Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share
Net income attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders (in dollars)	$ 174,932	$ 153,988	$ 333,415	$ 306,995
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	157,114,685	159,705,021	157,320,441	159,721,503
Effect of dilutive stock options (in shares)	3,676,450	3,230,407	3,662,638	3,103,326
Dilutive weighted average common shares outstanding	160,791,135	162,935,428	160,983,079	162,824,829
Earnings per share attributable to Amphenol Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.11	$ 0.96	$ 2.12	$ 1.92
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.09	$ 0.95	$ 2.07	$ 1.89
Anti-dilutive stock options, excluded from the computations of earning per share	1,475,550	917,383	2,028,171	1,115,174