Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details)

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Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) (USD $)
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Feb. 28, 2014
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)     18,533.51us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued          
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs $ 41,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockIssuedIssuanceCosts              
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock 817,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock              
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock, Preference Stock, and Warrants   2,199,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockPreferenceStockAndWarrants
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
           
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)   9,997us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
9,997.00us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
         
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)   $ 220us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
           
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued     2,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
         
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs     202,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockIssuedIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember
         
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)     3,424.65us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
3,424.65us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
       
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)       $ 146.00us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
       
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued     457,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
         
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs     43,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockIssuedIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
         
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock       500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
       
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | SPA [Member] | Unallocated [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock         817,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= giga_UnallocatedMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= giga_SPAMember
     
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | SPA [Member] | Allocated [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock         498,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= giga_AllocatedMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= giga_SPAMember
     
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock         360,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= giga_AllocatedMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= giga_SPAMember
     
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)         $ 0.97us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= giga_AllocatedMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= giga_SPAMember
     
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | SPA [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Debt Issuance Cost         41,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= giga_SPAMember
     
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)     5,111.86us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
  5,111.86us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
     
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock         858,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
     
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature         $ 238,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
     
New Warrant [Member] | Alara Capital AVI II, LLC [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)           194,437us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
898,634us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
 
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)           $ 1.76us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
$ 1.78us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
 
New Warrant [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)         511,186us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
     
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)         $ 1.43us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= giga_NewWarrantMember
     
Alara Capital AVI II, LLC [Member]                
Note 16 - Series B, C, D Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock and Warrants (Details) [Line Items]                
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)               1,017,405us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)               $ 1.43us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis
= giga_AlaraCapitalAVIIILLCMember