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Segment Information (Schedule Of Capital Expenditures 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]
Capital Expenditures	$ 22,727us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	$ 6,972us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	$ 3,224us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	18,187us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	5,166us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	2,177us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
Germany [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	235us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE	21us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE	49us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE
Other EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	3,680us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember	1,171us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember	857us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = ddd_OtherEuropeMember
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital Expenditures	$ 625us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 614us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 141us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember

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- Definition

The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133



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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (c)

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