DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Sep. 14, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	CalAmp Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0000730255
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	camp
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,625,335
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013