XML 44 R53.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes: Effective tax rate (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Income Tax Reconciliation, Income Tax Expense (Benefit), at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate $ 13,927us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 18,450us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 21,644us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Income Tax Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes 981us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,126us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,356us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Credits (1,591)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (1,974)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (1,465)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Exempt Income (3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome (23)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome
Income Tax Reconciliation, Deductions, Qualified Production Activities 104us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (403)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (1,559)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential 39us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (4,903)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 605us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes 2.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credits (4.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (3.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (2.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Exempt Income 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deductions, Qualified Production Activities 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (9.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations 33.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 23.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 33.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued [Abstract]      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 5,544us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,236us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,978us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increases Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions 217us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 391us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 156us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increases Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions 661us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 1,353us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 490us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities (2,113)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (230)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reductions Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations (194)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (436)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (1,158)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 4,115us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 5,544us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 4,236us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Non-current deferred tax asset, gross total [Member]      
Deferred tax assets and liabilities [Line Items]      
Noncurrent deferred tax asset - acquired future tax deductions $ 639icui_Noncurrentdeferredtaxassetacquiredfuturetaxdeductions
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= icui_NonCurrentDeferredTaxAssetGrossTotalMember		 $ 0icui_Noncurrentdeferredtaxassetacquiredfuturetaxdeductions
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= icui_NonCurrentDeferredTaxAssetGrossTotalMember