Costs Associated with Exit and Restructuring Activities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		26 Months Ended	29 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Apr. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 01, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring costs	$ 4,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 65,000,000	$ 69,000,000
Legacy Zebra
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring costs	3,000,000
Enterprise
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring costs	1,000,000
Productivity Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	4,000,000			4,000,000
Productivity Plan | Legacy Zebra
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	3,000,000			3,000,000
Productivity Plan | Enterprise
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	1,000,000			1,000,000
Acquisition Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	65,000,000			65,000,000
Exit and restructuring costs	0
Acquisition Plan | Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, range of expected cost remaining	5,000,000			5,000,000
Acquisition Plan | Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, range of expected cost remaining	7,000,000			7,000,000
Acquisition Plan | Legacy Zebra
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	15,000,000			15,000,000
Acquisition Plan | Enterprise
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit and restructuring charges, incurred life to date	$ 50,000,000			$ 50,000,000