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Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock Award and Other Award Types Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Two Thousand And Eleven Zebra Technologies Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future purchase	1,000,000
Two Thousand Fifteen Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future purchase	2,226,493	3,430,707
Restricted Stock Awards
Granted	1,204,214
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted Stock Awards
Granted	25,088	9,194	12,953
Other Award Types
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares that may be purchased under the 2015 Plan	95,210	11,618	52,416
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based liabilities paid	$ 0.8	$ 0.9
Maximum \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Maximum \| Other Award Types
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Date Of Purchase \| Two Thousand And Eleven Zebra Technologies Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Purchase Price Per Share Equal To Lesser Of Fair Market Value Percentage	95.00%
Date Of Grant \| Two Thousand And Eleven Zebra Technologies Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares that may be purchased under the 2015 Plan	1,500,000
Date Of Grant \| Two Thousand Fifteen Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares that may be purchased under the 2015 Plan	4,000,000.0