Summary Of Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Summary Of Quarterly Data [Abstract]

Schedule Of Quarterly Data

	For the Three Months Ended
		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
2013
Revenue	$	332,106	$	352,583	$	338,297	$	354,073
Gross profit		183,974		197,698		185,783		188,665
Operating income		61,188		78,763		65,485		61,328
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders		44,860		53,995		45,688		43,258
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.82	$	1.01	$	0.87	$	0.83
Diluted	$	0.81	$	0.99	$	0.86	$	0.82
2012
Revenue	$	322,676	$	335,649	$	315,475	$	319,538
Gross profit		174,774		184,689		170,635		169,050
Operating income		60,407		75,817		62,912		63,427
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders		40,743		51,317		42,853		43,354
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.74	$	0.93	$	0.78	$	0.79
Diluted	$	0.72	$	0.91	$	0.76	$	0.78