Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Oct. 11, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BLACK BOX CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000849547
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
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		15,895,769
Entity Public Float			$ 482,869,330