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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 07, 2019	Jul. 10, 2019	Jul. 09, 2019	Apr. 03, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for acquisitions								$ 50.9
Business combination, net of cash acquired							$ (86.1)	8.2
Net revenues from services since the acquisition				$ 227.8
Payment for contingent consideration liability, financing activities				$ 13.0				18.6
Payments of contingent consideration for acquisitions								42.7
Non-cash gain on deconsolidation							$ 30.4
Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset amortized useful life							15 years
Manpower Switzerland
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage interest acquired				51.00%
Cash consideration for acquisitions				$ 219.5
Acquired interests				58.3
Cash and cash equivalents				161.2
Settlements of net debt and net working capital adjustments					$ 6.8
Aggregate of consideration paid and fair value of previously held equity interest				415.1
Business combination, net of cash acquired				97.6
Reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments related to previously held equity interest				32.5			$ 32.5
Manpower Switzerland \| Interest and Other Expenses (Income), Net
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-cash gain on disposition of previously held equity interest				$ 80.4	80.4	$ 80.4	80.4	$ 80.4
Experis AG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage interest acquired				20.00%
Excluding Manpower Switzerland and Experis AG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, net of cash acquired							39.5
ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Reclassification of foreign currency translation adjustments related to previously held equity interest					(6.2)		(6.2)
Foreign currency translation adjustment							$ 6.2
ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited \| APME
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of controlling interest			51.00%
ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited \| Initial Public Offering
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of shares issued in equity		25.00%
Percentage of diluted ownership interest		38.25%
Percentage of diluted ownership interest, if underwriter exercises of overallotment option in full	36.87%
Percentage of diluted ownership interest, description							36.87% as the underwriters exercised their overallotment option in full
ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited \| Selling and Administrative Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-cash gain on deconsolidation					$ 30.4		$ 30.4