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Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | $ (105,391)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | $ (97,121)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Intangible assets, Gross | 398,872 ddd_IntangibleAssetsGross | 348,682 ddd_IntangibleAssetsGross
Intangible assets, Net | 293,481 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | 251,561 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Weighted average useful life | 4 years |
Trademarks [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 2,110 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember | 2,110 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember
Licenses [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 5,875 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember | 5,875 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (5,875)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember | (5,875)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
Patent Costs [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 20,949 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember | 20,733 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (7,613)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember | (7,369)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 13,336 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember | 13,364 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_PatentsMember
Weighted average useful life | 3 years |
Acquired Technology [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 71,498 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember | 57,383 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (20,687)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember | (18,241)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 50,811 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember | 39,142 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = ddd_AcquiredTechnologyMember
Weighted average useful life | 4 years |
Internally Developed Software [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 9,072 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember | 9,073 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (5,878)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember | (5,517)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 3,194 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember | 3,556 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_SoftwareDevelopmentMember
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 185,497 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 157,139 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (39,163)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | (36,975)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 146,334 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember | 120,164 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Weighted average useful life | 2 years |
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 35,114 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember | 35,469 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (12,637)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember | (11,784)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 22,477 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember | 23,685 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Weighted average useful life | 3 years |
Trade Names [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 26,774 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | 21,800 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (4,684)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | (4,455)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | 22,090 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | 17,345 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Weighted average useful life | 5 years |
Other [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives: Gross | 41,983 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | 39,100 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Accumulated Amortization | (8,854)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | (6,905)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets with finite lives: Net | $ 33,129 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | $ 32,195 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Weighted average useful life | 1 year |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 1 year |
Minimum [Member] | Patent Costs [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 5 years |
Minimum [Member] | Acquired Technology [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 3 years |
Minimum [Member] | Internally Developed Software [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 1 year |
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 3 years |
Minimum [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 3 years |
Minimum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 2 years |
Minimum [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 4 years |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 20 years |
Maximum [Member] | Patent Costs [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 20 years |
Maximum [Member] | Acquired Technology [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 10 years |
Maximum [Member] | Internally Developed Software [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 8 years |
Weighted average useful life | 1 year |
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 11 years |
Maximum [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 11 years |
Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 10 years |
Maximum [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, useful life | 10 years |

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