Giga-tronics Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Description of Business - Additional Information (Details)

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Description of Business - Additional Information (Details)		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2022 shares	Sep. 30, 2022 Subsidiaries Divisions
GWW [Member]
Percentage of acquired capital stock	100.00%
Number of shares issued upon conversion	3,960,043
Percentage of ownership of outstanding common stock, maximum	69.60%
RF Solutions [Member]
Number of subsidiaries \| Subsidiaries		2
Defense and Power Systems [Member]
Number of subsidiaries \| Subsidiaries		3
Number of division \| Divisions		1
Series F Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| GWW [Member]
Number of shares exchanged	514.8
Common Stock [Member] \| GWW [Member]
Number of shares exchanged	2,920,085
Maximum [Member] \| GWW [Member]
Share exchange agreement, number of shares of common stock	749,626

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