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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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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.

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