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Borrowings (Schedule of Borrowings 1) (Detail)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
4.2% Senior Notes, due December 2021    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointTwoPercentageSeniorNotesMember
 
Senior Notes, maturity date 2021-12 2021-12
4.5% Senior Notes, due December 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= iex_FourPointFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
 
Senior Notes, maturity date 2020-12 2020-12
2.58% Senior Euro Notes, due June 2015    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 2.58%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= iex_SeniorEuroNotesMember
 
Senior Notes, maturity date 2015-06 2015-06