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Sale of Breg - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Indemnification Expense $ 0.8us-gaap_OtherAdjustmentsToIncomeDiscontinuedOperations  
Orthofix Inc [Member] | Breg [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Fair value of liability 2ofix_GuaranteeObligationsFairValue
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ofix_BregHoldingsLlcMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember		  
Period of indemnification (in years) 3 years  
Obligations under guarantee $ 0.8ofix_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsGuaranteeAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ofix_BregHoldingsLlcMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember		 $ 0.9ofix_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsGuaranteeAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ofix_BregHoldingsLlcMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember