Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring Activities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000
Legacy Zebra
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	13,000,000	13,000,000
Exit and restructuring charges	1,000,000	4,000,000
Enterprise
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	50,000,000	50,000,000
Exit and restructuring charges	6,000,000	13,000,000
Scenario, Forecast | Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges			$ 20,000,000
Scenario, Forecast | Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges			$ 30,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges	$ 4,000,000	$ 4,000,000