Major Customers - Significant Customers as Percentage of Total Net Sales (Detail) - Customer Concentration Risk - Sales Revenue, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.00%
Customer A
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.10%	17.10%	16.80%
Customer B
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.00%	12.20%	13.10%
Customer C
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	9.60%	10.50%	12.30%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer A
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	11.60%	5.60%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer B
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.40%	3.00%
Enterprise Solutions | Customer C
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	4.40%	1.80%
Zebra Legacy | Customer A
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.50%	11.50%	16.80%
Zebra Legacy | Customer B
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	4.60%	9.20%	13.10%
Zebra Legacy | Customer C
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	5.20%	8.70%	12.30%