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Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Share Based Compensation Expenses (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses $ 50.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 24.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 18.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Cost of sales [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses 4.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
2.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
2.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Research and development [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses 17.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
8.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
6.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
Selling, general and administrative [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses $ 28.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= dxcm_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
$ 13.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= dxcm_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
$ 10.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= dxcm_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember