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Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 item	Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Senior notes payable, consolidated leverage ratio, maximum	3.5idxx_ConsolidatedLeverageRatioUnderSeniorNoteAgreements / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Series A Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes payable		75,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = idxx_SeriesSeniorNoteMember
Senior notes payable, stated interest rate		3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = idxx_SeriesSeniorNoteMember
Senior notes payable, term		7 years
Series B Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes payable		$ 75,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = idxx_SeriesBSeniorNoteMember
Senior notes payable, stated interest rate		3.72%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = idxx_SeriesBSeniorNoteMember
Senior notes payable, term		12 years

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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