TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share data) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net sales	$ 68,386,000	$ 65,969,000	$ 63,194,000
Cost of sales	42,404,000	41,343,000	40,646,000
Gross profit	25,982,000	24,626,000	22,548,000
Operating expenses:
Engineering, design and product development	4,239,000	3,418,000	3,000,000
Selling and marketing	6,637,000	6,402,000	6,407,000
General and administrative	7,833,000	7,633,000	7,280,000
Legal fees associated with lawsuit (Note 11)	1,533,000
Business consolidation and restructuring (Note 8)	138,000	184,000
	20,380,000	17,637,000	16,687,000
Operating income	5,602,000	6,989,000	5,861,000
Interest and other income (expense):
Interest expense	(61,000)	(69,000)	(96,000)
Interest income	67,000	87,000	87,000
Other, net	(23,000)	1,000	(25,000)
	(17,000)	19,000	(34,000)
Income before income taxes	5,585,000	7,008,000	5,827,000
Income tax provision	1,964,000	2,332,000	1,923,000
Net income	$ 3,621,000	$ 4,676,000	$ 3,904,000
Net income per common share:
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.50	$ 0.42
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.49	$ 0.41
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic (in Shares)	9,032	9,443	9,390
Diluted (in Shares)	9,121	9,603	9,590
Dividends declared and paid per common share: (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.06