| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 100760 - Disclosure - Geographical Information - Revenue by Geographical Area (Detail) (http://www.zynga.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureGeographicalInformationRevenueByGeographicalAreaDetail) |
| Table | Schedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001439404 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |||||||
| Geographical | Geographical | Geographical | |||||||
| United States [Member] | All Other Countries [Member] | Geographical | United States [Member] | All Other Countries [Member] | Geographical | United States [Member] | All Other Countries [Member] | Geographical | |
Revenues | 741,420,000 | 764,717,000 | 690,410,000 | ||||||