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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Amortized Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 04, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Accumulated amortization | $ (158,957)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | $ (91,368)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Other intangibles, net | 961,704 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | 1,029,293 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Current Technology [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 23,201 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = zbra_CurrentTechnologyMember | 23,201 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = zbra_CurrentTechnologyMember
Trade Names [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 40,300 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | 40,300 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Unpatented Technology [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 280,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_UnpatentedTechnologyMember | 280,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_UnpatentedTechnologyMember
Patent and Patent Rights [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 244,569 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = zbra_PatentAndPatentRightsMember | 244,569 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = zbra_PatentAndPatentRightsMember
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | $ 532,591 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | $ 532,591 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember

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