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Corporate Information and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Description Of Business [Abstract]
Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation	Corporate Information and Basis of Presentation QIAGEN N.V. is a public limited liability company ('naamloze vennootschap') under Dutch law with registered office at Spoorstraat 50, Venlo, The Netherlands. QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands holding company, and subsidiaries (we, our or the Company) is a leading provider of innovative Sample and Assay Technologies. These technologies—consumable products such as sample and assay kits and automated instrumentation systems—empower customers to transform raw biological samples into valuable molecular information. We serve four major customer classes: Molecular Diagnostics laboratories; Applied Testing customers in fields such as forensics, veterinary diagnostics and food safety; Pharmaceutical research and development groups, and Academic researchers. We market our products in more than 100 countries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and all amounts are presented in U.S. dollars rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for derivative financial instruments, contingent consideration and available-for-sale financial instruments that have been measured at fair value. On May 3, 2012, we acquired AmniSure International LLC, located in Boston, Massachusetts (AmniSure). Accordingly, as of May 3, 2012, all of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their respective fair values and our consolidated results of operations for the periods ended December 31, 2012 include AmniSure’s operating results from May 3, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

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The entire disclosure for the business description and basis of presentation concepts. Business description describes the nature and type of organization including but not limited to organizational structure as may be applicable to holding companies, parent and subsidiary relationships, business divisions, business units, business segments, affiliates and information about significant ownership of the reporting entity. Basis of presentation describes the underlying basis used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).

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