Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 24, 2016	Feb. 02, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,020,291
Entity Central Index Key	0000099302
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-25
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Entity Registrant Name	TRANSCAT INC
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Trading Symbol	TRNS
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 24, 2016