Basis Of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

Note 1 Basis of Presentation

     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 3D Systems Corporation and all majority-owned subsidiaries (the "Company"). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's annual reporting period is the calendar year.

     The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

     The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

     All amounts presented in the accompanying footnotes are presented in thousands, except for per share information.

     The Company's Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split, effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend, which was paid on May 18, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2011. The Company's stockholders received one additional share of common stock for each share of common stock owned. This did not change the proportionate interest that a stockholder maintained in the Company. All share and per share amounts set forth in this report, including earnings per share and the weighted average number of shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share, for each respective period have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split.

     The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the date of the consolidated balance sheet through the date of the filing of this Form 10-K. During this period, the Company closed the acquisition of Z Corporation and Vidar Systems. See Note 25 for a description of subsequent events.