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Line of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Available line of credit $ 30.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Line of credit, variable rate basis LIBOR plus a fixed percentage between 1.50% and 2.00%
Minimum cash balance required to maintain under the credit agreement $ 25faro_MinimumRequiredCashBalanceCreditFacility
Line of credit, expiration date Mar. 31, 2015
LIBOR | Minimum  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Line of credit basis spread on variable rate 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
LIBOR | Maximum  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Line of credit basis spread on variable rate 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember