XML 152 R130.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9

Segment Information and Geographic Data - Net Sales by Major Product Category (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Sales Revenue By Business Segment [Line Items]
Total net sales	$ 1,670,572us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,038,159us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 996,168us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Hardware [Member]
Schedule Of Sales Revenue By Business Segment [Line Items]
Total net sales	1,233,386us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_HardwareMember	740,567us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_HardwareMember	735,728us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_HardwareMember
Supplies [Member]
Schedule Of Sales Revenue By Business Segment [Line Items]
Total net sales	265,176us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_SuppliesMember	243,965us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_SuppliesMember	212,499us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_SuppliesMember
Service and Software [Member]
Schedule Of Sales Revenue By Business Segment [Line Items]
Total net sales	$ 172,010us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_ServiceAndSoftwareMember	$ 53,627us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_ServiceAndSoftwareMember	$ 47,941us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = zbra_ServiceAndSoftwareMember

X

- Definition

Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688



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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	zbra_ScheduleOfSalesRevenueByBusinessSegmentLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	zbra_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=zbra_HardwareMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=zbra_ServiceAndSoftwareMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis=zbra_SuppliesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: