Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2017	Aug. 01, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
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 (in shares)		53,108,240