Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Option Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	0.30%	0.40%	1.00%
Expected dividend yield	1.50%	1.30%	0.70%
Expected term	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 2 months 12 days	4 years 3 months 18 days
Expected volatility	33.70%	39.70%	42.30%
Market-based restricted stock unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	0.30%	0.40%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected term	2 years 2 months 12 days	3 years
Market-based restricted stock unit | FLIR [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]
Expected volatility	28.80%	30.70%
Market-based restricted stock unit | S&P 500 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]
Expected volatility	18.10%	19.60%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	0.10%	0.20%	0.10%
Expected dividend yield	1.40%	1.30%	0.80%
Expected term	6 months	6 months	6 months
Expected volatility	28.10%	25.20%	33.10%