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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
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	$ 3,339,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount
Year 2015 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	1,010,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandAndFifteenMember
Year 2016 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	697,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandSixteenMember
Year 2017 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	544,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandSeventeenMember
Year 2018 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	544,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandEighteenMember
Year 2019 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	272,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandNineteenMember
Year 2020 [Member]
Derivatives And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional balance of outstanding contracts	$ 272,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_PositionAxis = zbra_TwoThousandTwentyMember

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative liability.

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