Accounts Receivable Factoring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Maximum uncollected receivables available	$ 125
Accounts receivables sold	$ 70	$ 33

Transfer And Servicing Of Financial Assets, Accounted For As Sales, Cash Proceeds From Accounts Receivables Sold and removed from the balance sheet

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Namespace Prefix:	zbra_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant