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Note 14 - Segment Information (Details) - Results of the Segments (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 47,966us-gaap_Revenues	$ 48,569us-gaap_Revenues
Cost of services	34,663us-gaap_CostOfServices	36,312us-gaap_CostOfServices
Gross profit	13,303us-gaap_GrossProfit	12,257us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative	10,632us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	9,948us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation and amortization	316us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	271us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Operating income	2,355us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	2,038us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Total assets	85,467us-gaap_Assets	88,624us-gaap_Assets	87,273us-gaap_Assets
Capital expenditures	615us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	442us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid
Engineering [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	22,791us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	24,724us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Cost of services	17,164us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	19,488us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Gross profit	5,627us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	5,236us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Selling, general and administrative	4,273us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	3,960us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Depreciation and amortization	235us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	193us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Operating income	1,119us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	1,083us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Total assets	47,003us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	46,547us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Capital expenditures	398us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember	350us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_EngineeringMember
Information Technology [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	14,655us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	15,019us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Cost of services	10,097us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	10,480us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Gross profit	4,558us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	4,539us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Selling, general and administrative	3,703us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	3,686us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Depreciation and amortization	50us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	56us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Operating income	805us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	797us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Total assets	15,495us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember	15,332us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_InformationTechnologyMember
Specialty Health Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	10,520us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	8,826us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Cost of services	7,402us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	6,344us-gaap_CostOfServices / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Gross profit	3,118us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	2,482us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Selling, general and administrative	2,656us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	2,302us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Depreciation and amortization	31us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	22us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Operating income	431us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	158us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Total assets	18,057us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember	14,562us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Capital expenditures		83us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rcmt_SpecialtyHealthCareMember
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	4,912us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	12,183us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember
Capital expenditures	$ 217us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember	$ 9us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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