Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 15, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	DREW INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000763744
Trading Symbol	dw
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,380,291
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 1,332,983,449