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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2015
Mar. 28, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Business acquisition, cash $ 12,011,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross    
Maximum measurement period after the acquisition date 1 year    
Intangible assets acquired, weighted-average amortization period 8 years    
Business acquisition, acquisition and integration costs 200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts    
ARAS      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Business acquisition, cash   7,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= faro_ArasMember
 
Business acquisition, contingent consideration   4,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= faro_ArasMember
 
Earn out period for contingent consideration   2 years  
Kubit GmbH      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Business acquisition, cash     4,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= faro_KubitGmbhMember
Business acquisition, contingent consideration     $ 3,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= faro_KubitGmbhMember
Earn out period for contingent consideration     3 years