Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Segment	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Printers [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2012 Printheads [Member] M	Dec. 31, 2012 Batteries [Member] M	Dec. 31, 2012 Battery Based Products [Member] D	Dec. 31, 2012 Buildings [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Current Technology [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Patent and Patent Rights [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	May 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	May 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Equity-Based Compensation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives													30 years						3 years				10 years
Increase in tax liability benefits from foreign restructuring						$ 680,000
Number of reporting units						2
Fair value exceeding the carrying value																		8.00%			31.00%
Goodwill impairment charges	9,114,000	0	9,114,000	0	0	9,114,000	0	0
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life						5 years 3 months 18 days								4 years	4 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Advertising expenses						8,983,000	8,070,000	6,836,000
Product warranty Period									1	9	12	30
Expected weighted-average life						5 years 5 months 23 days	5 years 5 months 1 day	5 years 4 months 10 days									3 months			1 year		5 years
Excess tax benefits in Financing activities						$ 1,578,000	$ 1,392,000	$ 244,000