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2405402 - Disclosure - Inventories - Inventories (Detail)
(http://cognex.com/role/InventoriesInventoriesDetail)
Table(Implied)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000851205 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
Raw materials
18,224,000  
27,301,000  
Work-in-process
2,760,000  
3,136,000  
Finished goods
6,000,000  
6,897,000  
Inventories
26,984,000  
 
37,334,000