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Note 8 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Components of Intangible Assets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Balance as of December 28, 2013 | $ 216 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Amortization of intangibles during the fifty-three week period ended January 3, 2015 | 90 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Balance | 194 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Engineering [Member] | Restricted Covenants [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 44 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = rcmt_RestrictedCovenantsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Engineering [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 145 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Engineering [Member] | PCI [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 68 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Engineering [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Balance as of December 28, 2013 | 179 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Amortization of intangibles during the fifty-three week period ended January 3, 2015 | 58 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Balance | 189 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Information Technology [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 5 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Information Technology [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Balance as of December 28, 2013 | 37 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Amortization of intangibles during the fifty-three week period ended January 3, 2015 | 32 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Balance | 5 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Restricted Covenants [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 44 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = rcmt_RestrictedCovenantsMember
Customer Relationships [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | 150 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
PCI [Member] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangibles | $ 68 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16212-109274 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph ((a)(1),(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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