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Business Segments and Geographic Information Schedule of Sales from External Customers and Long Lived Assets (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales $ 2,147,767us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,024,130us-gaap_Revenues $ 1,954,258us-gaap_Revenues
Total long-lived assets — net 219,543us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets 213,488us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets 219,161us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
U.S.      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales 1,068,758us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
983,791us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
963,137us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Total long-lived assets — net 139,702us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
124,880us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
127,425us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
North America, Excluding United States [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales 95,917us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
88,213us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
93,010us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
Total long-lived assets — net 814us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
901us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
1,239us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_NorthAmericaExcludingUnitedStatesMember
Europe      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales 527,975us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
521,491us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
479,744us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Total long-lived assets — net 54,088us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
63,018us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
64,137us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
Asia [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales 337,668us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
306,466us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
305,185us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
Total long-lived assets — net 24,912us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
24,590us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
26,320us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
Other Countries      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total net sales 117,449us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember
124,169us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember
113,182us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember
Total long-lived assets — net $ 27us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember
$ 99us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember
$ 40us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= iex_OtherCountriesMember