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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
2.58% Senior Euro Notes
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.58% Senior Euro Notes
USD ($)
Jun. 09, 2010
2.58% Senior Euro Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
2.58% Senior Euro Notes
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2010
4.5 % Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 06, 2010
4.5 % Senior Notes
USD ($)
Apr. 15, 2010
4.5 % Senior Notes
Dec. 31, 2011
4.2% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
4.2% Senior Notes
Dec. 09, 2011
4.2% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Borrowings
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Borrowings
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Borrowings
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Borrowings
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Letters Of Credit
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Swing line Loans
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                          
Replaced credit facility due to expire $ 600,000,000iex_ReplacedCreditFacilityDueToExpire                                        
Revolving facility principal amount 700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod                             75,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
25,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_SwinglineLoansMember
       
Revolving facility expiration date Jun. 27, 2016                                        
Aggregate commitments of designated borrowers under the Credit Facility 950,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity                                        
Applicable margin over LIBOR                                   1.05%iex_ApplicableMarginOverLibor
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
  0.875%iex_ApplicableMarginOverLibor
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
1.70%iex_ApplicableMarginOverLibor
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Basis spread on variable rate                                   0.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
     
Leverage ratio                                         3.25iex_LeverageRatioRequired
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Outstanding letters of credit                                   7,400,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
     
Current borrowings under revolving facility                                   115,000,000iex_LineOfRevolvingFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
10,000,000iex_LineOfRevolvingFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
   
Revolving Facility, amount available to borrow                                   577,600,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_RevolvingFacilityMember
     
Principal amount of private placement   81,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacement
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
            350,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacement
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                       
Stated interest rate       2.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
    4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
    4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
    0.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_OtherBorrowingsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
1.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_OtherBorrowingsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Debt instrument maturity period   Jun. 09, 2015       Dec. 15, 2020     Dec. 15, 2021                        
Debt instrument maximum amount outstanding       750,000,000iex_DebtInstrumentMaximumAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
                                 
Long-term debt     98,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
                                   
Repayment, minimum percentage outstanding   5.00%iex_RepaymentMaximumPercentageOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
                                     
Debt instrument face amount             300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
                           
Net proceeds from debt offering             295,700,000iex_NetProceedsFromDebtOffering
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
      346,200,000iex_NetProceedsFromDebtOffering
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                   
Debt offering initial discount             1,600,000iex_DebtOfferingInitialDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
      900,000iex_DebtOfferingInitialDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                   
Debt offering underwriting commission           1,900,000us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
    2,300,000us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                       
Estimated offering expenses           800,000iex_EstimatedOfferingExpenses
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
    600,000iex_EstimatedOfferingExpenses
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                       
Contingent percentage of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest           101.00%iex_PercentageOfPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
      101.00%iex_PercentageOfPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                     
Outstanding repayment of indebtedness           250,000,000iex_OutstandingRepaymentOfIndebtednessUnderCreditFacility
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
    306,000,000iex_OutstandingRepaymentOfIndebtednessUnderCreditFacility
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
                       
Other borrowings                       $ 2,170,000us-gaap_OtherBorrowings
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_OtherBorrowingsMember
$ 4,271,000us-gaap_OtherBorrowings
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_OtherBorrowingsMember
               
Interest coverage ratio         3.0iex_InterestCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember