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Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments |  |  | 2 |
Number of customer generating major revenues |  |  | 2 | 2
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 63.40% | 66.20% | 64.20% | 61.90%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | International distributors of home robots products | Distributor One |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 17.50% | 18.20% | 19.10% | 21.60%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | International distributors of home robots products | Distributor Two |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 14.00% | 17.10% | 13.20% | 13.30%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  | 10.60% |  |

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