Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare, or the Masimo Foundation, a non-profit organization which was founded during the first quarter of 2010 to benefit worldwide healthcare. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also a Director of the Masimo Foundation. During the fiscal years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company made no contributions to the Masimo Foundation. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, a non-profit organization which was founded in 2013 to benefit patient safety and healthcare. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also Secretary of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. During the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, Masimo Corporation paid $100,000 and Cercacor Laboratories, the Company’s VIE, paid $25,000 to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Coalition, a not-for-profit social welfare organization, which was founded in 2013 to promote patient safety. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also Secretary of the Patient Safety Movement Coalition. During the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, the Company paid $100,000 to the Patient Safety Movement Coalition.

Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare, or the Masimo Foundation, a non-profit organization which was founded during the first quarter of 2010 to benefit worldwide healthcare. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also a Director of the Masimo Foundation. During the fiscal years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company made no contributions to the Masimo Foundation.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, a non-profit organization which was founded in 2013 to benefit patient safety and healthcare. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also Secretary of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. During the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, Masimo Corporation paid $100,000 and Cercacor Laboratories, the Company’s VIE, paid $25,000 to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is also Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Coalition, a not-for-profit social welfare organization, which was founded in 2013 to promote patient safety. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer is also Secretary of the Patient Safety Movement Coalition. During the fiscal year ended December 28, 2013, the Company paid $100,000 to the Patient Safety Movement Coalition.