Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Dec. 17, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CalAmp Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000730255
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Trading Symbol	CAMP
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,259,106