Document And Entity Information
Note To Financial Statement Details Textual
statementsignificantaccountingpoliciespolicies
us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage
statementnote2correctionofpriorperiodfinancialstatementstables
statementnote4earningspersharetables
statementnote5creditfacilitiestables
Type of Adoption [Domain]
statementnote6relatedpartytransactionstables
us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates
Distribution to non-controlling investors
SBS [Member]
Represents the SPAR Business Services, Inc.
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncements [Axis]
statementnote10segmentinformationtables
Variable Rate [Domain]
statementnote11purchaseofinterestsinsubsidiariestables
Variable Rate [Axis]
statementnote13capitalleaseobligationstables
Prime Rate [Member]
statementnote2correctionofpriorperiodfinancialstatementsadjustmentstopriorperiodfinancialsdetails
SBS And SAS [Member]
The total of both SPAR Business and SPAR Administrative services.
statementnote4earningspersharebasicanddilutedearningspersharedetails
Cost Plus Fees [Member]
The percentage markup of the cost plus fees.
statementnote5creditfacilitiessummaryofcreditandotherdebtfacilitiesdetails
statementnote5creditfacilitiesunusedavailabilitydetails
statementnote6relatedpartytransactionstransactionsbetweenthecompanyandaffiliatesdetails
NRS [Member]
National Retail Source, LLC.
statementnote10segmentinformationsegmentreportinginformationdetails
Mr. Mason [Member]
Represents Mr.Mason, an officer and director and a shareholder of Merhold Property Trust ("MPT").
statementnote10segmentinformationassetsdetails
Mr. Brian Mason Mr. Garry Bristow And Mr. Adrian Wingfield [Member]
Related parties.
statementnote10segmentinformationgeographicdatadetails
NDS [Member]
Consolidated international subsidiary.
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
2018
statementnote10segmentinformationlonglivedassetsdetails
statementnote11purchaseofinterestsinsubsidiariesassetsandliabilitiesacquireddetails
us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths
2017
Variable Interest Entities [Axis]
statementnote11purchaseofinterestsinsubsidiariesconsolidatedstatementofincomeproformadetails
Mr And Ms Yilmaz [Member]
Related parties.
statementnote13capitalleaseobligationscapitalleaseassetsbalancesdetails
us-gaap_LoansPayable
Loans Payable
statementnote13capitalleaseobligationsfutureminimumleasepaymentsdetails
Variable Interest Entity, Classification [Domain]
Notes To Financial Statements
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Field Merchandiser Services SBS [Member]
Net cost of field merchandiser services (SBS).
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]
Office And Vehicle Rental MPT [Member]
Represents the office and vehicle rental service provided by affiliate.
Vehicle Rental MCPT [Member]
Vehicle rental service provided by the company's affiliate MCPT.
Retained Earnings [Member]
us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Long-term Line of Credit
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Investing activities
Proceeds from stock options exercised
Treasury Stock [Member]
Lease Arrangement, Type [Axis]
Equity Component [Domain]
sgrp_PreferredStockNumberOfAuthorizedSharesRemaining
Preferred Stock Number Of Authorized Shares Remaining
The number of shares of preferred stock that remain available for issuance out of the total number of shares authorized by the company's charter.
Lease Arrangement, Type [Domain]
Common Stock [Member]
Report Date [Axis]
Mr. Wingfield [Member]
Related party of the company.
Equity Components [Axis]
Financial Statement Filing Date [Domain]
Mr. Bristow [Member]
Related party of the compnay.
Office And Vehicle Rental MHT [Member]
Services provided by MHT, an affiliate of the company.
Warehouse Rental (JFMD) [Member]
Represents the service of the warehouse rental (JFMD).
Comprehensive loss attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.
Comprehensive loss attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End
us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Short-term Debt
NM Acquisition [Member]
The business acquisition of New Momentum Ltda., a Brazilian Limitada, and New Momentum Servicos Temporarios Ltda., a Brazilian Limitada (each a "NM Company").
Unused Availability
SPAR BSMT [Member]
Represents the SPAR Brasil Servicos de Merchandising e Technolgia S.A.
Purchase of treasury shares (in shares)
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding
us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustment
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage
Preferred Stock [Text Block]
sgrp_OperatingLeaseMonthlyRent
Operating Lease, Monthly Rent
Amount of the monthly rent required for operating lease.
us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
SGRP Holdings [Member]
Represents the limited liability company of SGRP Brasil Participacoes Ltda.
Reissued treasury shares – RSU's (in shares)
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Sublease Agreement [Member]
The agreement for the use of certain existing office space by SPAR BSMT and each of the NM companies.
Related Party Transaction [Domain]
Related Party Transaction [Axis]
us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accounts payable
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted (in shares)
Weighted average shares used in basic and diluted net income per share calculation (in shares)
Basic and diluted loss per common share: (in dollars per share)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share (in dollars per share)
sgrp_RelatedPartyTransactionReimbursementOfLegalExpensesFromTransactionWithRelatedParty
Related Party Transaction, Reimbursement of Legal Expenses from Transaction with Related Party
The amount of legal expenses reimbursed by the company to the related party.
Net Fair Value of Assets Acquired
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
Assumed Liabilities
Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]
Related Party [Axis]
EILLC [Member]
Represents the Earth Invesments, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, ("EILLC").
Lender Name [Axis]
Related Party [Domain]
JKC [Member]
Represents JK Consultoria Empersarial Ltda. ("JKC").
Net revenues
Revenue, Net
Reconciliation Of Long Lived Assets From Segments To Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Information pertaining to the reconciliation of long lived assets from segments to consolidated.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates
Fixed Assets
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Adjustments for Error Corrections [Axis]
Scenario [Axis]
Adjustments for Error Correction [Domain]
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments [Table Text Block]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners
Assistance Provided in Connection to Brazilian Acquisition [Member]
Represents the amount of assistance provided by SIT in connection with the Brazilian Acquisition.
Local Investors in Australia [Member]
Information pertaining to local invested in Australia.
us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
Distributions to non-controlling investors
SPAR InfoTech, Inc. [Member]
Represents SPAR InfoTech, Inc. ("SIT"), a Nevada corporation and affiliate of SGRP.
Local Investors in China [Member]
Information pertaining to local investors in China.
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
Cash
Loans Due to Affiliates [Member]
Information pertaining to loans that are due to affiliates.
Consulting and Administrative Services (CON) [Member]
Consulting and administrative services provided by the company's affiliate CON.
Local Investors in Mexico [Member]
Information pertaining to local investors in Mexico.
CON [Member]
CONAPAD which supplies administrative and operational consulting to SPAR Todopromo beginning in 2015.
Local Investors in Brazil [Member]
Information pertaining to local investors in Brazil.
Accrued Expenses Due to Affiliates [Member]
Information pertaining to accrued expenses that are due to affiliates.
Other comprehensive income (loss):
% of consolidated net revenue
Consolidation Items [Domain]
us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred
Consolidation Items [Axis]
us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
Purchase of treasury shares
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Mr. Juan F. Medina Domenzain [Member]
Mr. Juan F. Medina Domenzain, officer and director of SPAR Todopromo and also majority shareholder of CONAPAD ("CON").
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherOperatingLiabilities
Accrued expenses, other current liabilities and customer incentives and deposits
us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Treasury stock, at cost 24,877 shares – March 31, 2017 and 37,877 shares – December 31, 2016
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired
Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Title of Individual [Axis]
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Itau Bank [Member]
Represents Itau Bank, a lender of the company.
sgrp_NumberOfNationalRegionalAndDistrictAdministrators
Number of National, Regional, and District Administrators
Number of full-time national, regional, and district administrators.
sgrp_NumberOfMerchandisingSpecialists
Number of Merchandising Specialists
Number of available field merchandising specialists.
Reissued treasury shares – RSU's
sgrp_DebtInstrumentInterestRateMonthly
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Monthly
The monthly interest rate of the debt outstanding.
us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest
us-gaap_SharesIssued
Shares (in shares)
Shares (in shares)
Bradeso Bank [Member]
Represents Bradeso Bank, a lender of the company.
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
Payments on term debt
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
sgrp_PercentOfEligibleDomesticAccountsReceivableLessCertainReservesToCalculateBorrowingAvailability
Percent Of Eligible Domestic Accounts Receivable Less Certain Reserves To Calculate Borrowing Availability
Percent of eligible domestic accounts receivable less certain reserves to calculate borrowing availability.
Business combination, pro forma information, revenue of acquiree since acquisition date, actual
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual
Business combination, pro forma information, earnings or loss of acquiree since acquisition date, actual
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]
Products and Services [Domain]
Products and Services [Axis]
Exercise of stock options (in shares)
Exercise of stock options
us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income
Net income
Net income
Net payments on lines of credit
us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts receivable
us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
Share-based compensation
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross
Geographical [Domain]
Geographical [Axis]
us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
Interest (income) expense
Interest expense
sgrp_PaymentsForRelatedPartyServices
Payments for Related Party Services
The amount of cash paid for domestic related party services.
us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
Long lived assets
us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and equity
Income tax expense
Income tax expense
Retained earnings
Mr. Mason and Mr. Bristow [Member]
Represents Mr. Mason and Mr. Bristow, related parties of the company.
SPAR BSMT Joint Venture [Member]
Represents the joint venture of SPAR BSMT.
Due to affiliates
Merhold Property Trust [Member]
Represents Merhold Property Trust, a related party of the company.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Segments [Axis]
Brazil Acquisition [Member]
Represents the transactions associated with the Brazil Acquisition.
Merhold Cape Property Trust [Member]
Represents Merhold Cape Property Trust, a related party of the company.
SGRP Holdings and SPAR BSMT [Member]
Represents the purchasers of SGRP Holdings and SPAR BSMT.
Segments [Domain]
us-gaap_PolicyTextBlockAbstract
Accounting Policies
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Legal Services (KMSA) [Member]
Represents the legal service provided by KMSA.
sgrp_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfAcquiredEntity
Business Acquisition, Number of Acquired Entity
The number of acquired entity in a business acquisition.
NMS LLC [Member]
Information pertaining to the subsidiary, NMS, LLC.
C M R Meridien [Member]
C m r meridien member.
Credit Facility [Domain]
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Statement [Table]
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Field Administration Expenses SAS [Member]
Net cost of field administration expenses(SAS).
Credit Facility [Axis]
AUSTRALIA
Income Statement [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Financing activities
Long-term debt and other liabilities
us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of Reportable Segments
Class of Stock [Domain]
Sterling Credit Facility [Member]
Sterling credit facility member.
Class of Stock [Axis]
Award Type [Axis]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
Oxford Funding Pty Ltd [Member]
Oxford funding pty ltd member.
Mizuho Bank [Member]
Mizuho bank member.
Equity Award [Domain]
BRAZIL
sgrp_PercentOfServiceProvidedByRelatedParty
Percent Of Service Provided By Related Party
Percent of service provided by related party.
Domestic Merchandising Specialists Field Force [Member]
Represents information pertaining to domestic merchandising specialists field force.
CANADA
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Merhold Holding Trust [Member]
Entity owned by related parties.
CHINA
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Notes to Financial Statements
Customer incentives and deposits
us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities
SVP Sales and Marketing [Member]
Rank of officer in the entity that oversees the sales and marketing operations and is appointed by the board of directors.
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
International [Member]
International member.
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
sgrp_InterestReceivedPaidNet
Interest paid
The net amount of cash (received) paid for interest.
us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Other income, net
Other income, net
December 31, 2016 [Member]
Represents December 31, 2016.
Reclassification of Deferred Tax Liabilities to Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the reclassification of deferred tax liabilities to noncurrent assets.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions and disposition:
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Text Block]
Deferred income taxes
sgrp_PaymentsToAquireProductiveAssetsExcludingForeignExchange
Capital expenditures
The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets, excluding foreign exchange.
US Segment [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the United States segment.
International Segment [Member]
Represents the information pertaining to the international segment.
us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating income
Operating income (loss)
Reclassification of Deferred Tax Assets from Current Assets to Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Represents the reclassification of deferred tax assets from current assets to noncurrent assets.
Cost of revenues
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross profit
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)
Amendment Flag
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMinimumConsolidatedTangibleNetWorth
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth
Represents the minimum consolidated tangible net worth under the credit facility.
Lines of credit and short-term loans
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMinimumTangibleNetWorth
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Tangible Net Worth
Represents the minimum tangible net worth under the credit facility.
Common stock, $.01 par value: Authorized shares – 47,000,000, Issued shares – 20,680,717 – March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsPercentOfIncreaseInNetProfit
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Percent of Increase in Net Profit
Represents the percentage of increase in combined and consolidated net profit from covenant terms under the credit facility.
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMaximumIndebtednessToTangibleNetWorthRatio
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth Ratio
Represents the maximum indebtedness to tangible net work ratio from covenant terms under the credit facility.
us-gaap_LesseeLeasingArrangementsOperatingLeasesTermOfContract
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMaximumCapitalExpenditures
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Capital Expenditures
Represents the maximum capital expenditures from covenant terms under the credit facility.
sgrp_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsMinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatio
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Represents the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio from covenant terms under the credit facility.
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Other assets
INDIA
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Share based compensation
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
JAPAN
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Fiscal Year Focus
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
Document Period End Date
Preferred stock, $.01 par value: Authorized and available shares– 2,445,598, Issued and outstanding shares– None – March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
Credit And Debt Facilities Unused Availability [Table Text Block]
Credit and debt facilities unused availability table text block.
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
2019
Document Type
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
2018
us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Depreciation and amortization
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear
2017
Accounts payable
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Information [Table]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share
us-gaap_PreferredStockConversionBasis
Preferred Stock, Conversion Basis
us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Total current assets
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Entity Filer Category
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Voluntary Filers
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments
Less amount representing interest
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Employee stock purchase plan member.
us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments
Present value of net minimum lease payments included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and long term debt
sgrp_CommonStockForConversion
Common Stock For Conversion
Common stock for conversion.
us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Depreciation and amortization
Domestic Field Management [Member]
Represents information pertaining to domestic field management.
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Registrant Name
Entity [Domain]
MEXICO
Legal Entity [Axis]
us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage
The 2008 Plan [Member]
The issuance of shares of common stock to SGRP, represented as the 2008 Stock Compensation Plan ("2008 Plan").
BBVA Bancomer Bank [Member]
The legal entity BBVA Bancomer Bank.
Non-controlling interest
Interbank Interest Rate [Member]
The variable interest rate TIIE (Interbank Interest Rate).
Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table Text Block]
Net Working Capital, net of cash
The amount of working capital, net of cash, recognized as of the acquisition date.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)
us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant
Income taxes paid
Capital Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
Additional paid-in capital
Intangible Assets
The amount of non-operating assets recognized as of the acquisition date.
Liabilities and equity
us-gaap_Assets
Total assets
Assets
Equity:
us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software
Trading Symbol
Reclassification Between Comprehensive Loss Attributable to SPAR Group, Inc. and Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interest [Member]
Represents information pertaining to reclassification between comprehensive loss attributable to SPAR Group, Inc. and comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest.
Year Ended December 31, 2016 [Member]
Represents information that applies to the year ended December 31, 2016.
us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net loss attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.
Net loss attributable to SPAR Group, Inc.
Total SPAR Group, Inc. equity
Total SPAR Group, Inc. equity
Plan Name [Axis]
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries
Selling, general and administrative expense
Plan Name [Domain]
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized
Commitments and Contingencies – See Note 9
us-gaap_Liabilities
Total liabilities
Restricted Stock [Member]
Intangible assets, net
us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense
Accounts receivable, net
Services provided by affiliates
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party
us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate
Related Party Transaction, Rate
Net book value
Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]
Accumulated amortization
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Operating activities
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]
Antidilutive Securities [Axis]
us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction
Statement [Line Items]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
TURKEY
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
UNITED STATES
Goodwill
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net
Original cost
Foreign currency translation adjustments
SOUTH AFRICA
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate
sgrp_MajorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent
The parent entity's majority interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.
sgrp_NumberOfVehiclesSubleased
Number Of Vehicles Subleased
Represents number of vehicles subleased.
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
sgrp_RelatedPartyOwnershipPercentage
Related Party Ownership Percentage
Percentage of ownership by a related person in a related entity.
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage
sgrp_NumberOfVehiclesLeased
Number Of Vehicles Leased
Represents number of vehicles leased under lease arrangement.
us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Notes Tables
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
Other comprehensive income
us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Debt Instrument, Face Amount
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net cash used in financing activities
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net cash used in investing activities
us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total equity
Balance
Balance
us-gaap_IncomeLossIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income before income tax expense
Income before income tax expense
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net cash provided by operating activities
Business Acquisition [Axis]