Revenue (Schedule of Net Revenue Disaggregated by Geographical Region and Sales Channel) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 162,060	$ 164,586
Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		17,940	27,796
Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		144,120	136,790
NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	79,191	68,623
NETGEAR for Business | Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		270	243
NETGEAR for Business | Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		78,921	68,380
Home Networking
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	61,387	67,224	[2]
Home Networking | Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		719	4,615
Home Networking | Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		60,668	62,609
Mobile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	21,482	28,739	[2]
Mobile | Service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		16,951	22,938
Mobile | Non-service provider
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue		4,531	5,801
Americas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	107,761	109,928
Americas | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	40,481	31,933
Americas | Home Networking
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	52,539	55,731
Americas | Mobile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	14,741	22,264
EMEA
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1],[3]	32,129	31,187
EMEA | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	24,339	23,177
EMEA | Home Networking
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	5,182	5,035
EMEA | Mobile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	2,608	2,975
APAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	22,170	23,471
APAC | NETGEAR for Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	14,371	13,513
APAC | Home Networking
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	3,666	6,458
APAC | Mobile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total net revenue	[1]	$ 4,133	$ 3,500

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

[2] Financial information for the Home Networking segment and Mobile segment in the prior year period were recast to conform to the current reportable segment structure.

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