Schedule Of Revenues And Gross Profit By Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 01, 2012	Jul. 03, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 200,951	$ 221,082	$ 380,629	$ 399,600
Gross profit	79,197	91,316	145,122	159,609
Intermec-Branded Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	135,618	153,329	252,951	287,183
Gross profit	47,348	60,998	84,162	112,467
Intermec-Branded Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	34,747	37,301	69,696	72,162
Gross profit	14,237	13,234	28,017	25,814
Voice Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	30,586	30,452	57,982	40,255
Gross profit	$ 17,612	$ 17,084	$ 32,943	$ 21,328