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Derivative Instruments And Hedging (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Estimated net amount of gains that are expected to be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income and into earnings within the next 12 months	$ 11.9us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths
General duration of foreign currency exchange contracts	24 months
Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts	199.3invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount	186.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Interest Rate Swap Effective On March 30, 2012 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Credit Facility borrowings hedged	40us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = idxx_InterestRateSwapEffectiveOnMarchThirtyTwoThousandTwelveMember
Fixed portion of interest rate associated with interest rate swap	1.36%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = idxx_InterestRateSwapEffectiveOnMarchThirtyTwoThousandTwelveMember
Interest Rate Swap Effective On March 28, 2013 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Credit Facility borrowings hedged	$ 40us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = idxx_InterestRateSwapEffectiveOnMarchTwentyEightTwoThousandThirteenMember
Fixed portion of interest rate associated with interest rate swap	1.64%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = idxx_InterestRateSwapEffectiveOnMarchTwentyEightTwoThousandThirteenMember

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35736893&loc=d3e80748-113994

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- Definition

Amount of the hedged item as of the balance sheet date related to the derivative. For example, the hedged balance on a debt instrument.

+ References

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- Definition

Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

+ References

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- Definition

Maximum period of time the entity is hedging its exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Excludes forecasted transactions related to payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

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