Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Product revenue	$ 246,750	$ 233,666	$ 730,063	$ 690,573
Service revenue	159,637	149,857	472,144	443,275
Total revenue	406,387	383,523	1,202,207	1,133,848
Cost of Revenue:
Cost of product revenue	92,185	84,784	266,758	249,782
Cost of service revenue	89,928	85,403	262,874	250,115
Total cost of revenue	182,113	170,187	529,632	499,897
Gross profit	224,274	213,336	672,575	633,951
Expenses:
Sales and marketing	73,107	70,602	223,460	206,470
General and administrative	46,198	45,698	133,717	128,633
Research and development	24,862	24,847	74,185	73,394
Impairment charge	8,212		8,212
Income from operations	71,895	72,189	233,001	225,454
Interest expense	(7,750)	(4,294)	(21,313)	(10,033)
Interest income	684	313	1,668	1,272
Income before provision for income taxes	64,829	68,208	213,356	216,693
Provision for income taxes	20,600	16,045	65,611	60,693
Net income	44,229	52,163	147,745	156,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	6	21	16	55
Net income attributable to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. stockholders	$ 44,223	$ 52,142	$ 147,729	$ 155,945
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$ 0.48	$ 0.52	$ 1.59	$ 1.53
Diluted	$ 0.48	$ 0.52	$ 1.57	$ 1.51
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	91,944	99,489	93,194	101,642
Diluted	92,897	100,800	94,262	103,045