Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ICU MEDICAL INC/DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000883984
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Catagory	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,896,361
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q4
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 539,642,342