Segment Reporting - Schedule Of Revenues And Gross Profit By Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012		Jul. 01, 2012		Apr. 01, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 216,600	$ 192,800	[1]	$ 201,000	[1]	$ 179,700	[2]	$ 236,800	[3]	$ 211,800	$ 221,100	$ 178,500	$ 790,093	$ 848,181	$ 679,111
Gross profit	90,900	80,000	[1]	79,200	[1]	65,900	[2]	99,300	[3]	87,800	91,300	68,300	316,040	346,737	257,592
Intermec-Branded Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													529,604	598,842	545,258
Gross profit													189,114	238,948	204,038
Intermec-Branded Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													138,246	143,127	133,853
Gross profit													53,858	51,094	53,554
Voice Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													122,243	106,212	0
Gross profit													$ 73,068	$ 56,695	$ 0

[1] Net (loss) earnings, basic (loss) earnings per share, and diluted (loss) earnings per share for the second and third quarters of 2012 have been corrected from amounts previously reported, as described in the section below titled "Immaterial Restatement of Goodwill Impairment."2011Q1 Q2 Q3 Q43Revenues$178.5 $221.1 $211.8 $236.8Gross profit68.3 91.3 87.8 99.3Net (loss) earnings(6.0) (3.8) 0.7 (21.6) Basic (loss) earnings per share$(0.10) $(0.06) $0.01 $(0.36)Diluted (loss) earnings per share$(0.10) $(0.06) $0.01 $(0.36)3 In the fourth quarter of 2011, we recorded an expense of $20.9 million for a valuation allowance against a portion of our U.S. deferred tax assets.

[2] In the first quarter of 2012, we recognized expense of $206.9 million for a valuation allowance against a portion of our U.S. deferred tax assets.

[3] In the fourth quarter of 2011, we recorded an expense of $20.9 million for a valuation allowance against a portion of our U.S. deferred tax assets.