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Warranty (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Summary of Accrued Warranty Obligation | The following table is a summary of Zebra’s accrued warranty obligation (in thousands), which is included in accrued liabilities:
|  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 27, 2014 |  |  | September 28, 2013 |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 4,125 |  |  | $ | 4,252 |
Warranty expense |  |  | 5,798 |  |  |  | 5,417 |
Warranty payments |  |  | (5,498 | ) |  |  | (5,520 | )
Balance at the end of the period |  | $ | 4,425 |  |  | $ | 4,149 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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