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Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]    
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations 4.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 915.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Change in Fair Value of Obligations in Connection With Acquisitions $ (13,256,000)ssys_ChangeInFairValueOfObligationsInConnectionWithAcquisitions $ (7,495,000)ssys_ChangeInFairValueOfObligationsInConnectionWithAcquisitions
Goodwill impairment 150,400,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss   
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets 17,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
MakerBot [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Reversal of deferred tax liabilities $ 17,200,000ssys_ReversalOfDeferredTaxLiabilities
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