Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ENGLOBAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000933738
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 14,475,904
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,514,380
Trading Symbol	ENG
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017