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Share-Based Compensation (Schedule of Compensation Cost for Stock Options, Unvested Shares and Performance Share Units) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]    
Total expense before income taxes $ 6,882us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 6,312us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Stock Option    
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]    
Total expense before income taxes 2,423us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
2,432us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Income tax benefit (767)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
(755)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Total expense after income taxes 1,656iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1,677iex_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 226us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
242us-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 2,197us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
2,190us-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 3,117us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
3,218us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
Income tax benefit (806)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
(687)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
Total expense after income taxes 2,311iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
2,531iex_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 420us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
472us-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 2,697us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
2,746us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= iex_UnvestedSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Performance Shares    
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]    
Total expense before income taxes 1,342us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
661us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Income tax benefit (430)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
(186)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Total expense after income taxes 912iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
475iex_ShareBasedCompensationAfterTax
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Performance Shares | Cost Of Goods Sold    
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]    
Total expense before income taxes 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Performance Shares | Selling, General And Administrative Expenses    
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]    
Total expense before income taxes $ 1,342us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
$ 661us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember