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Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details) - Maximum Deferred Consideration Payments (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 04, 2015
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January 2, 2016 [Member] | BGA [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | $ 127 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_BGAMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_January22016Member
January 2, 2016 [Member] | PCI [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 262 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_January22016Member
January 2, 2016 [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 389 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_January22016Member
December 31, 2016 [Member] | BGA [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 271 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_BGAMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_December312016Member
December 31, 2016 [Member] | PCI [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 197 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_December312016Member
December 31, 2016 [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 468 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_December312016Member
December 30, 2017 [Member] | PCI [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 307 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_December302017Member
December 30, 2017 [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 307 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_December302017Member
Estimated Future Payments [Member] | BGA [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 398 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_BGAMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_EstimatedFuturePaymentsMember
Estimated Future Payments [Member] | PCI [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | 766 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = rcmt_PCIMember / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_EstimatedFuturePaymentsMember
Estimated Future Payments [Member] |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |
Estimated contingent consideration payments | $ 1,164 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = rcmt_EstimatedFuturePaymentsMember

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