Goodwill and Other Intangibles - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Oct. 03, 2015	Jul. 04, 2015	Apr. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 60,000	$ 59,000	$ 64,000	$ 68,000	$ 46,000	$ 3,000	$ 3,000	$ 2,000	$ 251,000	$ 54,000	$ 7,000
Goodwill, gross	266,000								266,000
Accumulated impairments											110,000
Goodwill	2,490,000				$ 2,490,000				$ 2,490,000	2,490,000	$ 156,000
Minimum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of Intangible Assets									1 year
Maximum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of Intangible Assets									8 years
Patents and Other Intellectual Property
Goodwill [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets										$ 994,000
Hart Systems LLC
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 59,000								$ 59,000
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	12.00%								12.00%
Enterprise Business
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 2,300,000								$ 2,300,000
Zebra Legacy
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 154,000								$ 154,000