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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2013 claim	Jul. 09, 2009 patent	Sep. 30, 2011 sales_representatives	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) distributor Agreement	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) distributor	Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) distributor Agreement	Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) distributor	Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) distributor	Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 participant
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Accrued rent expense							$ 200,000			$ 200,000		$ 400,000
Rental expense related to operating leases							1,200,000	$ 1,600,000		$ 4,000,000	$ 4,800,000
Company contribution percentage based on employee contribution of up to 3% of employee's compensation										3.00%
Company's contribution to employee retirement savings plan							$ 600,000	$ 600,000		$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000
Initial term of agreement										3 years
Severance plan participation agreements \| Agreement							7			7
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits, Severance Benefits, Required Notice of Resignation										6 months
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed							$ 85,500,000			$ 85,500,000
Other Commitment							300,000			300,000
Bank balances							84,900,000			84,900,000		92,900,000
Bank balance covered by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit							2,300,000			2,300,000
Money Market Funds, at Carrying Value							1,200,000			1,200,000		1,100,000
Time Deposits, at Carrying Value							$ 17,500,000			$ 17,500,000		$ 40,500,000
Percentage of revenue one customer							15.00%	14.00%		15.00%	14.00%
Percentage of revenue two customer							12.00%	12.00%		12.00%	11.00%
Royalty							$ 7,972,000	$ 6,976,000		$ 23,266,000	$ 21,988,000
Royalty Rate Percentage										7.75%
Number of days royalty revenue is adjusted subsequent to quarter end										60 days
Number of former sales representatives \| sales_representatives						2
Litigation settlement amount	$ 466,800,000
Increase (decrease) in loss contingency accrual									$ (8,000,000)
Number of participants in the surfactant, positive pressure, and oxygenation randomized trial \| participant														2
Accounts Receivable [Member]
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Concentration risk, just-in-time distributors \| distributor										3		3
Sales
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Concentration risk, just-in-time distributors \| distributor							2	2		2	2
Minimum
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Interest rates on capital lease										4.30%
Maximum
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Interest rates on capital lease										5.20%
Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]
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Sale of company's products to customers							$ 81,000,000	$ 75,200,000		$ 251,900,000	$ 228,900,000
Just in time distributor one
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Percentage Of Accounts Receivable Balance From Three Just In Time Distributors										9.00%		9.00%
Just in time distributor two
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Percentage Of Accounts Receivable Balance From Three Just In Time Distributors										8.00%		6.00%
Just In Time Distributor Three [Member]
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Percentage Of Accounts Receivable Balance From Three Just In Time Distributors										5.00%		5.00%
Masimo vs. Philips
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Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent					1
Masimo vs. Mindray DS USA, Inc. and Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency, new claims filed \| claim				2
Masimo vs Former Physician Office Sales Representatives
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount		$ 5,400,000
Litigation settlement expense													$ 2,600,000
Masimo vs. Physicians Healthsource, Inc.
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Loss contingency, damages sought			$ 500
Parent Company [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent					2
Philips Patent [Member]
Contingencies And Commitments [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent					1
Employment Contracts [Member]
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Employment Agreement, Severance Terms							80,900,000			$ 80,900,000
Reimbursement of Certain Tax Withholding, Excise Taxes, Gross Up							$ 125,000,000			$ 125,000,000