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Derivative Instruments - Schedule of Series of Forward Starting Swaps Each with a Term of One Year (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 04, 2015
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Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | $ 3,339,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount
Year 2015 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | 1,010,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandAndFifteenMember
Year 2016 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | 697,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandSixteenMember
Year 2017 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | 544,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandSeventeenMember
Year 2018 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | 544,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandEighteenMember
Year 2019 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | 272,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandNineteenMember
Year 2020 [Member] |
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items] |
Notional balance of outstanding contracts | $ 272,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandTwentyMember

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