Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 05, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ITERIS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000350868
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 84,800,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,493,210
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY