Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies During the fourth quarter of 2013, a Louisiana jury rendered an award of $4.4 million, pursuant to litigation brought by Robert and Margaret Ward against the Jefferson Parish School Board and Kelly Services. Under the verdict, Kelly’s share of the liability consisted of $2.7 million, plus a portion of pre- and post-judgment interest. In April 2014, Kelly reached an agreement with the plaintiffs pursuant to which Kelly and its primary insurer agreed to pay $1.0 million to the plaintiffs to satisfy the judgment against the primary insurer and Kelly; however, Kelly’s umbrella/excess insurer elected to continue to appeal the decision. During the third quarter of 2014, plaintiffs reached a tentative settlement agreement, which did not call for any additional financial contribution from Kelly. In January 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the Court, pursuant to an agreement reached with the excess insurer, thereby resolving this matter and foreclosing any further financial risk to Kelly. In light of this settlement, during the first quarter of 2015, Kelly reduced its accrual for litigation costs, and the offsetting insurance receivable, by $1.7 million. The Company is continuously engaged in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, typically matters alleging employment discrimination, alleging wage and hour violations or enforcing the restrictive covenants in the Company’s employment agreements. While there is no expectation that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is always subject to inherent uncertainty and the Company is not able to reasonably predict if any matter will be resolved in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company.

Contingencies

During the fourth quarter of 2013, a Louisiana jury rendered an award of $4.4 million, pursuant to litigation brought by Robert and Margaret Ward against the Jefferson Parish School Board and Kelly Services. Under the verdict, Kelly’s share of the liability consisted of $2.7 million, plus a portion of pre- and post-judgment interest. In April 2014, Kelly reached an agreement with the plaintiffs pursuant to which Kelly and its primary insurer agreed to pay $1.0 million to the plaintiffs to satisfy the judgment against the primary insurer and Kelly; however, Kelly’s umbrella/excess insurer elected to continue to appeal the decision. During the third quarter of 2014, plaintiffs reached a tentative settlement agreement, which did not call for any additional financial contribution from Kelly. In January 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Satisfaction of Judgment with the Court, pursuant to an agreement reached with the excess insurer, thereby resolving this matter and foreclosing any further financial risk to Kelly. In light of this settlement, during the first quarter of 2015, Kelly reduced its accrual for litigation costs, and the offsetting insurance receivable, by $1.7 million.

The Company is continuously engaged in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, typically matters alleging employment discrimination, alleging wage and hour violations or enforcing the restrictive covenants in the Company’s employment agreements. While there is no expectation that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is always subject to inherent uncertainty and the Company is not able to reasonably predict if any matter will be resolved in a manner that is materially adverse to the Company.