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Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net (Schedule Of Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost | $ 131,402 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |  | $ 138,288 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross |
Accumulated Amortization | 66,280 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |  | 79,444 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization |
Patents [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost | 4,871 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember |  | 9,547 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember |
Accumulated Amortization | 4,308 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember |  | 8,619 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember |
Product Rights [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost | 36,912 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = idxx_ProductRightsMember | [1] | 38,670 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = idxx_ProductRightsMember | [1]
Accumulated Amortization | 20,657 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = idxx_ProductRightsMember | [1] | 25,796 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = idxx_ProductRightsMember | [1]
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost | 88,494 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember | [2] | 82,940 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember | [2]
Accumulated Amortization | 40,933 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember | [2] | 38,800 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelatedIntangibleAssetsMember | [2]
Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cost | 1,125 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember |  | 7,131 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember |
Accumulated Amortization | $ 382 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember |  | $ 6,229 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember |
[1] | Product rights comprise certain technologies, intellectual property, licenses and trade names acquired from third parties.Customer-related intangible assets comprise customer lists and customer relationships acquired from third parties.
[2] | Customer-related intangible assets comprise customer lists and customer relationships acquired from third parties.

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