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Warranty - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2015
Mobile Computing Products [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	1 year
WLAN Products [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	1 year
Printers [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	1 year
Thermal Printheads [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	6 months
Batteries [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	1 year
Battery Based Products [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	90 days
Minimum [Member] | Advanced Data Capture Products [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	1 year
Maximum [Member] | Advanced Data Capture Products [Member]
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Product warranty period	5 years

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