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Industry and Geographic Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Number of reportable segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Non-U.S. Customers [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable 5.5us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= qdel_NonUsCustomersMember
3.2us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= qdel_NonUsCustomersMember
 
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Percentage of risk concentration by major customer 48.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
43.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
42.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales [Member] | Non-U.S. Customers [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Percentage of risk concentration by major customer 13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= qdel_NonUsCustomersMember
13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= qdel_NonUsCustomersMember
14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= qdel_NonUsCustomersMember
Credit Concentration Risk [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable 23.7us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
19.6us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
 
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Percentage of risk concentration by major customer 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember