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Impairment Loss (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment loss $ 3,558,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
Loss on contract termination 200,000us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination    
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment loss 1,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
   
In Process Research and Development [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment loss 1,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
   
Other Intangible Assets [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment loss 300,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
   
Project Stella [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment loss $ 3,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= qdel_ProjectStellaMember