Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,899,271
Entity Central Index Key	0000099302
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-26
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Entity Registrant Name	TRANSCAT INC
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Trading Symbol	TRNS
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 26, 2015