Summary Of Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Summary Of Quarterly Data [Abstract]

Schedule Of Quarterly Data

	For the Three Months Ended
		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2015
Revenue	$	382,477	$	413,343	$	406,387	$	399,685
Gross profit		215,544		232,757		224,274		217,695
Operating income		72,803		88,303		71,895		66,911
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders		46,594		56,912		44,223		44,349
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.49	$	0.61	$	0.48	$	0.49
Diluted	$	0.49	$	0.60	$	0.48	$	0.48
2014
Revenue	$	360,203	$	390,122	$	383,523	$	351,959
Gross profit		202,097		218,518		213,336		182,165
Operating income		70,046		83,219		72,189		34,801
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders		46,585		57,218		52,142		25,961
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.56	$	0.52	$	0.27
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.55	$	0.52	$	0.27

⁽¹⁾ Amounts presented may not recalculate to full-year totals due to rounding.