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Borrowings (Schedule of Borrowings 1) (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes, maturity date | 2021-12 | 2021-12
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes, maturity date | 2020-12 | 2020-12
2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Stated interest rate | 2.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember |
Senior Notes, maturity date | 2015-06 | 2015-06

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