Revenue (Schedule of Net Revenue Disaggregated by Geographical Region and Sales Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jul. 02, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jul. 02, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 143,900	$ 173,413	$ 308,486	$ 354,321
Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		19,934	24,934	47,730	39,151
Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		123,966	148,479	260,756	315,170
Connected Home
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	84,033	98,406	179,996	201,152
Connected Home | Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		19,732	24,916	47,285	38,943
Connected Home | Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		64,301	73,490	132,711	162,209
NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	59,867	75,007	128,490	153,169
NETGEAR for Business | Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		202	18	445	208
NETGEAR for Business | Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		59,665	74,989	128,045	152,961
Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	95,503	116,611	205,431	238,533
Americas | Connected Home
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	66,282	77,683	144,277	161,684
Americas | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	29,221	38,928	61,154	76,849
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1],[2]	27,355	36,161	58,542	75,339
EMEA | Connected Home
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	8,958	11,317	16,968	23,381
EMEA | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	18,397	24,844	41,574	51,958
APAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	21,042	20,641	44,513	40,449
APAC | Connected Home
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	8,793	9,406	18,751	16,087
APAC | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 12,249	$ 11,235	$ 25,762	$ 24,362

[1] No individual foreign country represented more than 10% of the Company’s total net revenue in the periods presented.

[2] No individual foreign country represented more than 10% of the Company’s total net revenue in the periods presented.