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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Customer
Segment
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]  
Number of reportable segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Customers that individually accounted for 10% or more of total sales 0faro_NumberOfCustomersAccountingFor10PercentOrMoreOfTotalRevenue
Minimum  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]  
Percentage of product sales to consolidated sales 99.00%faro_PercentageOfProductSalesToTotalSales
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember