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Purchased Software [Member] Represents purchased software. 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Accrued payroll, benefits and payroll taxes Other assets hqi_InsuranceCollateralDeposits Insurance Collateral Deposits Represents Insurance Collateral Deposits. Document Type hqi_StockRepurchaseProgramAggregateNumberOfSharesRepurchased Shares repurchased, aggregate (in shares) The aggregate number of shares repurchased in the stock repurchase program. Snelling and HireQuest [Member] Represents Snelling and HireQuest. DriverQuest and TradeCorp [Member] Represents DriverQuest and TradeCorp. Document Information [Line Items] Document Quarterly Report us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities Other current liabilities Document Information [Table] Northbound, MRI, and SearchPath [Member] Represents Northbound, MRI, and SearchPath. Diluted earnings per share Entity Interactive Data Current hqi_CommonEquivalentSharesOutstanding Common, Equivalent Shares, Outstanding (in shares) Number shares of common Equivalent Shares outstanding. 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Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address, City or Town Retained earnings Entity Address, Address Line One City Area Code Local Phone Number Entity Address, Postal Zip Code Equity Method Investment [Table] Title of 12(b) Security Security Exchange Name Trading Symbol Class of Stock [Axis] Revenue [Policy Text Block] Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding MRINetwork [Member] Represents MRINetwork. 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