Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2013	May 10, 2013	Aug. 24, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 03, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Registrant Name	PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000076267
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-03
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 550,937,490
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,836,474