DEI Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ICU MEDICAL INC/DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000883984
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,640,626
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 819,713,205