Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
U.S.	$ (4,749,000)		$ (1,200,000)	$ (23,818,000)	$ 1,982,000
Foreign	(11,420,000)		2,406,000	(136,050,000)	6,934,000
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(16,169,000)		1,206,000	(159,868,000)	8,916,000
Income tax expense:
U.S.	732,000		696,000	1,885,000	2,037,000
Foreign	1,897,000		642,000	5,731,000	1,642,000
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	2,629,000		$ 1,338,000	$ 7,616,000	$ 3,679,000
Sale of Ciber Sweden
Income tax expense:
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	0
Minimum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax rate				19.00%
Maximum
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax rate				34.00%
The Netherlands Sale
Income tax expense:
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (100,000)	$ 3,000,000		$ 2,900,000