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Property and Equipment - Components of Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	$ 447,873us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	$ 295,668us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(192,781)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	(186,080)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net property and equipment	255,092us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	109,588us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	48,732us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember	4,613us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	10,344us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember	504us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Machinery, Equipment and Tooling [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	178,220us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember	110,728us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Furniture and Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	13,965us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember	13,448us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Computers and Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	146,474us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ComputersAndSoftwareMember	139,723us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ComputersAndSoftwareMember
Automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	46us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AutomobilesMember	18us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_AutomobilesMember
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	21,274us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember	17,880us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Projects In Progress - Computers and Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ProjectsInProgressComputersAndSoftwareMember	2,079us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ProjectsInProgressComputersAndSoftwareMember
Projects in Progress - Other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross Property and Equipment	$ 28,818us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ProjectsInProgressOtherMember	$ 6,675us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = zbra_ProjectsInProgressOtherMember

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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