Schedule Of Revenues And Gross Profit By Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 192,821	$ 211,805	$ 573,450	$ 611,406
Gross profit	79,984	87,855	225,106	247,466
Intermec-Branded Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	130,033	145,818	382,983	433,001
Gross profit	50,192	59,896	134,354	172,364
Intermec-Branded Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	33,638	35,203	103,335	107,365
Gross profit	12,504	10,544	40,521	36,357
Voice Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	29,150	30,784	87,132	71,040
Gross profit	$ 17,288	$ 17,415	$ 50,231	$ 38,745