Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule Of Selected Quarterly Financial Data) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Consolidated revenue	$ 183,363,000	$ 151,574,000	$ 170,504,000	$ 160,722,000	$ 187,438,000	$ 166,944,000	$ 151,512,000	$ 147,758,000	$ 154,817,000	$ 135,717,000	$ 120,787,000	$ 102,079,000	$ 666,163,000	$ 653,652,000	$ 513,400,000
Gross profit	60,160,000	71,038,000	81,627,000	78,984,000	89,766,000	79,798,000	72,398,000	75,472,000	80,097,000	71,437,000	62,583,000	53,477,000	291,809,000	317,434,000	267,594,000
Total operating expenses	626,081,000	105,675,000	105,469,000	96,508,000	85,538,000	71,590,000	68,036,000	65,955,000	62,121,000	42,867,000	45,787,000	35,958,000	933,733,000	291,119,000	186,733,000
Loss from operations	(565,921,000)	(34,637,000)	(23,842,000)	(17,524,000)	4,228,000	8,208,000	4,362,000	9,517,000	17,976,000	28,570,000	16,796,000	17,519,000	(641,924,000)	26,315,000	80,861,000
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	29,535,000	(3,524,000)	(10,096,000)	(6,943,000)	75,000	1,113,000	694,000	3,559,000	5,248,000	8,279,000	4,791,000	1,569,000	8,972,000	5,441,000	19,887,000
Net income attributable to 3D Systems	$ (596,366,000)	$ (32,249,000)	$ (13,696,000)	$ (13,181,000)	$ 1,551,000	$ 3,084,000	$ 2,125,000	$ 4,877,000	$ 11,224,000	$ 17,640,000	$ 9,343,000	$ 5,883,000	$ (663,925,000)	$ 11,946,000	$ 44,119,000
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	$ (5.32)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.01	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.05	$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.10	$ 0.06	$ (5.85)	$ 0.11	$ 0.45
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 443,659,000												$ 537,179,000
Finite lives impairment charge	$ 93,520,000													$ 0	$ 0
Cash charge related to shift from consumer products and services													8,771,000
Non-cash charge related to shift from consumer products and services													$ 18,619,000

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