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Segment Reporting (Schedule Of Revenue By Principal Geographic Area) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue $ 351,959us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 383,523us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 390,122us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 360,203us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 354,073us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 338,297us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 352,583us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 332,106us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 1,485,807us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 1,377,058us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 1,293,338us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Americas [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 952,757us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
899,185us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
848,725us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
Americas [Member] | United States [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 848,928us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
802,345us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
759,419us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Americas [Member] | Canada [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 69,743us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
69,947us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
66,405us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
Americas [Member] | Latin America [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 34,086us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
26,893us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
22,901us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_AmericasMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 366,390us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
326,685us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
300,638us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Germany [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 85,189us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
78,109us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
72,983us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 74,131us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
65,027us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
64,412us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | France [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 53,322us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
49,093us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
45,927us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Italy [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 28,794us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
26,443us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
24,625us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Spain [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 21,566us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
20,194us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
19,776us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Switzerland [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 14,544us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CH
12,246us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CH
12,967us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CH
Europe, The Middle East And Africa [Member] | Other Europe [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 88,844us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherEuropeMember
75,573us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherEuropeMember
59,948us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherEuropeMember
Asia Pacific Region [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 166,660us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
151,188us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
143,975us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Australia [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 58,448us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU
53,063us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU
50,658us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AU
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Japan [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 44,132us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
44,869us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
49,204us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | China [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 34,674us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
29,044us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
24,628us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
Asia Pacific Region [Member] | Other Asia Pacific [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 $ 29,406us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember
$ 24,212us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember
$ 19,485us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ idxx_GeographicalRegionAxis
= idxx_AsiaPacificRegionMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= idxx_OtherAsiaPacificMember