Segment Reporting - Schedule Of Revenues By Product Lines (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
Systems And Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													380,729	423,434	381,618
Printer And Media
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													148,875	175,408	163,640
Intermec-Branded Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													138,246	143,127	133,853
Voice Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues													$ 122,243	$ 106,212	$ 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.