DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2012	Apr. 06, 2012	Aug. 27, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	CalAmp Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000730255
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	camp
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,704,918
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 79,039,000