	19,329
Total assets	$	38,558		$	85,765		$	89,746		$	6,118		$	—		$	220,187

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue, from external customers	$	129,758		$	224,627		$	238,916		$	—		$	—		$	593,301
Inter-segment revenue	—			47			70			—			(117		)	—
Total revenue	$	129,758		$	224,674		$	238,986		$	—		$	(117	)	$	593,301
Gross margin, from external customers	$	33,776		$	91,067		$	93,099		$	—		$	—		$	217,942
Inter-segment gross margin	(9		)	(14		)	24			—			(1		)	—
Total gross margin	$	33,767		$	91,053		$	93,123		$	—		$	(1	)	$	217,942
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	1,051		$	1,264		$	4,917		$	319		$	—		$	7,551
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	(122	)	$	4,017		$	(5,556	)	$	(1,803	)	$	—		$	(3,464	)
Depreciation and amortization	850			2,351			1,108			479			—			4,788
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(3,264		)	(326		)	3,590			—			—
Interest income (expense), net	(46		)	(197		)	32			(299		)	—			(510		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(1,018	)	$	(1,795	)	$	(6,958	)	$	1,009		$	—		$	(8,762	)

	Hudson Americas			Hudson Asia Pacific			Hudson Europe			Corporate			Inter- segment elimination			Total
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue, from external customers	$	144,415		$	275,927		$	290,656		$	—		$	—		$	710,998
Inter-segment revenue	(2		)	5			102			—			(105		)	—
Total revenue	$	144,413		$	275,932		$	290,758		$	—		$	(105	)	$	710,998
Gross margin, from external customers	$	37,040		$	113,323		$	119,294		$	—		$	—		$	269,657
Inter-segment gross margin	(12		)	(90		)	96			—			6			—
Total gross margin	$	37,028		$	113,233		$	119,390		$	—		$	6		$	269,657
Business reorganization expenses (recovery)	$	—		$	—		$	747		$	—		$	—		$	747
EBITDA (loss) (a)	$	2,242		$	11,045		$	6,930		$	(2,580	)	$	—		$	17,637
Depreciation and amortization	770			2,289			1,243			448			—			4,750
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	—			(5,541		)	(370		)	5,912			(1		)	—
Interest income (expense), net	(14		)	(521		)	15			(390		)	—			(910		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,458		$	2,694		$	5,332		$	2,494		$	(1	)	$	11,977

(a) SEC Regulation S-K 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company's operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company's profitability.

Geographic Data Reporting

A summary of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and long-lived assets and net assets by geographic area as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows: 

Information by geographic region	United Kingdom		Australia		United States		Continental Europe		Other Asia Pacific		Other Americas		Total
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	$	52,097	$	55,449	$	38,461	$	23,237	$	17,988	$	641	$	187,873
For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	$	67,890	$	76,882	$	46,952	$	28,368	$	24,250	$	739	$	245,081
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Revenue (a)	157,749		172,096		128,033		80,963		52,735		1,725		593,301
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenue (a)	199,373		213,130		142,759		89,981		64,099		1,656		710,998
As of September 30, 2012
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,413	$	9,550	$	4,217	$	1,528	$	4,081	$	61	$	22,850
Net assets	$	23,931	$	30,073	$	27,030	$	8,075	$	17,088	$	512	$	106,709
As of September 30, 2011
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	3,181	$	5,406	$	5,122	$	1,724	$	3,896	$	—	$	19,329
Net assets	$	31,099	$	27,357	$	16,255	$	12,490	$	14,376	$	413	$	101,990

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment and intangibles. Corporate assets are included in the United States.

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RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of restricted cash and cash equivalents

A summary of the Company’s restricted cash included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Included under the caption "Other assets":
Collateral accounts	$	619	$	3,120
Rental deposits	279		268
Total amount under the caption "Other assets":	$	898	$	3,388
Included under the caption "Prepaid and other":
Other	$	2	$	3
Client guarantees	126		$	133
Collateral accounts	117		117
Total amount under the caption "Prepaid and other"	$	245	$	253
Total restricted cash	$	1,143	$	3,641

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CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified								9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended																	0 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2012 Base rate revolving loan Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	Feb. 01, 2012 Base rate revolving loan Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	Feb. 01, 2012 Base rate revolving loan Less than 1.10:1.0	Feb. 01, 2012 LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0	Feb. 01, 2012 LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0	Feb. 01, 2012 LIBOR Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations Less than 1.10:1.0	Sep. 30, 2012 RBS Citizens Business Capital USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 RBS Citizens Business Capital Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2010 RBS Citizens Business Capital Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 RBS Citizens Business Capital Overdraft Facility North American and U.K. Operations USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Line of Credit [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Invoice Discounting Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Invoice Discounting Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Invoice Discounting Facility AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Invoice Discounting Facility Bank Bill Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Overdraft Facility NZD	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Overdraft Facility Commercial Lending Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Westpac Bank Financial Guarantee Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Financial Guarantee Facility USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2011 Westpac Bank Financial Guarantee Facility AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Lending Arrangements Belgium, Netherlands, Singapore, and Mainland China Banks Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Lending Arrangements Belgium Bank Invoice Discounting Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Lending Arrangements Netherlands and Belgium Banks Overdraft Facility EURIBOR	Sep. 30, 2012 Netherlands subsidiary Lending Arrangements Netherlands Bank years	Sep. 30, 2012 Netherlands subsidiary Lending Arrangements Netherlands Bank Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Netherlands subsidiary Lending Arrangements Netherlands Bank Overdraft Facility EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2012 Belgium Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Belgium Bank	Sep. 30, 2012 Belgium Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Belgium Bank Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Belgium Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Belgium Bank Overdraft Facility EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2012 Singapore Subsidiary Overdraft Facility Singapore Prime Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Singapore Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Singapore Bank USD ($) years	Sep. 30, 2012 Singapore Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Singapore Bank SGD	Sep. 30, 2012 Singapore Subsidiary Lending Arrangements Singapore Bank Overdraft Facility Singapore Prime Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Mainland China Subsidiary Lending Arrangements China Bank USD ($) years	Sep. 30, 2012 Mainland China Subsidiary Lending Arrangements China Bank Overdraft Facility	Sep. 30, 2012 Mainland China Subsidiary Lending Arrangements China Bank Overdraft Facility People's Republic of China Six Month Rate	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum RBS Citizens Business Capital Overdraft Facility USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2012 2012 subsequent approval RBS Citizens Business Capital Overdraft Facility USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									$ 40,000						$ 20,758	20,000			$ 2,906	3,500			$ 5,190	5,000					$ 2,035	€ 1,582		$ 1,286	€ 1,000		$ 815	1,000		$ 1,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity increased borrowing amount subject to certain conditions									50,000
Deferred financing costs									1,457
Debt instrument, interest rate increase	1.25%	1.50%	1.75%	2.25%	2.50%	2.75%											0.75%				0.83%													1.75%					2.00%
Restructuring and related cost, considered in covenant																																										10,000
Line of credit facility, minimum excess availability								1.1
Line of credit facility, special restructuring charges								5,000
Borrowing base							30,934
Minimum availability							(7,500)	7,500																																	5,000
Outstanding letters of credit							(2,326)
Adjusted borrowing base							21,108
Less: outstanding borrowing							0							0				0							0
Additional borrowing availability							21,108							20,758				2,906
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing							4.50%							5.42%				6.03%									2.62%										6.00%			7.60%
Fixed charges coverage ratio								1.1				1.5	1.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization										1,000
Debt convenant, dividend restrictions								5,000
Debt covenant, business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash limit								25,000
Debt covenant, business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, noncash consideration limit								25,000
Debt covenant, disposition of assets, limit								4,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage														0.65%				0.65%				1.10%
Borrowing capacity														20,758				2,906
Financial guarantee capacity																						5,190
Less: outstanding financial guarantee requested																						(2,930)
Additional availability for financial guarantee																						2,260
Interest rates on financial guarantee requested																						1.10%
Tangible net worth												85.00%	85.00%
Minimum tangible net amount												18,163	17,500
Maximum borrowing base ratio												0.8	0.8
Lending arrangement expiration																												1							1	1		1
Terminated notice period											90 days															30 days					15 days
Line of credit facility, average outstanding amount																									$ 1,519
Debt, weighted average interest rate																									4.90%

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Earnings (loss) per share (EPS):
Basic (per share)	$ (0.07)		$ 0.11		$ (0.16)		$ 0.24
Diluted (per share)	$ (0.07)		$ 0.11		$ (0.16)		$ 0.24
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss)	$ (2,165)		$ 3,382		$ (4,992)		$ 7,600
EPS denominator:
Weighted-average common stock outstanding - basic (in shares)	32,156		31,620		32,024		31,541
Common stock equivalents: stock options and other stock-based awards (a)	0	[1]	465	[1]	0	[1]	447	[1]
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding - diluted (in shares)	32,156		32,085		32,024		31,988

[1] For the periods in which net losses are presented, the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 5 for further details on outstanding stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (4,992)	$ 7,600
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,788	4,750
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts	46	46
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes	(1,818)	669
Stock-based compensation	2,386	2,821
Other, net	361	38
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	17,824	(25,698)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other assets	3,445	704
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(16,407)	3,566
Increase (decrease) in accrued business reorganization expenses	3,268	(1,511)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	8,901	(7,015)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(7,793)	(5,175)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	248
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7,793)	(4,927)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under credit agreements	72,544	161,261
Repayments under credit agreements	(75,775)	(155,771)
Repayment of capital lease obligations	(332)	0
Purchase of restricted stock from employees	(542)	(352)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,105)	5,138
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	578	(237)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2,419)	(7,041)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	37,302	29,523
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	34,883	22,482
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	268	827
Cash payments during the period for income taxes, net of refunds	$ 2,394	$ 3,349

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REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Revenue, Direct Costs and Gross Margin [Abstract]

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN

REVENUE, DIRECT COSTS AND GROSS MARGIN

 The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows: 

	For The Three Months Ended						For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	142,418	$	45,455	$	187,873	$	182,867	$	62,214	$	245,081
Direct costs (1)	117,419		2,788		120,207		148,513		3,576		152,089
Gross margin	$	24,999	$	42,667	$	67,666	$	34,354	$	58,638	$	92,992

	For The Nine Months Ended						For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	442,484	$	150,817	$	593,301	$	526,734	$	184,264	$	710,998
Direct costs (1)	364,675		10,684		375,359		430,338		11,003		441,341
Gross margin	$	77,809	$	140,133	$	217,942	$	96,396	$	173,261	$	269,657

(1) Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, property and equipment, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Computer equipment	$	12,894	$	13,666
Furniture and equipment	8,980		9,692
Capitalized software costs	33,345		30,920
Leasehold and building improvements	24,694		21,650
	79,913		75,928
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	59,178		58,090
Property and equipment, net	$	20,735	$	17,838

Schedule of capital leased assets

A summary of the Company’s equipment acquired under capital lease agreements were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Capital lease obligation, current	$	459	$	420
Capital lease obligation, non-current	$	443	$	720

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted stock units (Details) (Restricted stock units, USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average service period	1 year 7 months 21 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 234
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at January 1, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.18	$ 0.00
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.13	$ 5.37
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.13	$ 6.05
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at September 30, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 5.18	$ 5.18
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at January 1, number of shares of restricted stock (unit)	100,000	0
Granted, number of share of restricted stock (units)	76,023	127,376
Vested, number of share of restricted stock (units)	(76,023)	(27,376)
Non-vested restricted stock (units) at September 30, number of shares of restricted stock (unit)	100,000	100,000

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SHELF REGISTRATIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Shelf Registrations Disclosure [Abstract]

SHELF REGISTRATIONS

SHELF REGISTRATIONS

Acquisition Shelf Registration Statement

The Company has a shelf registration on file with the SEC to enable it to issue up to 1,350,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in connection with acquisitions of businesses, assets or securities of other companies, whether by purchase, merger or any other form of acquisition or business combination. If any shares are issued using this shelf registration, the Company will not receive any proceeds from these offerings other than the assets, businesses or securities acquired. As of September 30, 2012, all of the 1,350,000 shares were available for issuance.

Shelf Registration and Common Stock Offering

In December 2009, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (the “2009 Shelf Registration”) with the SEC to enable it to issue up to $30,000 equivalent of securities or combinations of securities. The types of securities permitted for issuance under the 2009 Shelf Registration are debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units.

As a result of a 2010 public offering of common stock, the Company may issue up to $8,990 equivalent of securities or combinations of securities under the 2009 Shelf Registration.