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Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details) - Contingent Consideration (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 28, 2013
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Contingent consideration balance as of $ 930us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability  
Paid in current year (313)rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationPaidInCurrentYear  
Liability reduced in current year (129)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 (92)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
Contingent consideration balance as of 1,254us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability 930us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Short Term [Member] | PCI [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Recorded for PCI 261rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationAdditions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rcmt_PCIMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Short Term [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Contingent consideration balance as of 523us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Paid in current year (313)rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationPaidInCurrentYear
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Liability reduced in current year (117)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Moved from long term to short term 125rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationMovedFromLongTermToShortTerm
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Contingent consideration balance as of 479us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_ShortTermMember
 
Long Term [Member] | PCI [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Recorded for PCI 505rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationAdditions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rcmt_PCIMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_LongTermMember
 
Long Term [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Contingent consideration balance as of 407us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_LongTermMember
 
Liability reduced in current year (12)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_LongTermMember
 
Moved from long term to short term (125)rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationMovedFromLongTermToShortTerm
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_LongTermMember
 
Contingent consideration balance as of 775us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= rcmt_LongTermMember
 
PCI [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Recorded for PCI $ 766rcmt_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationAdditions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rcmt_PCIMember