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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 13, 2010 USD ($) | May 27, 2010 | Nov. 20, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Customer | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) Customer | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | May 06, 2011 EUR (€) | Apr. 18, 2006 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum | May 06, 2011 GSI Group GmbH EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2013 Land Maximum | Apr. 18, 2006 GSI's French Subsidiary | Sep. 30, 2005 GSI's French Subsidiary | Sep. 27, 2013 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) USD ($) | Apr. 05, 2010 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease agreement expiration year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2019 | 2014 |  | 2078 |  |  |  |  |
Lease expense |  |  |  | $ 5,300,000 | $ 4,400,000 | $ 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset capitalized under capital lease |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditional purchase commitments |  |  |  | 46,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditional purchase commitments, 2014 |  |  |  | 42,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditional purchase commitments, 2015 |  |  |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditional purchase commitments, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Filed for bankruptcy protection date |  |  | Nov. 20, 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 07, 2005 |  |  |
Actions taken |  | On May 27, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming and approving the plan of reorganization (the "Final Chapter 11 Plan"). |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | On April 18, 2006, the commercial court of Le Creusot (France) ordered GSI France to pay approximately 0.7 million Euros to SCGI in the context of a claim filed by SCGI that a Laserdyne 890 system delivered in 1999 had unresolved technical problems. |  |  |  |
Payment to settle claim filed, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to settle claim filed, maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment in the respect of a claim filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS filed amended proofs of claim date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | April 5, 2010 |
IRS filed aggregate claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,700,000
IRS Claims | On July 13, 2010, the Company filed a complaint, GSI Group Corporation v. United States of America, in the Bankruptcy Court in an attempt to recover refunds totaling approximately $18.8 million in federal income taxes the Company asserts it overpaid to the IRS relating to tax years 2000 through 2008, together with applicable interest. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of claim we filed with the IRS for federal income taxes overpaid | 18,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax refund received |  |  |  | 12,607,000 | 222,000 | 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,500,000 |  |
Income tax receivable |  |  |  | $ 5,769,000 | $ 16,540,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |
Number of customer accounted on accounts receivable balance |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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