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Note 7 - Goodwill (Details) - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 03, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance | $ 10,223 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 9,545 us-gaap_Goodwill
Information Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance | 5,516 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember | 5,516 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Engineering [Member] | PCI [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill recorded, PCI acquisition | 678 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember |
Engineering [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance | 3,004 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember | 2,326 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Specialty Health Care [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance | 1,703 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember | 1,703 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
PCI [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Balance | 678 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember |
Goodwill recorded, PCI acquisition | $ 678 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember |

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