Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Product revenue	$ 219,392	$ 205,768
Service revenue	140,811	126,338
Total revenue	360,203	332,106
Cost of Revenue:
Cost of product revenue	78,042	74,150
Cost of service revenue	80,064	73,982
Total cost of revenue	158,106	148,132
Gross profit	202,097	183,974
Expenses:
Sales and marketing	67,848	59,397
General and administrative	41,089	41,631
Research and development	23,114	21,758
Income from operations	70,046	61,188
Interest expense	(2,774)	(835)
Interest income	471	444
Income before provision for income taxes	67,743	60,797
Provision for income taxes	21,150	15,930
Net income	46,593	44,867
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8	7
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders	$ 46,585	$ 44,860
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$ 0.90	$ 0.82
Diluted	$ 0.89	$ 0.81
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	51,617	54,588
Diluted	52,338	55,490