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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Accrued Warranty Obligation | The following table is a summary of Zebra’s accrued warranty obligation (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
Warranty Reserve |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 4,125 |  |  | $ | 4,252 |  |  | $ | 4,613 |
Acquisition |  |  | 20,501 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |
Warranty expense |  |  | 12,909 |  |  |  | 7,440 |  |  |  | 6,828 |
Warranty payments |  |  | (12,869) |  |  |  | (7,567) |  |  |  | (7,189) |
Balance at the end of the period |  | $ | 24,666 |  |  | $ | 4,125 |  |  | $ | 4,252 |
Compensation Expense and Related Tax Benefit for Equity Based Payments | The compensation expense and the related income tax benefit for share-based payments were included in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows (in thousands):
|  | For the years ended December 31, |
Compensation costs and related income tax benefit: |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Cost of sales |  | $ | 1,350 |  |  | $ | 871 |  |  | $ | 1,061 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 3,595 |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  | 1,792 |
Research and development |  |  | 2,777 |  |  |  | 1,616 |  |  |  | 1,593 |
General and administration |  |  | 12,169 |  |  |  | 8,522 |  |  |  | 10,281 |
Total compensation expense |  | $ | 19,891 |  |  | $ | 13,109 |  |  | $ | 14,727 |
Income tax benefit |  | $ | 6,842 |  |  | $ | 4,531 |  |  | $ | 5,132 |

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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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