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Schedule of Compensation Cost for Stock Options and Unvested Shares (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes $ 20,717us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 16,993us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 13,102us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Stock Option      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes 6,826us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
6,268us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
6,292us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Income tax benefit (2,194)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
(2,016)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
(1,988)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Total expense after income taxes 4,632iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
4,252iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
4,304iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Stock Option | Cost Of Goods Sold      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes 581us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
479us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
650us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Stock Option | Selling, general and administrative expenses      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes 6,245us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
5,789us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
5,642us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Unvested Shares      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes 10,670us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
9,851us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
6,810us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
Income tax benefit (2,233)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
(2,296)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
(1,682)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
Total expense after income taxes 8,437iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
7,555iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
5,128iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
Unvested Shares | Cost Of Goods Sold      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes 1,753us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
1,380us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
991us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Unvested Shares | Selling, general and administrative expenses      
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total expense before income taxes $ 8,917us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
$ 8,471us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
$ 5,819us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember