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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 4 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Advertising expenses | $ 13,200,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | $ 7,600,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | $ 9,000,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Expected weighted-average life | 5 years 4 months 10 days | 5 years 5 months 1 day | 5 years 5 months 23 days
Excess tax benefits in financing activities | 6,127,000 us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities | 4,277,000 us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities | 1,578,000 us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Transaction expenses | $ 126,700,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsExpensesAndLossesRecognized | $ 4,700,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsExpensesAndLossesRecognized | $ 3,100,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsExpensesAndLossesRecognized
Printers [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 1 year |  |
Printheads [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 6 months |  |
Batteries [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 1 year |  |
Battery Based Products [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 90 days |  |
Mobile Computing Products [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 1 year |  |
Wireless LAN Products [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 1 year |  |
Current Technology [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 3 years 3 months 18 days |  |
Trade Names [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 3 years 8 months 12 days |  |
Unpatented Technology [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 3 years 6 months |  |
Patents and Patent Rights [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 3 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Intangible assets, weighted-average useful life | 5 years 3 months 18 days |  |
Buildings [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives | 30 years |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected weighted-average life | 3 months |  |
Minimum [Member] | Advanced Data Capture Products [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 1 year |  |
Minimum [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives | 3 years |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected weighted-average life | 1 year |  |
Maximum [Member] | Equity-Based Compensation [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected weighted-average life | 5 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Advanced Data Capture Products [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Product warranty Period | 5 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member] |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives | 10 years |  |

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