Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders (in dollars)	$ 158,483	$ 153,007
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	157,528,482	159,738,168
Effect of dilutive stock options (in shares)	3,648,674	2,974,834
Dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding	161,177,156	162,713,002
Earnings per share attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.96
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 0.94
Anti-dilutive stock options, excluded from the computations of earning per share	2,764,633	1,263,518