Restructuring - Narrative (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended			43 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2021 ft²	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2020 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 15,393	$ 4,614	$ 7,368
Accrued restructuring costs	1,609	528
Amortization expense of intangible assets	7,700	5,700	4,200
FARO Sphere Cloud Environment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Amortization expense of intangible assets	1,400
Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Targeted annualized savings								$ 40,000
Restructuring costs	9,751	2,973	7,368
Restructuring reserve	1,609	528	3,919				$ 2,347
Severance costs		3,000
Cash payments	8,670	6,364	$ 5,796
Restructuring Plan | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring noncash expense		1,600
Restructuring Plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				$ 24,800
Restructuring reserve	26,100	$ 4,600
Restructuring Plan | Employee Severance | Minimum | Forecast
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve					$ 500
Restructuring Plan | Employee Severance | Maximum | Forecast
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve					$ 1,000
Integration Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accrued restructuring costs	500
Impairment of leasehold improvement	4,000
Impairment charges on right-of-use asset	4,000
Integration Plan | Purchase Commitment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Inventory impairment charge	9,300
Integration Plan | Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Targeted annualized savings	20,000
Expected cost	22,000
Integration Plan | Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Targeted annualized savings	30,000
Expected cost	$ 28,000
Exton, Pennsylvania Manufacturing Site | Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Area of land | ft²						17