Litigation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Litigation [Abstract]
Litigation	Litigation On July 22, 2009, an individual named Nicolo Genovese filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk in which he alleged, among other things, that an insurance company and numerous other corporate and individual defendants, including Hooper Evaluations, Inc. (which was part of the CED the Company sold in June 2008) and Hooper Holmes, Inc. violated various state laws in connection with the arranging of independent medical exams. With respect to Hooper Evaluations, Inc. and certain other named defendants who were part of the CED, the Company has retained liability for this litigation following the sale of substantially all of the assets of the CED. On October 26, 2009, a motion to dismiss the complaint was filed on behalf of the Company and the former CED entities. The motion to dismiss was granted by order filed on September 7, 2011, and the case was dismissed with prejudice. On September 28, 2011, plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The Company is a party to a number of other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company has substantial legal defenses and/or insurance coverage with respect to all of its pending legal actions. Accordingly, none of these actions is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, its consolidated results of operations or its consolidated financial position.

Litigation

On July 22, 2009, an individual named Nicolo Genovese filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk in which he alleged, among other things, that an insurance company and numerous other corporate and individual defendants, including Hooper Evaluations, Inc. (which was part of the CED the Company sold in June 2008) and Hooper Holmes, Inc. violated various state laws in connection with the arranging of independent medical exams. With respect to Hooper Evaluations, Inc. and certain other named defendants who were part of the CED, the Company has retained liability for this litigation following the sale of substantially all of the assets of the CED. On October 26, 2009, a motion to dismiss the complaint was filed on behalf of the Company and the former CED entities. The motion to dismiss was granted by order filed on September 7, 2011, and the case was dismissed with prejudice. On September 28, 2011, plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

The Company is a party to a number of other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company has substantial legal defenses and/or insurance coverage with respect to all of its pending legal actions. Accordingly, none of these actions is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, its consolidated results of operations or its consolidated financial position.