Segment Reporting (Schedule Of Revenues And Gross Profit By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2012	Apr. 03, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 179,678	$ 178,518
Gross profit	65,925	68,294
Intermec-Branded Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	117,333	133,853
Gross profit	36,813	51,469
Intermec-Branded Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	34,949	34,862
Gross profit	13,781	12,580
Voice Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	27,396	9,803
Gross profit	$ 15,331	$ 4,245