Segment Information and Geographic Data - Additional Information (Detail) - distributor	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk, number of customers who are distributors and not end users	3
Concentration risk, number of customers that Individually Accounted for More Than Ten Percent		3
Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | United States | Long Lived Assets
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	91.40%	87.00%	89.60%
Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.00%
Customer A | Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	20.00%	19.00%
Customer A | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	20.10%	19.40%	17.90%
Customer B | Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	14.00%	14.00%
Customer B | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	13.20%	12.70%	13.60%
Customer C | Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	13.00%	11.00%
Customer C | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	12.40%	11.60%	11.60%
Zebra Legacy | Customer A | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.90%	5.50%	11.50%
Zebra Legacy | Customer B | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.00%	4.60%	9.40%
Zebra Legacy | Customer C | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.30%	5.20%	8.70%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer A | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	14.20%	13.90%	6.40%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer B | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	8.20%	8.10%	4.20%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer C | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	7.10%	6.40%	2.90%