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Segment Information (Schedule Of Depreciation And Amortization By Geographic Area) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 55,188us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	$ 30,444us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	$ 21,229us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	38,876us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	21,826us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	17,049us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
Germany [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	1,075us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE	961us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE	178us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE
Other EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	11,427us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember	4,410us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember	2,983us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 3,810us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 3,247us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 1,019us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember

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- Definition

The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 45

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