Balance Sheet Accounts (Narratives) (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Additional goodwill related to acquisition		$ 11,803,000
Standard hardware warranty period (in months)		12 months
Standard software warranty period (in days)		90 days
Limited lifetime hardware warranty maximum period after end of sale of product (in years)		5 years
Maximum investment in one obligor or maker (percent)		10.00%
Accounts Receivable | Westcon Group Inc.
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)		18.00%
Revolving Facility
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity from Credit Facility, as amended		$ 23,200,000
Outstanding letters of credit		900,000
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Additional goodwill related to acquisition		$ 11,800,000
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Swing line loan sub facility
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity from Credit Facility, as amended	$ 5,000,000
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Revolving Facility
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Credit Facility, as amended date		Mar. 02, 2017
Credit Facility, as amended term		5 years
Borrowing capacity from Credit Facility, as amended	$ 50,000,000
Interest rate, floor	0.00%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Revolving Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Interest rate, applicable margin	3.25%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Revolving Facility | Prime Rate
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Interest rate, applicable margin	1.25%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Term Loan
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Credit Facility, as amended term		5 years
Borrowing capacity from Credit Facility, as amended	$ 90,500,000
Interest rate, floor	0.00%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Term Loan | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Interest rate, applicable margin	3.25%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Term Loan | Adjusted Base Rate
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Interest rate, applicable margin	1.25%
Zebra Technologies Corporation | Letter of Credit
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity from Credit Facility, as amended	$ 10,000,000
Maximum
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Extended warranty period		5 years
Maximum | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Revolving Facility
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.50%
Minimum
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Extended warranty period		1 year
Minimum | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Revolving Facility
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.375%
Cash equivalents | Maximum
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Maturity period for investments		3 months
Short-term investments | Maximum
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Maturity period for investments		1 year
Short-term investments | Minimum
Balance Sheet Accounts [Line Items]
Maturity period for investments		3 months