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Property And Equipment, Net (Schedule Of Property And Equipment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | $ 603,935 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 550,015 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 300,348 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 268,801 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total property and equipment, net | 303,587 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 281,214 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land And Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 7,417 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember | 7,471 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
Building And Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 159,298 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember | 158,382 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 45,655 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember | 39,266 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Machinery And Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 183,575 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember | 162,144 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Office Furniture And Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 35,696 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember | 35,271 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
Computer Hardware And Software [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | 151,404 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = idxx_ComputerHardwareAndSoftwareMember | 136,008 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = idxx_ComputerHardwareAndSoftwareMember
Construction In Progress [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross amount | $ 20,890 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 11,473 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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