Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 27, 2012	Jul. 03, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 27, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Registrant Name	PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000076267
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-03
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,796,820