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Note 5. Investment in Joint Venture	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Investment in Joint Venture On July 24, 2012, Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and the Company entered into a joint venture agreement to expand both companies' presence in North Asia. The joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions (“TS Kelly”), is headquartered in Hong Kong and is expected to become effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Toshio Saburi, Executive Managing Director of Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and board member of the Company, was appointed chief executive officer of TS Kelly. In connection with this agreement, during the third quarter of 2012, the Company purchased the 30% noncontrolling interest in its Shanghai subsidiary from Shanghai Changning Talent Development Co. Ltd, and recorded a charge to paid-in capital of $1.1 million for the difference between the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the consideration provided.

Note 5. Investment in Joint Venture

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Investment in Joint Venture

On July 24, 2012, Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and the Company entered into a joint venture agreement to expand both companies' presence in North Asia. The joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions (“TS Kelly”), is headquartered in Hong Kong and is expected to become effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Toshio Saburi, Executive Managing Director of Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and board member of the Company, was appointed chief executive officer of TS Kelly.

In connection with this agreement, during the third quarter of 2012, the Company purchased the 30% noncontrolling interest in its Shanghai subsidiary from Shanghai Changning Talent Development Co. Ltd, and recorded a charge to paid-in capital of $1.1 million for the difference between the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the consideration provided.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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