Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Apr. 06, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-38704
Entity Registrant Name	HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	59-3547281
Entity Address, Address Line One	53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102
Entity Address, City or Town	Old Greenwich
Entity Address, State or Province	CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	06870
City Area Code	475
Local Phone Number	988-2068
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 59,110,280
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,841,519
Documents Incorporated by Reference	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Entity Central Index Key	0001210708
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Common Stock, $0.001 par value | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	HSON
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Preferred Share Purchase Rights | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Title of 12(b) Security	Preferred Share Purchase Rights
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
No Trading Symbol Flag	true