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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Impairment charges | $ 43,205,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill | ||
| Finite-lived intangible assets, gross | 786,212,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | 784,604,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | |
| Goodwill | 1,171,077,000us-gaap_Goodwill | 1,323,502,000us-gaap_Goodwill | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 22,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | 19,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | |
| Developed Technology [Member] | |||
| Finite-lived intangible assets, gross |
512,502,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |
512,402,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |
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| Customer Relationships [Member] | |||
| Finite-lived intangible assets, gross |
149,194,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
148,338,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
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| MakerBot [Member] | |||
| Impairment charges |
43,200,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
102,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Non-tax deductible impairment charge |
150,400,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Percentage of decrease in growth rate |
1.00%ssys_PercentageOfDecreaseInGrowthRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Percentage of increase in discount rate |
1.00%ssys_PercentageOfIncreaseInDiscountRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Change in fair value due to 1% decrease in growth rate |
18,900,000ssys_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueDueToOnePercentDecreaseInGrowthRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Change in fair value due to 1% increase in discount rate |
29,600,000ssys_IncreaseDecreaseInFairValueDueToOnePercentIncreaseInDiscountRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| Goodwill |
0us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember |
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| MakerBot [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | |||
| Growth rate (as a percent) |
3.50%us-gaap_FairValueInputsLongTermRevenueGrowthRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member |
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| Discount rate (as a percent) |
13.50%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member |
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| MakerBot [Member] | Developed Technology [Member] | |||
| Impairment charges |
29,800,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember |
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| MakerBot [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | |||
| Impairment charges |
$ 13,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ssys_MakerbotMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
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Represents the amount of change in fair value of reporting unit due to 1 percent decrease in growth rate. No definition available.
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Represents the amount of change in fair value of reporting unit due to 1 percent increase in discount rate. No definition available.
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Represents the percentage of decrease in growth rate. No definition available.
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Represents the percentage of increase in discount rate. No definition available.
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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of assumed long-term growth in revenues, used as an input to measure fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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