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Note 7 - Significant Customer and Industry Segment Information (Details) - Segment Reporting Information

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Note 7 - Significant Customer and Industry Segment Information (Details) - Segment Reporting Information (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 18,452us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 13,309us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Other expense (1,386)us-gaap_OtherExpenses  
Interest expense, net (406)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet (106)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Depreciation and amortization 311us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 284us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Capital expenditures 81us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets 482us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Income/(Loss) before income taxes (1,626)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (3,740)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Assets 8,054us-gaap_Assets 7,593us-gaap_Assets
Gigatronics [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 9,123us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
7,290us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Other expense (1,386)us-gaap_OtherExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
 
Interest expense, net (254)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
(106)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Depreciation and amortization 277us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
251us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Capital expenditures 81us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
482us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Income/(Loss) before income taxes (6,110)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
(3,531)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Assets 6,103us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
5,442us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_GigatronicsMember
Microsource [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 9,329us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
6,019us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
Depreciation and amortization 34us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
33us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
Income/(Loss) before income taxes 4,484us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
(209)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
Assets $ 1,951us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember
$ 2,151us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= giga_MicrosourceMember