Stratasys Ltd. Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisitions and Other Significant Business Activities (Narrative) (Details)

Acquisitions and Other Significant Business Activities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 02, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015 ft²	Sep. 22, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase of property and equipment							$ 45,125	$ 84,299	$ 60,497
Change in fair value of obligations in connection with acquisitions							(872)	(23,671)	(26,150)
Fair value of shares issued and stock options									117,845
Area of new building space under construction \| ft²												283,900
Area of additional building rights \| ft²												235,400
Restructuring charges							6,600	26,200
Repayments of Short-term Debt								175,000
Rehovot Property [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase of property and equipment							$ 58,400
Bank Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from secured debt			$ 26,000
Maturity date			Dec. 31, 2023
Interest rate			3.35%				3.35%
Credit Line [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from secured debt			$ 24,000
Workforce reductions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								10,400
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								14,800
Research and Development, Net [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								1,500
Cost Of Sales [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								9,900
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount outstanding				$ 250,000		$ 250,000
Maturity term				5 years
Repayments of Short-term Debt				$ 175,000
Additional financial expense on termination of short-term debt				$ 2,700
Solid Concepts Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Change in fair value of obligations in connection with acquisitions							$ 900	23,700	7,900
Acquisition related costs		$ 2,900
Potential retention related payments		77,000					3,500
Retention related payments							$ 900	100	$ 13,100
Other intangible assets	$ 38,320	$ 38,320
Weighted Average Life - Years		6 years 7 months 6 days
Consideration issued for acquisition	$ 185,400
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions \| shares		978,601
Fair value of shares issued and stock options		$ 97,869
Shares issued to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments, share \| shares				118,789		118,789
Shares issued to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments						$ 4,100
Cash paid to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments						$ 900
Shares issued to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments, share \| shares					152,633
Shares issued to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments					$ 3,100
Cash paid to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments					$ 400
Solid Concepts Inc [Member] \| Retention Related and Other Payments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisitions		$ 19,600
Solid Concepts Inc [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life - Years							6 years
Impairment charges							$ 9,900	12,400
Solid Concepts Inc [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of the remaining deferred payments			2,600				2,600
Undiscounted amount of the remaining deferred payments			$ 2,800				$ 2,800
Increase percentage in share price whose effect on fair value of deferred payments							10.00%
Increase in fair value of deferred payments due to increase of share price							$ 300
Decrease percentage in share price whose effect on fair value of deferred payments liability							10.00%
Increase in fair value of deferred payments liability due to decrease of share price							$ 200
Solid Concepts Inc [Member] \| Transaction One [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments, share \| shares				117,611		117,611
Shares issued to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments						$ 4,100
Cash paid to settle the first annual installment of the deferred payments						$ 2,800
Shares issued to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments, share \| shares					103,112
Shares issued to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments					$ 2,100
Cash paid to settle the second annual installment of the deferred payments					$ 1,900
Rapid Technologies GmbH ("RTC") [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage											100.00%
MakerBot [Member] \| Facility Closing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								$ 15,800
Third party entity [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										10.00%
Third party entity [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage										40.00%
GradCAD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage													100.00%
Harvest Technologies Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage														100.00%