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Stockholders' Equity - Roll Forward of Class A Common Shares Outstanding (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year | 50,349,546 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 50,908,267 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 52,095,166 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Repurchases | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | (1,356,861)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | (1,473,863)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Stock options, rights and ESPP issuances | 726,440 zbra_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlan | 739,148 zbra_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlan | 246,625 zbra_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
Restricted share issuances | 656,755 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross | 241,851 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross | 242,238 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
Restricted share forfeitures | (12,490)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited | (165,610)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited | (130,119)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited
Shares withheld for tax obligations | (65,914)us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings | (17,249)us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings | (71,780)us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings
Balance at the end of the year | 51,654,337 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 50,349,546 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 50,908,267 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding

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- Definition Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29, 30 -Article 5 + Details
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