Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Product revenue	$ 284,887	$ 251,210	$ 533,952	$ 483,313
Service revenue	181,682	162,133	350,167	312,507
Total revenue	466,569	413,343	884,119	795,820
Cost of Revenue:
Cost of product revenue	108,910	91,203	206,541	174,573
Cost of service revenue	97,116	89,383	189,498	172,946
Total cost of revenue	206,026	180,586	396,039	347,519
Gross profit	260,543	232,757	488,080	448,301
Expenses:
Sales and marketing	76,652	75,217	156,481	150,353
General and administrative	54,317	44,920	103,612	87,519
Research and development	25,412	24,317	50,032	49,323
Income from operations	104,162	88,303	177,955	161,106
Interest expense	(8,204)	(7,259)	(16,508)	(13,563)
Interest income	928	559	1,748	984
Income before provision for income taxes	96,886	81,603	163,195	148,527
Provision for income taxes	29,680	24,665	49,964	45,011
Net income	67,206	56,938	113,231	103,516
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	4	26	10	10
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders	$ 67,202	$ 56,912	$ 113,221	$ 103,506
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$ 0.75	$ 0.61	$ 1.26	$ 1.10
Diluted	$ 0.74	$ 0.60	$ 1.25	$ 1.09
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	89,824	93,384	89,874	93,829
Diluted	90,817	94,306	90,858	94,934