Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Apr. 19, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CERNER CORP /MO/
Entity Central Index Key	0000804753
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		171,879,430