| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2437405 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting - Long Lived Assets Attributed to Geographic Area (Details) (http://www.faro.com/role/SegmentReportingLongLivedAssetsAttributedToGeographicAreaDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000917491 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Geographical | Geographical | Geographical | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States | Americas-Other | Germany | Europe-Other | Japan | Asia-Other | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Americas-Other | Germany | Europe-Other | Japan | Asia-Other | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Americas-Other | Germany | Europe-Other | Japan | Asia-Other | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets | |||||||||||||||||||||