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Segment Reporting (Schedule Of Revenue By Principal Geographic Area) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 351,959 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 383,523 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 390,122 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 360,203 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 354,073 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 338,297 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 352,583 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 332,106 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 1,485,807 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 1,377,058 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 1,293,338 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Americas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 952,757 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember | 899,185 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember | 848,725 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
Americas [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 848,928 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 802,345 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 759,419 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Americas [Member] | Canada [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,743 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | 69,947 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | 66,405 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA
Americas [Member] | Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,086 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember | 26,893 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember | 22,901 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 366,390 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 326,685 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 300,638 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,189 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE | 78,109 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE | 72,983 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,131 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB | 65,027 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB | 64,412 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_GB
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | France [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,322 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR | 49,093 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR | 45,927 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Italy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,794 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | 26,443 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | 24,625 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Spain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,566 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES | 20,194 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES | 19,776 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_ES
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Switzerland [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,544 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CH | 12,246 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CH | 12,967 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CH
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Other Europe [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,844 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherEuropeMember | 75,573 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherEuropeMember | 59,948 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherEuropeMember
Asia Pacific Region [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 166,660 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember | 151,188 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember | 143,975 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,448 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AU | 53,063 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AU | 50,658 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_AU
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Japan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,132 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP | 44,869 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP | 49,204 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | China [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,674 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | 29,044 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | 24,628 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Other Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,406 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember | $ 24,212 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember | $ 19,485 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis = idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember

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