2.4.0.81090 - Disclosure - Subsequent Eventtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2014Q1http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000724004duration2013-04-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_SubsequentEventsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Subsequent Event2false 2us-gaap_SubsequentEventsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> Note 9 - Subsequent Event   On July 1, 2013, we completed a business combination by entering into an asset purchase agreement (the “SureTorque Agreement”) with ST Acquisitions, LLC (“ST Acquisitions”), pursuant to which we acquired essentially all of the assets of ST Acquisitions’ business involving the design, manufacturing, sale and service of its SureTorque line of bottle cap torque testing instrumentation.  The purchase price for the acquired assets was $1,821,000, consisting of a cash payment of $1,721,000 at closing and a $100,000 holdback amount that is expected to be settled on July 1, 2014, pursuant to the terms of the SureTorque Agreement.   In August 2013, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share of common stock, payable on September 18, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2013. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.No definition available.false0Subsequent EventfalseSubsequent EventUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.mesalabs.com/role/DisclosureSubsequentEvent12