Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016	Nov. 08, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	October 10, 2002
Document Period End Date	Jul. 02, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	ZBRA
Entity Registrant Name	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000877212
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		52,785,730