Stock-based Compensation Stock-based Compensation (Details 3)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term
Stock Option Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	0.90%	0.30%	0.90%	0.30%
Expected dividend yield	1.20%	1.50%	1.20%	1.50%
Expected term	4 years 3 months 3 days	4 years 4 months 2 days	4 years 3 months 3 days	4 years 4 months 2 days
Expected volatility	28.70%	33.80%	28.70%	33.80%
Market-based restricted stock unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate				0.30%
Expected dividend yield				0.00%
Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	0.50%	0.10%	0.50%	0.10%
Expected dividend yield	1.20%	1.50%	1.20%	1.50%
Expected term	6 months 0 days	6 months 0 days	6 months 0 days	6 months 0 days
Expected volatility	28.20%	25.00%	28.20%	25.00%
FLIR | Market-based restricted stock unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility				28.80%
S&P 500 | Market-based restricted stock unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility				18.10%