Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders (in dollars)	$ 160,798	$ 147,450	$ 467,793	$ 414,955
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	158,665,520	161,349,493	159,365,640	161,905,598
Effect of dilutive stock options (in shares)	3,127,266	2,430,678	3,111,394	2,428,000
Dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding	161,792,786	163,780,171	162,477,034	164,333,598
Earnings per share attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.91	$ 2.94	$ 2.56
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.90	$ 2.88	$ 2.53
Anti-dilutive stock options, excluded from the computations of earning per share	2,762,900	5,414,925	1,609,492	4,345,057