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Segment Information and Geographic Data - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Segment	Oct. 27, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Enterprise Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price		$ 3.45us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zbra_EnterpriseBusinessMember	$ 3.45us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = zbra_EnterpriseBusinessMember

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

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