Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Nov. 02, 2012	Sep. 28, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BLACK BOX Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000849547
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,535,459
Entity Public Float			$ 417,165,079