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Business Segments and Geographic Information Schedule of Sales from External Customers and Long Lived Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 2,147,767 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 2,024,130 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 1,954,258 us-gaap_Revenues
Total long-lived assets — net | 219,543 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets | 213,488 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets | 219,161 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
U.S. |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 1,068,758 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 983,791 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 963,137 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Total long-lived assets — net | 139,702 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 124,880 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 127,425 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
North America, Excluding United States [Member] |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 95,917 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember | 88,213 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember | 93,010 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
Total long-lived assets — net | 814 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember | 901 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember | 1,239 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
Europe |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 527,975 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 521,491 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 479,744 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Total long-lived assets — net | 54,088 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 63,018 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember | 64,137 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Asia [Member] |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 337,668 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 306,466 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 305,185 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember
Total long-lived assets — net | 24,912 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 24,590 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember | 26,320 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember
Other Countries |  |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Total net sales | 117,449 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember | 124,169 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember | 113,182 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember
Total long-lived assets — net | $ 27 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember | $ 99 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember | $ 40 us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = iex_OtherCountriesMember

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