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Revenue by product families (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cordless barcode scanning and related product and service
Revenues: (in thousands)	$ 13,665sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sckt_CordlessBarcodeMember	$ 9,747sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sckt_CordlessBarcodeMember
Mobile handheld computer and related product and service
Revenues: (in thousands)	3,256sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sckt_MobileHandheldMember	5,287sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sckt_MobileHandheldMember
OEM and legacy products
Revenues: (in thousands)	100sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = us-gaap_OtherIncomeMember	627sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = us-gaap_OtherIncomeMember
Total
Revenues: (in thousands)		$ 15,661sckt_Revenues1 / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = sckt_TotalMember

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