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Segment Information and Geographic Data - Net Sales by Country (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Entity Wide Accounts Receivable Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 1,670,572 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 1,038,159 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 996,168 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
United States [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Accounts Receivable Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 874,592 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_US | 562,848 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_US | 539,504 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_US
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Accounts Receivable Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 558,279 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_GB | 323,708 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_GB | 317,793 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_GB
Singapore [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Accounts Receivable Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 154,357 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_SG | 140,588 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_SG | 134,349 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = country_SG
Other [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Accounts Receivable Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 83,344 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zbra_OtherSegmentMember | $ 11,015 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zbra_OtherSegmentMember | $ 4,522 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = zbra_OtherSegmentMember

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