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Schedule of Borrowings (Schedule of Debt, Narrative) (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
4.2% Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Stated interest rate 4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
  4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes, maturity date Dec. 31, 2021 Dec. 31, 2021  
4.5 % Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Stated interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
   
Senior Notes, maturity date Dec. 31, 2020 Dec. 31, 2020  
2.58% Senior Euro Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Stated interest rate 2.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
   
Senior Notes, maturity date Jun. 30, 2015 Jun. 30, 2015