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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | SCHEDULE II RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES Fiscal Years Ended December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated)
Column A |  | Column B |  |  | Column C |  |  | Column D |  |  | Column E |
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Deduction |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade receivables |  | $ | 1,455 |  |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 1,207 |
Provision for contingencies for legal matters |  | $ | 340 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 190 |  |  | $ | 175 |
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade receivables |  | $ | 1,291 |  |  | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | $ | 1,455 |
Provision for contingencies for legal matters |  | $ | 638 |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 340 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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