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Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2014
Oct. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]            
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount $ 1,500,000,000.0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount $ 5,400,000,000.0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount        
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock   1,640,885,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 406,326,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 251,008,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock    
Available to repurchase common stock   288,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount        
Amount expended on share repurchases in open market transactions   1,640,885,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 406,326,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 251,008,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod    
Number of shares repurchased     6,563,986us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 3,550,817us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired    
Average per share price on share repurchases in open market transactions (in dollars per share)     $ 61.90us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 70.69us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare    
Total tax withholdings for share-based compensation (in shares)   560,239us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 444,657us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 269,745us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation    
Total tax withholdings for share-based compensation   33,672,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 31,013,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 20,170,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation    
Preferred stock, shares authorized   5,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 5,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized      
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)   $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare      
Privately Negotiated Transaction [Member]            
Class of Stock [Line Items]            
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock         101,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
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Number of shares repurchased         1,700,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Purchase From Accelerated Share Repurchase [Member]            
Class of Stock [Line Items]            
Number of shares repurchased         21,800,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesDateAxis
= ctxs_PurchaseFromAcceleratedShareRepurchaseMember
2,600,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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= ctxs_PurchaseFromAcceleratedShareRepurchaseMember
Shares repurchased under the ASR         1,400,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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= ctxs_PurchaseFromAcceleratedShareRepurchaseMember
 
Open Market Purchases [Member]            
Class of Stock [Line Items]            
Amount expended on share repurchases in open market transactions   $ 139,900,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Number of shares repurchased   2,046,400us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Average per share price on share repurchases in open market transactions (in dollars per share)   $ 68.36us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
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= ctxs_OpenMarketPurchasesMember